Jabberwocky

Who is “he” within lines 9-16 of the text? (RL.1.1)

• He is the son, searching for the Jabberwock

• He is the father on an adventure

• He is the son looking for gold

• He is the father trying to save his son

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CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is happening within lines 9-16 in the plot?

He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the manxome foe he sought - So rested he by the Tumtum tree, And stood a while in thought.

• The soldier sees the dragon sleeping and tries to slay him.

• The son, searching for the Jabberwock, and starts to run. The frightening Jabberwock then comes running through the woods.

• The son, searching for the Jabberwock, tires, and rests by the Tumtum tree and thinks about what he is going to do. The frightening Jabberwock then comes running through the woods.

• The Jabberwock chases the soldier with his sword.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

Read lines 17-28 Explain what the author means in lines 17-18 by, “And through and through/The vorpal blade went snicker-snack.”? (RL.2.4)

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - back and forth eventually cutting off the head of the creature.

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - but the Jabberwock continues to strike back

• The son stands firm and stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade - but his blade breaks so he runs back into the forest

• The son stabs the Jabberwock with his large blade and the blade breaks into multiple pieces and the creature disappears.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

: How did line 18 alter the tone of the poem?

• The tone changes from hopeful to despair

• The tone changes from dark and dangerous to happy

• The tone changes from cheerful to scary

• The tone changes from bleak, dangerous, and dreary to celebratory and gleeful.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.5

What words or phrases within the poem demonstrate this change in tone in lines 18? (RL.2.4)

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

• blade

• vorpal

• snicker-snack

• vorpal blade

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Why do you think Lewis Carroll repeated the first four lines to end the poem? (RL.2.5)

• Things usually turn back to normal after events.

• The son has been through a horrible time, but has finally accepted life as it is, and life is normal again.

• Though this danger has been conquered, something still lurks.

• The day has come full circle.

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.5