We'll Go Forward from this Moment

Which of the following is an allusion in "We'll Go Forward from this Moment"?

• This is the lesson Japan was taught to its bitter sorrow...

• You don't know what you just started. But you're about to learn.

• Let me tell you about my people.

• Did you want to tear us apart? You just brought us together.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes the author's reason for using rhetorical questions in his essay?

• He has many questions that he wants to ask the American people.

• Along with using emotional word choices, he knows that rhetorical questions will get his point across well.

• He has many unanswered questions.

• Because the US was shocked by the senseless attack, he knows they have many questions for the terrorists.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following contains a word choice meant to show the strength of America?

• Some people - you, perhaps - think that any or all of this makes us weak.

• Did you want to make us fear?

• The steel in us

• Yes, we're in pain now.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best describes Leonard Pitts' reason for using the word WE to describe himself and the rest of America?

• He's emphasizing that we all need to come together and stop being divided.

• It makes the country seem stronger if he uses the word 'We.'

• It's easier than saying America every time.

• He's emphasizing that we were all attacked, and we are now unified in our response to the attack.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following is a metaphor used by Leonard Pitts to describe America? Choose two.

• The steel in us is not readily apparent.

• We are a vast and quarrelsome family.

• We are not weak.

• We are in mourning and we are in shock.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best describes the writer's claim or message?

• The attackers will be found.

• We are hurt, but we will heal.

• We will not be broken.

• We will go forward after the attacks and stand strong against the terrorists.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which of the following defines 'rhetorical question'?

• A question asked for an immediate answer

• A question asked to make a point, not to get an answer

• A question asked for an answer in the future

• A question asked in a convincing way

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What should you do when reading a rhetorical essay? Choose two.

• Read it twice.

• Look for specific rhetorical devices.

• Look for the author's ending.

• Look for the story's climax.

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