Judy's Appalachia

The genre of the story” Judy’s Appalachia” is _______.

• Realistic Fiction

• Biography

• Drama

• Science Fiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

This biography shares an EXCERPT from the life of Judy Bonds.

What is an EXCERPT?

• a biography about a person's life

• an important part that is pulled out

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

What is the setting of the story, Judy's Appalachia?

• Charlotte, North Carolina

• Marfork, West Virginia

• Miami, Florida

• New Orleans, Louisiana

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What did Judy's grandson find in the creek?

• two roaches

• a bat

• a handful of dead fish

• his bookbag

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the problem in the story?

• Using dynamite to blow the mountaintops off was causing too many problems.

• Judy is not happy with her hometown.

• The miners needed jobs.

• Judy's grandson was only 7.

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why was coal mining important to the community?

• it caused problems in communities

• it gaves people energy for lights and warmed their houses and it provided people with jobi

• it made people sick

• the fish in the creek died

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Why was Marfork important to Judy?

• She played sports there.

• She was a baker.

• Judy raised her daughter there, grew up there, and her family had lived there for generations.

• She owned the mining company.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does the author describe Judy's reaction to the pollution.

• She was amazed.

• She was heartbroken.

• She was devastated.

• She was annoyed.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What was the solution in the story?

• the miners found other jobs

• there was a boycott on the mining companies

• small changes were made to protect communities in mining areas

• Judy died

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Judy's success encourage other activists to protest.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1