Bi-Weekly Assessment 1(10-2)

"Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me

steadfastly. The mass that framed them, the head of the thing, was rounded, and had, one might say, a face.

There was a mouth under the eyes, the lipless brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva."

The War of the Worlds

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

All of the following are included in the plot except...

• climax

• setting

• dynamic

• denouement

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Character foil occurs when ...

• the protagonist shines brighter than any of the other characters he/she meets during the story.

• a character exhibit opposite or contrasting traits to another to highlight the qualities of the other character.

• the antagonist and the protagonist become allies and work for the common good.

• a character continues to cause conflict throughout the course of the story.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The author's attitude toward a subject is called the ...

• theme

• mood

• tone

• conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which term best describes the method of characterization the author is using?

He stands, looking after her, his books still

under his arm, while a feeling of total

displacement sweeps over him.

Mechanically he opens the door, tosses his

books on the seat , gets in. He starts the car

as though in a dream and pulls away from

the curb. Observing meticulously all traffic

signs, all other cars on the road, all

pedestrians, being careful, missing no

turns.

• exposition

• characterization through thoughts and feelings

• characterization through dialog

• characterization through action

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

An inference is...

• the details stated directly by the author of a passage

• a guess that relies only on the reader’s prior experiences

• the background information about a literary work

• a conclusion based on evidence and outside knowledge

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

What is the main purpose of an expository text?

• to inform

• to argue

• to persuade

• to entertain

We Wear the Mask Paul Laurence Dunbar

WE wear the mask that grins and lies,

It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—

This debt we pay to human guile;

With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,

And mouth with myriad subtleties.

Why should the world be over-wise,

In counting all our tears and sighs?

Nay, let them only see us,

while We wear the mask.

We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries

To thee from tortured souls arise.

We sing, but oh the clay is vile

Beneath our feet, and long the mile;

But let the world dream otherwise,

We wear the mask!

• The theme of this poem is that the outward appearance can often hide the inner truths of man and society.

• The theme of this poem is man must cry out to God from a tortured soul to exist in the world.

• The theme of this poem is smile because you should always be happy.

• The theme of this poem is that masks keep men in a dreamlike state and keep men from going to war.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which statement best defines theme?

• the author’s message, idea, or opinion

• the underlying conflict in a story

• the subject of a literary work

• the details of a plot

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Because I could not stop for Death –

BY EMILY DICKINSON

Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

The Carriage held but just Ourselves –

And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove

At Recess – in the Ring –

We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –

We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed Us –

The Dews drew quivering and Chill –

For only Gossamer, my Gown –

My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed

A Swelling of the Ground –

The Roof was scarcely visible –

The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet

Feels shorter than the Day

I first surmised the Horses' Heads

Were toward Eternity –

In the underlined portion above, he refers to_____________and is an example of________________.

• her lover/allusion

• the grave/simile

• death/metaphor

• house/alliteration

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4