"Aunt Sue's Stories"

What do lines 21 and 22 (But they came /Right out of her own life) suggest about Aunt Sue?

• She had a happy childhood

• She never learned to read

• She may have been a slave

• She has always made up stories

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which word from the poem best describes Aunt Sue's affection for the child?

• Listening

• softly

• singing

• cuddles

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What can the reader learn about Aunt Sue from lines 1 and 2?

• She is emotionally connected to her stories

• She remembers what she reads

• She has a great imagination

• She tells stories to make people feel good

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the poem, what is the setting for Aunt Sue's storytelling?

• along the river on a damp night

• in the room where she keeps her books

• outside the house in the hot sun

• on her front porch in the evening

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Based on the poem, the boy can be described as

• lonesome

• fearful

• reflective

• insecure

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

What type of figurative language or poetic device does this line use?

Sing sorrow songs on the banks of the mighty river

• personification

• alliteration

• juxtaposition

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Langston Huges mostly uses which of the following to create a mental picture for the reader in "Aunt Sue's Stories"?

• alliteration

• personification

• imagery

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

Do you have your "Aunt Sue" story ready to go today?

• Yes, I have it written on my slip.

• I know the story, but I have not written it on the slip yet.

• Wait, what story?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3