Persistent by Nikki Grimes

What is the main message of the poem?

• It is good to be honest when sharing your feelings.

• Events from history can be relevant today.

• Wise people listen more than they speak.

• There is a right time and place for imagination.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What do lines 9 and 10 suggest about Gabby?

• She cannot hide her frustration from her teacher.

• She is calm while listening to her teacher.

• She has difficulty expressing herself to her teacher.

• She is confident that her teacher will understand her situation.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

At the end of the poem, the description “bringing daydreams in for a landing” most likely refers to —

• ending daydreaming completely

• making daydreams relate to what is important

• being able to stop daydreaming for a while

• keeping daydreams from being unreachable

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

In lines 24 and 25, the poet uses personification most likely to emphasize that successful people often —

• travel

• imagine

• create

• communicate

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Read lines 17 through 19.

Teacher taps his top lip

like a door the right words

are hiding behind.

What does the simile in these lines suggest about the teacher?

• He feels saddened by Gabby’s response.

• He thinks that he might offend Gabby.

• He wants to be sure to communicate his thoughts well.

• He has begun to change his opinion about the subject.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The teacher “keeps an eye on” Gabby because he —

• suspects that Gabby is daydreaming again

• realizes that Gabby should be allowed to daydream

• believes that Gabby has an important idea she wants to share

• notices that Gabby has been acting differently

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3