Reteach 2

The structure and spacing of While Lying in Bed are intended to –

• suggest sleep through the visual image of zzz...

• make the reader sleepy while reading the poem

• draw the reader’s attention to the AABB rhyme scheme

• emphasize the narrator’s upset about Luisa’s bedtime

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TEKS.ELA.4.10B

While Lying in Bed features a speaker who feels –

• angry with her older sister

• jealous of her older sister at bedtime

• pleased to drift off to sleep at the end of a hard day

• unable to follow all of her parents expectations

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TEKS.ELA.4.8B

The illustration at the end of the poem shows the speaker –

• listening to Luisa’s TV
  

• after she has fallen asleep

• ying awake in bed
  

• at the beginning of the poem

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TEKS.ELA.4.10C

What do the series of z’s in lines 22 – 25 indicate about the poem’s narrator? Use the space provided to write your answer. Be careful to use complete, correct sentences.

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TEKS.ELA.4.10E