Wangari's Trees of Peace

How did Wangari feel when she went back to Kenya?

• She missed America

• Wangari felt bored.

• She was sad to see the changes.

• Wangari liked the tall buildings.

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Make Inferences

What did Wangari tell the poor woman who needed food to do?

• Wangari told her to get a job

• Wangari told her to plant a mubiru muiru tree

• Wangari shared a meal with her

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What does Mama Miti mean?

• Our Mother

• Mother of Trees

• Mean Mother

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why is Mama Miti a good name for Wangari?

• She would refresh her body and spirit by sitting under trees.

• She loved planting trees and sold the seedlings at the market

• She respects trees and helped many women by having them plant trees

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

How was Wangari able to help her country?

• The land was once again filled with trees.

• She was able to feed all the people in her country.

• She was able to provide jobs for all her people.

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CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What do we learn about Wangari in Paragraph 38?

• She always says Thayu Nyumba, Peace My People

• She knows that mukuyu tree, or ancient fig tree, filters streams

• She taught her people the wisdom of peace with nature

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which words best describe Wangari?

• wise and kind

• mean and selfish

• wise and stubborn

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the author's purpose for writing this story?

• to entertain the reader with a story about trees

• to inform us about a place named Kenya

• to inform the reader about a woman who helped her country

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the main theme of 'Wangari's Trees of Peace'?

• A) The importance of education

• B) The power of one person's initiative

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The history of Kenya

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Wangari's Trees of Peace'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4