Prep for Poetry and Plot

What does the word appalling mean in paragraph 3 of the story "Fish Cheeks"?

• delicious and appealing

• large and impressive

• hopeless and depressing

• awful and terrible

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence from the story "Fish Cheeks" best conveys the theme?

• "Amy you favorite," he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.

• What would Robert think of our shabby Chinese Christmas? What would he think of our noisy Chinese relatives who lacked proper American manners?

• And even though I didn't agree with her then, I knew that she understood how much I had suffered during the evening's dinner.

• "But inside you must always be Chinese. You must be proud of you are different. Your only shame is to have shame."

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

PART A: What is a message in the poem “Masks”?

• Wearing masks can scare others.

• Don't hide behind others.

• You will miss opportunities in life by hiding your true self

• Don't let your life get by you.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

Part B: Which lines from the selection best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• She had blue skin line 1

  And so did he line 2

• He kept it hid line 3 Then passed right by- line 7

• They searched for blue line 5

• Then passed right by-- line 7

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

 Which line from the poem best helps the reader understand that the speaker is experiencing insecurity about themselves?

• Then passed right by--

• They searched for blue

• She had blue skin

• He kept it hid/and so did she

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

Based on the lines 7-8 of the poem, the reader can infer that the characters should have-

• shown their individuality

• predicted the future

• anticipated changes that were coming

• never met

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10