Fixing Fences 5.6F 5.7C 5.10A

What genre is Fixing Fences? How do you know?

What structural elements did you find in the poem?

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.8B

What can the reader tell about the relationship between the speaker and their father? Use evidence from the poem to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.8A

Which statement expresses a message of the poem?

 

A     Children should never be expected to help their parents at work.

B     It is important to appreciate the time you spend with others.

C     The advice of older people is wise and should be valued.

D     Parents and children should always talk to each other.

• A     Children should never be expected to help their parents at work.

• B     It is important to appreciate the time you spend with others.

• C     The advice of older people is wise and should be valued.

• D     Parents and children should always talk to each other.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.6F

Papa is important to the poem because he —

 

• F      shows the speaker how to build and fix things

• G     teaches the speaker the value of actions

• H     passes on knowledge of tools and how to use them

• J      tells the speaker how to build strong relationships

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.6F

Why is the second stanza (lines 4-6) important to the poem?

 

• A     It describes the father’s relationship with the speaker.

• B     It identifies the speaker of the poem.

• C     It reveals the hidden feelings of the speaker.

• D     It shows the speaker’s mutual feelings about working

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

5.6F

From details in the poem “Fixing Fences”, what can the reader conclude about the speaker’s relationship with their father? Use evidence form the poem to support your answer.

 

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.6F

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

 

From details in the poem, the reader can conclude that the speaker —

• A     enjoys his sibling’s company while working

• B     doesn’t enjoy working on the fences

• C     feels their father’s love when fixing the fences

• D     wishes there was more talking when working

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.7C

Part B

Which line from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

 

A     Lines 1 and 2

B     Lines 7 and 8

C     Lines 11 and 12

D     Lines 19 and 20

• A     Lines 1 and 2A     Lines 1 and 2

• B     Lines 7 and 8

• C     Lines 11 and 12

• D     Lines 19 and 20

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

5.10A

What is the most likely reason the poet included lines 21 through 24 in the poem?

 

F      To persuade the reader to stop talking to their parents.

G     To emphasize that parents and children can fix things together.

H     To show that good communication does not always include talking.

J      To describe what the words said between the speaker and their father.

• F      To persuade the reader to stop talking to their parents.

• G     To emphasize that parents and children can fix things together.

• H     To show that good communication does not always include talking.

• J      To describe what the words said between the speaker and their father.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4