Leaving It All Behind

What is Informational Text?

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Dramatic

• Comedic

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a summary?

• Creating your own explanations for new ideas

• Understanding the texts you read

• Repeating exactly what the text says

• Restating the main points and ideas of something

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What happened to Mo on the first day of her job search?

• She found a job at a hotel.

• She found somewhere to live

• She got robbed by two men at the intersection

• She got arrested for loitering near some luxury apartments.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

What does the word seedy mean in the following sentence:

The neighborhood looked promising: crowded and poor, but not seedy.

• dilapidated

• ill or unwell

• sleazy or corrupt

• full of or having excessive seeds

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What was the author's purpose for writing the article "Leaving It All Behind"?

• to persuade the reader to visit China

• to convince the reader that Mo should not have left home at such a young age

• to entertain the reader by writing about a girl who goes on an adventure in the big city

• to inform the reader of the challenges that migrants in China face when moving to large cities

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which piece of text evidence suggests that it is relatively easy for migrants to find housing in the city?

• Mo walked all afternoon along wide roads lined with skyscrapers.

• The neighborhood looked promising: crowded and poor, but not seedy

• Mo slipped into the first boardinghouse we'd seen and emerged a few minutes later with her first smile of the day. She'd found a room.

• The mud-brick house was comfortably cool and airy. Its four rooms were clean and furnished with the barest of necessities.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Why does Mo decide to go back home?

• She was homesick and missed her family.

• She couldn't find a job.

• She was struggling to learn English.

• Her boss never paid her for her work.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which detail from the story best shows that migrants had to compete with each other to find work?

• A woman from Mo's village had found a job in the satellite town of Longhua.

• When Mo arrived in Shenzhen, the bus stop was crowded.

• When Mo arrived in Meiyu, the job she wanted had already been taken.

• The older waitress didn't talk to her except to order her around.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What is the main theme of the article "Leaving It All Behind"?

• The excitement of moving to a new city

• The struggles and challenges faced by migrants

• The beauty of rural life

• The importance of family support

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

Which of the following best describes Mo's personality in the story?

• Adventurous and determined

• Timid and fearful

• Lazy and unmotivated

• Carefree and irresponsible

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3