The Pieces of Silver

Where is the author of the story from?

• Nigeria

• Barbados

• USA

• Africa

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Where is the story set?

• The castle of a King

• The field of a college

• The playfield at a school

• A wealthy neighborhood

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

For whom are the contributions requested by the Headmaster?

• Clement´s family

• Mr. Megahey

• The acting Headmaster

• The poor pupils at school

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these topics does the author indirectly talk about?

• Violence within society

• Relationships at school

• The dominance of one social class over another

• The consequences of poverty

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What figures of speech can we find in the story?

• Allusion and alliteration

• Hyperbole and personification

• Simile and irony

• Oxymoron and metaphor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Clement do with the leftover coins?

• He saves them for him family

• He brings them to the Headmaster, in name of the pupils who can´t contribute

• He buys food for a homeless man

• He gives them to the Headmaster, in consequence of not having contributed the previous morning

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What of these figures predominates during the story?

• Irony

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of these adjectives could be employed to describe the acting Headmaster at school?

• Empathic

• Demanding

• Humiliating

• Friendly

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3