Never Forget a Face

Based on her dialogue and actions, which description BEST fits Erica?

• Erica is easily discouraged and relies totally on her brother’s assistance.

• Erica respects the rights of wildlife but is determined to have a successful garden.

• Erica loves good music and dislikes the crows because of their noisy behavior.

• Erica is someone who acts hastily without considering the consequences.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Based on context clues, you can determine that the word raucous means

• Agreeably mellow but insistent

• Loud, chiming musical notes

• Loud, harsh, and disorderly

• Rhythmic, blending notes

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What events are implied between Scenes 1 and 2?

• Erica and Carl found information on-line and from that created a plan to keep the crows out of Erica’s garden.

• The setting moved from spring to summer and Erica lost hope because many of her plants were eaten by crows.

• Erica became angrier with the crows, so she bought masks to disguise herself and Carl from park rangers when they went to hunt the crows.

• Erica decided that she might lose less of her garden if she went ot the park where the crows’ nests were and fed them.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

In the play, the author engages and encourages the reader to make inferences by --

• Leaving out direct explanations of some of the events that occur between the scenes in the play.

• Explaining the relationship between Erica and Carl but leaving any mention of their parents.

• Having Erica describe what happened to her garden last summer and explain her summer plans.

• Including numerous stage directions for Erica and Carl to follow throughout the play.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Which statement BEST reflects the author’s perspective in the play?

• A big project requires planning and the help of friends who are good at problem solving

• Brothers and sisters can work cooperatively, only if one of them is not emotionally involved in a project.

• Teens are highly motivated to solve problems when they are involved in projects that earn money

• People should solve problems involving wildlife without resorting to harming animals whenever possible

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

How does the reader learn about the masks?

• The Scene 2 setting introduces the masks

• Character stage directions in Scene 2 introduce the masks

• Scene 1 hints at the need for the masks

• Scene 3 dialogue introduces the masks

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Based on context clues, when Erica refers to someone having a “tin ear”, she means a person who

• Listens to the crows using an old-fashioned hearing aid.

• Wears a tin funnel to better hear bird calls and songs

• Is insensitive to sound and unable to hear and enjoy music.

• Likes the only music that comes from metal instruments

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4