Thank You, M'am/Police Stop Remediation

Which of these is true?

• Thank You, M'am is a nonfiction story. A Police Stop is a fiction story.

• Thank You, M'am is a fiction story. A Police Stop is a nonfiction story.

• Both stories are fiction stories.

• Both stories are nonfiction stories.

Answer explanation

The answer is based on the types of texts these pieces are.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

A type of leather treated to be fuzzy and soft.

(a)  

Answer explanation

These are the type of shoes that Roger wants to buy in "Thank You, M'am"

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What theme is shown most in "Thank You, M'am"?

• Anger

• Disgust

• Empathy

• Indifference

Answer explanation

Mrs. Jones is empathetic and generous toward Roger.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why did Mrs. Jones take Roger back to her home in "Thank You, M'am"?

• To teach him right from wrong

• To stall him before the cops came

• To change his clothes

• Because he's her relative

Answer explanation

Mrs. Jones says "You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "A Police Stop" Jourdan Duncan lives seven (a)   from work.

Answer explanation

It added up to 2 1/2 hour walk to and 2 1/2 hours from work.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who wrote "Thank You, M'am" and was a big figure in the Harlem Renaissance?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• W.E.B. DuBois

• Langston Hughes

• Maya Angelou

Answer explanation

Langston Hughes was a poet and a big player in the Harlem Renaissance.

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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

What did Corporal Keffer give Jourdan Duncan in "A Police Stop"?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3