Paired Poems

• The little girl is cold during winter

• The little girl sleeps calmly and sweetly in her bed

• The parent thinks their daughter is guarded by angels

• The parent knows the little girl loves flowers

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

• The usefulness of imagination

• the power of art

• the importance of family relationships

• the necessity of sleep

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

• Anxious about losing his daughter

• Hopeful that his daughter will be blessed by life

• indifferent since he knows his daughter is safe

• pease as he sees his daughter slumber

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

• what the little girl is dreaming about

• what worries the father about his daughter's sleep

• what spirits surround the sleeping girl

• what the father wishes for his little girl

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

SELECT TWO ANSWERS

• sleep is similar to death

• sleep is powerful over sleepers

• sleep is necessary for everyone

• sleep leaves sleepers vulnerable to dangers

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

• Different creatures share important characteristics

• Dreams are superior to real life

• Sleep is necessary for growth and restoration

• Animals protect and care for their young

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Use Sleepyheads to answer the question

• Babies and trees share similarities

• Babies develop like leaves on the branches of trees

• Babies and animals both sleep and dream of great deeds

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

• "My Little Girl" refers to the dreams of a sleeper, while "Sleepyheads" does not mention the content of dreams

• "My Little Girl" addresses a sleeper directly, while "Sleepy Heads" talks about sleepers

• "My Little Girl" discusses both pleasant and scary dreams, while "Sleepyheads" discusses only pleasent dreams

• "My Little Girl" ends with the sleeper waking up, while "Sleepyheads" ends with the sleepers continuing to sleep.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Select TWO answers

• Both use figurative language

• Both personify sleep

• Both explore the idea of sleep as necessary for growth

• Both explore the idea that sleep is the brother of wishes

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7