I Ask My Mother to Sing-Text Dependent Questions

PART A: Which of the following identifies a theme of the poem? RL.2

• Recounting one’s family history can be both pleasant and painful.

• The past is best left alone.

• It is important to know your family history.

• It is impossible to move on without addressing the past.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? RL.1

• “If my father were alive, he would play / his accordion and sway like a boat.” (Lines 3-4)

• “I’ve never been in Peking, or the Summer Palace” (Line 5)

• “how the waterlilies fill with rain until / they overturn, spilling water into water” (Lines 10-11)

• “Both women have begun to cry. / But neither stops her song.” (Lines 13-14)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

PART A: How do lines 5-9 contribute to the development of the theme of the poem? RL.5

• They prove how beautiful and exciting Beijing is.

• They show that the speaker wishes he had experienced China.

• They describe how impressive the Summer Palace is.

• They show much the narrator misses Beijing.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A? RL 1.1

• “I’ve never been in Peking, or the Summer Palace” (Line 5)

• “the rain begin on Kuen Ming Lake” (Line 7)

• “the picnickers / running away in the grass.” (Lines 7-8)

• “But I love to hear it sung” (Line 9)

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the mood change through the poem, and how does the poet’s word choice create this shift? Please make sure to use R.A.C.E. Restate the question, Answer in its entirety, Cite Evidence from the Text, Elaborate on your evidence

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4