"Fair is foul and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air" is an example of which literary device.

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

True or false: the two main types of time changes in narrative fiction are: flashback and foreshadow.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Summarize, in at least one sentence, the spoken word poem "Royalty" (Letter to your Flag).

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following best expresses the definition of the word theme?

• A one word subject

• A statement of universality that relates the author's idea about a topic and can be applied to the human experience.

• A summary of the plot

• A place where you can ride roller coasters and eat funnel cake

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

True or False: It's not necessary to add qualifying words to your thematic statements; thematic ideas are always true.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Check the examples of poorly written themes

• Crime doesn't pay.

• Education is the key to self-development even though it often feels like a waste of time.

• Love is a battle field.

• A theme I want to write about is courage.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is a well written theme?

• Hope springs eternal.

• The novel, Of Mice and Men, is about friendship.

• People rarely change their values and beliefs unless influenced by a traumatic event.

• Friends are not always trust worthy.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following can be considered a qualifying word or phrase:

• Often

• Sometimes

• Tend to

• All of the above

True or False: Thematic statements are the same as the subject or the topic of a text.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Write a thematic statement about hope using the formula we learned in class

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2