Wordly Wise Lesson 19 Review

In the 1920s, hardly anyone had heard of modern dance. The (blank) style of dancing at that time was classical ballet.

• most recognized

• foremost

• sentimental

• forsaken

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Martha Graham had no use for exquisite costumes and artificial settings. By (blank) what wasn't needed, she greatly simplified dance.

• elevating

• touring

• eliminating

• forsaking

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn gave Graham a chance to perform. They (blank) her talent and put her under contract.

• recognized

• elevated

• auditioned

• created

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Martha Graham swept aside all the odl ways of thinking about dance. She started a new (blank) that was different in every way.

• tradition

• tour

• creation

• source

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

With each fresh venture, Graham broke new ground. At the same time, she (blank) the taste of the American public.

• eliminated

• recognized

• elevated

• entranced

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

She (blank) only female dancers for many years because he wanted American women to be able to have greater freedom.

• sourced

• engaged

• recognized

• auditioned

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Graham drew on American poetry and history as she thought about new dances. The greatest (blank) of ideas was her own imagination.

• creation

• tour

• tradition

• source

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Graham first (blank) and hired male dancers in 1938.

• auditioned

• elevated

• recognized

• entranced

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Graham saw what she had to do and went ahead and did it. Her tough attitude to life is reflected in her dances, which are never (blank).

• essential

• traditional

• sentimental

• sourced

She picked her two best students and invited them to join her in performing in public as a(n) (blank).

• trio

• tour

• creation

• tradition

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E