ELA Practice

Two Travellers, walking in the noonday sun, sought the shade of a widespreading tree to rest. As they lay looking up among the pleasant leaves, they saw that it was a Plane Tree.

"How useless is the Plane!" said one of them. "It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves."

"Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree. "You lie here in my cooling shade, and yet you say I am useless!?"

Which Theme is developed here?

• Working hard is being better than being lazy.

• Not everyone is born free.

• People don't always appreciate your gifts.

• Its not good to judge a book by its cover.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Two travelers, walking in the noonday sun, sought the shade of a wide-spreading tree to rest. As they lay looking up among the pleasant leaves, they saw that it was a Plane Tree.

"How useless is the Plane!" said one of them. "It bears no fruit whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves."

"Ungrateful creatures!" said a voice from the Plane Tree. "You lie here in my cooling shade, and yet you say I am useless!"

Which line helps develop the theme?

• Two travelers walking in the noon day sun...

• As they lay look up among the pleasant leave they saw it was a plane tree...

• "It bears no fruith whatever, and only serves to litter the ground with leaves."

• "You like here in my cooling shade and yet you say I am useless!?"

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest. A Jackdaw saw the deed, and his silly head was filled with the idea that he was big and strong enough to do as the Eagle had done. So with much rustling of feathers and a fierce air, he came down swiftly on the back of a large Ram. But when he tried to rise again he found that he could not get away, for his claws were tangled in the wool. And so far was he from carrying away the Ram, that the Ram hardly noticed he was there.

What is a Jackdaw?

• A Type of Bird

• A Type of Eagle

• A Type of Sheep

• A silly person.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

An Eagle, swooping down on powerful wings, seized a lamb in her talons and made off with it to her nest. A Jackdaw saw the deed, and his silly head was filled with the idea that he was big and strong enough to do as the Eagle had done. So with much rustling of feathers and a fierce air, he came down swiftly on the back of a large Ram. But when he tried to rise again he found that he could not get away, for his claws were tangled in the wool. And so far was he from carrying away the Ram, that the Ram hardly noticed he was there.

Which phrase helps the reader understand what a Jackdaw is?

• A Jackdaw saw the deed and his silly head was fill with the idea that he was big and strong

• So with much rustling of feathers and a fierce air, he came down swiftly on the back of a large Ram.

• But when he tried to rise again he found that he could not get away, for his claws were tangled in the wool

• And so far was he from carrying away the Ram, that the Ram hardly noticed he was there.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which is a theme?

• A little girl who tells a lot of lies.

• A Robot that wants to be a comedian

• Life doesn't always go the way you think.

• Two dogs and a cat find their way home after getting lost.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which is a theme?

• Man Vs Nature

• Man vs Aliens from another planet.

• Man vs Bear

• Man vs A hiking trail

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which is not a theme?

• The power of love.

• Man vs Man

• Growing up

• Monster under the bed.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Which is not a theme?

• Darkness and Light

• The Pain fo War

• A lost love letter

• The importance of friendship.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

The main 1. __ is about a man and a woman falling in love during war, 2. The __ is loss.

• 1.plot- 2. theme

• 1. theme- 2. plot

• 1. story- 2. plot

• 1. part- 2. other

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

The best definition of theme is...

• The lesson the author is teaching. 
• The message the author is sending.
• A word that summarizes the story.
• The character's main problem.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9