H is for hawk

"A sudden thump of feathered shoulders and the box shook as if someone had punched it."

What technique is used to describe the movement?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• juxtaposition

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"Concentration. Infinite caution.'

What connotations does caution have?

• Doing an action quickly

• Doing an action confidently

• Doing an action excitedly

• Doing an action carefully

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The last few seconds before a battle"

What is the effect on the reader of this metaphor?

• It makes them want to read on

• It hints to the reader that something difficult or dangerous is going to occur

• It makes them feel excited but also nervous for the protagonist

• It makes you imagine the scene in your head

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"My heart jumps sideways."

This simple sentence implies that the narrator feels ..

• overjoyed

• frightened and intimidated

• ecstatic

• melancholic

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Why does the writer compare the first hawk to a 'griffon'?

• To make it sound aggressive

• So the bird seems passive

• To make it appear to have majestic, mythical qualities

• So the bird seems quick and agile

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"It was the wrong bird. This was the younger one. This was not my hawk.

Oh."

What is 'Oh' an example of?

• One-word paragraph exclamation

• simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Imperative

he penultimate paragraph ends with lots of rhetorical questions such as 'I know this is out of order but I ..., Could I? Would it be all right, do you think?'

She describes this as a 'barrage of incoherent appeals'. What does this suggest about her state of mind?

• She is desperate and not thinking clearly

• She is calm and in control

• She is full of self-doubt and fear

• She is acting confidently and being decisive

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Then there was total silence."

How does the final sentence create an interesting end to the extract?

• It makes you feel happy for her as she has what she wanted.

• It makes the reader feel satisfied as you know what happened.

• It is a short simple sentence which emphasises the dramatic pause as she waits to hear the man's response.

• It ends the extract on a cliffhanger and the reader is anxious to discover whether or not she is allowed to swap the hawks.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What are the main themes/ideas in this text?

• fear and disappointment

• the natural world

• love

• friendship

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

BONUSS!!!

The repetition of 'This isn't my hawk' suggests that she feels ...

• no connection with the 2nd hawk

• worried that she won't be able to control it

• afraid of the size and character of the bird

• horrified at the prospect of having to keep the hawk

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4