Unit 3.1 After Reading Check

What TYPE or 'Genre' of story is 'The Jacket'?

• Informational

• Fictional Fairytale

• Realistic Fable

• Personal Narrative Memoir

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the tone of a story?

• The feeling a reader gets when reading EX: sad or depressing

• The feeling an author creates when writing EX: negative or positive

• How the story sounds EX: Slow and Whiny

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author use the element of 'word choice' to impact the tone of the whole story? RL2.4

• The author uses words like 'Thank You' and 'Best Friend Steve' to create a positive tone

• The author uses words like 'failed' and 'Ugly' to create a negative tone

• The tone constantly changes from negative to positive throughout the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase of evidence below BEST represents the negative tone about the jacket in the text?

• pushed me to the ground

• mustard colored lining

• green ugly brother

• I knew the gossip was for me

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is figurative language?

• Sentences that help make the writing more creative such as a simile or metaphor that compares things in the story.

• Language that makes you feel a certain way as a reader.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Find the figurative language: "So embarrassed, so hurt, I couldn’t even do my homework. I received C’s on quizzes and forgot the state capitals and the rivers of South America, our friendly neighbor. Even the girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets."

• So embarrassed, so hurt, I couldn’t even do my homework.

• I received C’s on quizzes and forgot the state capitals and the rivers of South America, our friendly neighbor.

• Even the girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What effect on tone and structure does this figurative language have? "I wore that thing for three years until the sleeves grew short and my forearms stuck out like the necks of turtles."

• This has a negative tone and shows that the jacket was green like a turtle

• This has a positive tone and shows that the jacket was like a pet to him that he kept around

• This has a negative tone and shows he had to wear the jacket until he outgrew it.

• There is no tone implied here.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does the author reveal the narrator’s feelings about the jacket? Select the two correct choices below.

• He uses figurative language to express his dislike of his new clothing.

• He uses foreshadowing to share how others view the narrator’s new coat

• He uses reasons and facts to show how confident he is with his new accessory.

• He uses imagery and descriptive language to reveal the narrator’s despise of the jacket

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which sentences from this section illustrate information the reader would likely miss if the story were written from a different point of view? (RL.2.6)

• I looked ugly. (p4)

• I watched the white puffs of my breath thin to nothing. (p4)

• I put my hands in the pockets and flapped the jacket like a bird’s wings. (p4)

• I pushed Brownie away to study the tear as I would a cut on my arm. (p5)

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which 3 themes below could apply to the story 'The Jacket'?

• Be grateful

• Don't be greedy

• Don't sweat the small stuff, just let it go

• The grass is always greener on the other side

• What you think you will become

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2