The Gift of the Magi

Who are the two main characters in the story?

• Tim and Stella

• Jack and Jill

• Kim and Kanye

• Jim and Della

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What are the two most prized possessions of Jim and Della?

• His XBox 1 and her PS4

• His grandfather's watch and her long hair

• His Camaro and her Charger

• His land and her bank account

What do we know about their lifestyle?

• They are poor and sad

• They are rich and sad

• They are poor and loving

• They are rich and loving

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What day does the story take place?

• Valentine's Day

• Christmas Day

• Christmas Eve

• New Year's Eve

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Della do to buy Jim's present?

• Bake lots of cookies to sell

• Sell her hair

• Clean apartments

• Take on sewing

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

"The next two hours tripped by on rosy wings" is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Della's hair fell about her rippling and shining like a brown cascade of waters" is a

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Della buy Jim for Christmas?

• watch

• cell phone

• combs

• chain for watch

What does Jim buy Della for Christmas?

• watch

• wig

• combs for her hair

• chain for her watch

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

When they sell their prized possessions for each other's gifts...that are then useless, it is

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• not ironic at all

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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