U4 vocab & content review

Why did the author’s mother like to talk about patriotism & democracy?

• She was thankful she moved from Mexico

• She is proud to be an American, in a country where she has freedoms

• She loved giving speeches about history

• It made her father furious

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is the author talking about when she says “a judge without a courtroom”?

• The author's grandfather

• Her mother

• Her mom's father

• The governor

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did the little girl notice when she got to the state capitol?

• The building was larger than she thought it would be

• The immigration police were there

• She realized she had forgotten her speech

• She realized she was the only Mexican in the crowd

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

The line “On my heartstrings freedom sings” is what kind of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In "Words Like Freedom," how does the tone change from the first stanza to the second stanza?

• The author is sad in the first stanza, but he's joyful in the second stanza.

• The author is happy in the first stanza, but he's joyful in the second stanza.

• The author is joyful in the first stanza, but he’s sad in the second stanza.

• The author is elated in the first stanza, but he's reflective in the second stanza.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What is the result of Jacqueline not being able to spell introduce?

• She gets so caught up trying to spell introduce that she doesn’t start her story.

• Her sister makes fun of her because she's the dumb one in the family.

• The teacher makes her write her name in cursive.

• She ends up erasing her tries over and over until there’s a hole in her paper.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What type of library books does Jacqueline like checking out?

• She likes chapter books because she feels more mature when she reads them.

• She likes picture books, especially ones with brown kids in them.

• She only likes books by African-American authors because she's black.

• She likes checking out seven books so that she looks smart.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Why does Jacqueline write her name differently the second time?

• Her teacher asks her to write it in print instead of cursive

• She feels embarrassed because her name is hard to spell

• Her teacher makes fun of the way she writes Jacqueline

• She writes Jackie Woodson because she has trouble writing cursive q’s

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Jacqueline reread books and stories?

• They don’t make sense the first time she reads them.

• She wants them to stick in her head and become a part of her.

• Her mom makes her read them to her younger siblings.

• She likes to "visit" those places again in her mind.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

to cut lines into a piece of glass, metal, etc. in order to make words or a picture

• portrait

• pause

• etch

• terror

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CCSS.L.5.5C