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John Green - How and Why We Read

Authored by Anna Hutcheson

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

John Green - How and Why We Read
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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

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Do you like reading?

Absolutely love it - I read all of the time

I will read for school - but not for pleasure

Reading is a chore that I would rather avoid

I would rather get a root canal than read

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Writing and knowing how to read it is /are...

the sign of a good education

not very important overall

the markers of civilization

the most important part of your education

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Many stories started as part of a/an ______ tradition.

acted

oral

scripted

inherited

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 2 pts

We "privilege" reading and writing because it allows us to ____ and _____ (choose 2 answers)

hear the voices of the dead (the past)

communicate directly with people who live far away

collect them together

use them to teach lessons

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Writing is an outgrowth of the urge to

to communicate complex ideas and experiences between people

teach people moral lessons and have them remember them later

explain the rules and structures of communication

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Reading is always an act of _____

aggravation

enjoyment

empathy

curiosity

Answer explanation

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Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Author's intent does not matter as much as we think it does.

True

False

Answer explanation

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the author is not that important -- whether they intended a symbolic interpretation or not is irrelevant. All that matters is that it is there!

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

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