Sonnet with Bird

Sonnet with Bird

Assessment

Passage

English

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Comprehending a text, Understanding the author

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Kowalski

Used 3+ times

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9 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 10 pts

Why did the speaker of the poem not visit the famous gallery near his hotel?

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

How does the author feel while in England?

Happy and content

Lonely and disconnected from his identity as a Native American

Excited and inspired

Confused and lost

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Comprehending a text

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 20 pts

  1. A. What form of communication did the poet use to contact his wife while traveling in England?  B. Why does he miss this form of communication?

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

What feelings does the author express while in London?

Happiness and excitement

Loneliness and isolation

Anger and frustration

Confusion and disorientation

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Understanding the author

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1. What misconception (false idea) do the speaker and his childhood friend share?

That England would be a welcoming place for them.

That each was the only Indian in England.

That the other friend had already passed away.

That being married would mean never being lonely again.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 10 pts

What is the main thing that the speaker is reflecting on in the poem Sonnet with Bird?

Being the only Indian in England

A chance meeting with a childhood friend from his reservation

Missing home

How moving affected his personal relationships

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Comprehending a text

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

10 mins • 18 pts

  1. In what ways does the speaker of the poem feel like an outsider in England?

  2. (give at least three examples from the poem)

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8.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

10 mins • 18 pts

  1. The last stanza of the poem is complex and filled with intentionally crafted language.

  2. Make three observations about the poet’s word choice, structure, or ordering of language (syntax) in this last stanza.

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9.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

10 mins • 20 pts

  1. In what ways does the speaker try to fit in with English culture?

  2. (give at least two examples from the poem)

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