One Last Time

Which is a metaphor?

• filling like a belly

• boredom was a terror

• worked like a magician

• groped for grapes

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"Groped for grapes" and "brimmed with bunches" is an example of . . .

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• "I felt like a soldier"

• "Cracked like dull ice"

• "head was shaped like an egg"

• "grapes rained into the pan"

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is imagery?

• use of descriptive words and phrases to create word pictures or images.

• giving an object human characteristics.

• comparing two objects with the words like or as.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

• Conclusion

• Simile

• Sensory Details

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Soto's first experience with working in the fields involved

• chopping cotton

• picking cotton

• boxing raisins

• picking grapes

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When Soto started his first job, he planned to use his wages to

• save money to pay for college.

• buy things to help his family.

• publish a book about his family.

• attend movies and concerts.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does Soto do with the money he earns from his first job in the fields?

• He buys clothes for the new school year.

• He buys popcorn to share with his friends.

• He buys tools to use for chopping cotton.

• He buys food to provide meals for his family.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Soto believed that chopping cotton was better than picking grapes because

• the cotton was used to make the type of clothing he liked.

• the team of people who chopped cotton had greater skill.

• he was paid by the hour rather than by the amount he picked.

• people in town had a parade for those who chopped cotton.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What do the sensory details in this sentence tell you about Soto's brother? "His eyes were meshed red and his long hippie hair was flecked with dust and gnats and bits of leaves."

• how he convinced Soto to chop cotton.

• how his appearance affected his work.

• how his plans for a summer job changed.

• how he looked at the end of a day's work.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4