Module 5 Week 3

Read line 2 of “Sonoran Night.”

Moonlight blankets the desert floor.

What does the line show about the desert?

• The ground is covered in soft light.

• Parts of the ground are shining brightly.

• Night in the desert is as light as daytime.

• It is very difficult to see in the desert at night.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read lines 5–6 of “Sonoran Night.”

Tortoise crawls into a burrow, Woodpecker darts into her prickly nest.

According to the speaker, how are the tortoise and the woodpecker similar?

• They are both searching for food.

• They are both going to places to hide.

• They have both gotten lost in the desert.

• They have both built homes underground.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the theme of “Sonoran Night”? Use details from the poem to support your answer.

(Goal: 3 sentences)

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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 element does the poet use in “Monterey Sunset”

• imagery

• rhyme

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Read lines 4–6 of “Monterey Sunset.”

. . . the shivering sun tiptoes uneasily to the distant edge of day . . .

Think about the prefix un-.

What is the meaning of uneasily above?

• with a feeling of ease

• with an easy movement

• toward an easy goal

• in a way that is not easy

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

In “Monterey Sunset,” what is the setting sun compared to?

• a runner jogging on the beach

• a child playing in crashing waves

• a swimmer slowly getting into the water

• a painter making a colorful picture of the ocean

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What change should be made in sentence 4?

• Change were to am.

• Change were to are.

• Change were to was.

• No change is needed

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What change should be made in sentence 8?

• Change had done to had did.

• Change had done to have did.

• Change had done to have doing.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What change should be made in sentence 12?

• Change telled to told.

• Change telled to tolded.

• Change telled to did told.

• No change is needed

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10