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What are the characteristics of a rite of passage story?

• Tells a story about a milestone

• Shows growth and maturity

• Reaveals something about the narrator

• All answers are correct

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CCSS.RL.8.2

What is direct characterization?

• The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

• Tells the audience what the personality of the character is

• When a character speaks

• Shows things that reveal the personality of a character

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What is indirect characterization?

• Shows things that reveal the personality of a character

• Tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

• The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• The central idea of the story

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CCSS.RL.8.3

In literature, what is theme?

• The conclusion or resolution of the story

• Where characters speak to each other

• Its underlying central idea or the generalization it communicates about life.

• An object, idea, or action that represents something other than itself.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Smell, Touch, Taste, Sight, Sound are examples of what...?

• Sensory Details

• Dialogue

• Figurative Language

• Events in a plot diagram

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CCSS.W.8.3D

In “The Medicine Bag,” how does Grandpa arrive at the narrator’s home?

• He is driving an old, dust-covered car.

• He is riding in the back of an old pickup truck.

• He is traveling to the narrator's home in a police car.

• He is walking down the street with dogs following him.

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CCSS.W.8.9A

In “The Medicine Bag,” why does Grandpa say he has arrived for a surprise

visit with the family?

• He wants to see where his only existing descendants live, and he wants to

  give Martin the medicine bag.

• He feels that death is now very near, and he wants to be buried where his

  only existing relatives live.

• He wants to teach his grandchildren lessons that will help them respect

  the old ways.

• He wants to see his family in person to discuss the resentment he has felt

  for years.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following statements best explains why video may be a more

effective medium for “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” than it would be for

“The Medicine Bag”?

• Video communicates beliefs and traditions of a community, but text

  focuses on one person at a time.

• Video shows differences in characters’ thoughts, but text shows

  differences in characters’ appearances.

• “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” uses poetic language, but “The Medicine

  Bag” uses straightforward words and phrases.

• “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” emphasizes outward actions, but “The

  Medicine Bag” emphasizes inner feelings and attitudes.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

Which topic do both the short story “The Medicine Bag” and the documentary

video “Apache Girl’s Rite of Passage” present?

• rites of passage from the Lakota culture

• a boy’s growing respect for his heritage and traditions

• traditions from American Indian culture

• a girl’s transition from childhood to adulthood

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Which sentence shows the use of the active voice?

• We dressed in traditional clothes for the party.

• Sara’s robe and headband were made by her aunt.

• Miranda’s outfit was purchased at an outdoor market.

• My own clothes were given to me by my mother.

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