Wonders: The Winningest Woman and The Brave Ones

How are the two poems ALIKE?

• They both describe brave animals.

• They both describe animals.

• They both describe brave people.

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CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Read the following lines from “The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.” The weather? Forty-two below

Could freeze the whiskers in a beard!

The huskies up front disappeared

And though it sounds a little weird— What element of poetry does the poet use in these lines?

• rhyme

• repetition

• narrative poem

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

What type of poem is “The Brave Ones?”

• rhyming

• free verse

• narrative poem

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Reread “The Brave Ones" on page 362. Which of the following phrases repeats?

• to smother the smoke

• with our ladders and hoses

• we come in a hurry

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Why does the poet use repetition in “The Winningest Woman of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race.”

• to emphasize the great challenge

• to describe the speed of the dogs

• to emphasize the length of the race

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.4.4