Everyday Use

Who is the narrator

• Dee

• Maggie

• Mama

• author

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the house symbolize to Mama and Maggie?

• Connection to family and tradition

• Someplace to sleep

• Someplace to leave behind

• Something that will change later as Dee will buy them a better house

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Dee's new name?

• Dicie

• Margie

• Eleanor

• Wangero

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What do the quilts mean to Wangero? (2 points)

• Memories of her past

• Reminder of what she left behind

• Things to show off to people she knows in the city

• Something to sell

What do the butter churn and the dasher represent to Mama and Maggie?

• Family Heritage

• Tradition

• Community

• Money

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How do we describe/characterize Maggie? Use quotations in the text as evidence. Please don't only write a quote - use your own words and connect your words with a quote. (1 point)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"She used to read to us without pity; forcing words...she washed us in a river of make-believe, burned us with a lot of knowledge we didn't necessarily need to know" (Walker 316).

Interpret the quotation using the theme education. How do you characterize Dee using this quote?

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is Mama's opinion of Dee at the beginning of the story? at the end of the story? What changed? Use quotations from the text to support your answers.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

The name Hakim-a-barber is a reference to what religion?

• Islam

• Muslim

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

_______ are needed to create a thesis statement.