The Moth Presents Aleeza

What did Miss Harrington do that upset
Aleeza?

• She asks someone to help Aleeza

• She makes Aleeza start over.

• She makes Aleeza use a brown crayon to
  “fix” the skin tone in her portrait.

• She tells Aleeza she did a good job.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why does using the broken brown crayon make Aleeza
feel so upset?

• She is upset because everyone else
  with different skin tones can use oil pastels.

• She wants to do things her way.

• She liked using markers.

• She wants a different color.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Aleeza finally take a stand?

• She tells her mom and dad.

• Years
  later, when a boy corrects Aleeza’s description
  of her race, she defies him

• She confronts her teacher years later.

• She gives a speech.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Entertainment presented before an audience.

• performer

• performed

• pantomime

• performance

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What might the crayon symbolize, or
represent, to her?

• It represents how her teacher sees her.

• It represents her true color.

• It represents how she feels:
  second-best

• It represents society.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

When the author directly states the    important information, he or she wants the reader to know..

• implicit

• explicit

• impact

• exact

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

When the author uses details to suggest important information but does not state it directly. 

• implicit

• impact

• important

• imperia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Account
of a personal experience,
told from the first-person
point of view

• Non Fiction Narrative

• Personal Narrative

• Personal Account

• Memoir

Softness or loudness of
one’s voice and the rate
at which one speaks
(e.g., quickly or slowly)

• volume and pacing

• voice and pitch

• vocalization and practice

• volume and posture

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6