Long Way Down Questions

William's nickname is ____________.

• Willy

• Will

• Shawn

• None

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

One characterization for William is ____________.

• Will is 14 years old.

• Will is 15 years old.

• Will is 16 years old.

• Will is 17 years old.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What are the three rules that most characters in LWD follow?

______, _________, and ___________

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Draw a symbol that represents Will.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

“Beef gets passed down like name-brand T-shirts around here. Always too big. Never ironed out. Gets inherited like a trunk of fool’s gold or a treasure map leading to nowhere”

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fill in the blank. Explain the following figurative language.

“Beef gets passed down like name-brand T-shirts around here. Always too big. Never ironed out. Gets inherited like a trunk of fool’s gold or a treasure map leading to nowhere”

Beef is problems. Beef are being compared with _____________. (one word)

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

“Shawn’s face a candle, melted wax, flame flickering out”.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fill in the blank. Explain the following figurative language.

“Shawn’s face a candle, melted wax, flame flickering out.”

Shawn's face is compared to a ___________. (One word)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Reorder the following

What happens first?

• Danni is the second person to appear in the elevator.

• Will wants to do revenge.

• Will's brother was killed in the streets.

• Bucks appears in the elevator.

• Uncle Mark does a headlock to Will.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

"He repeated, putting hands together fingertips touching, cracking what sounded like all the knuckles in the world. "

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5