Long Way Down - Prologue

William's nickname is ____________.

• Willy

• Shawn

• None

• Will

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How old is our narrator (Will)?

• 13 years old

• 17 years old

• 20 years old

• 15 years old

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Fill in the blank.

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

______, _________, and ___________

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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)

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Fill in the blank.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What happens first?

• Will wants revenge

• Will's brother Shawn is shot dead.

• Will heads to the elevator

• Will's mother is crying.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5