WorksheetsDecoding Prompts Practice
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 14mins
You have read “The Sword of Damocles” and “The Eighteenth Camel.” Write an essay that describes how a theme in each story is developed. Use details from both stories to support your response.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Compare and contrast the theme of two different pieces of fiction
Analyze how each text separately develops a theme
Summarize the events of each source and how they are related to one another
Interpret how the actions of the characters propelled the plots to the same theme
In the passage from Magic Elizabeth, the author creates a vivid setting and two distinct characters, Mrs. Chipley and Sally. Think about the details the author uses to establish the setting and the characters. Write an original story about what happens when Sally arrives at Aunt Sarah’s house. In your story, be sure to use what you have learned about the setting and the characters as you tell what happens next.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Compare and contrast Mrs. Chipley and Sally's character development
Create a narrative about the events that would follow from the passage
Write a narrative about a time in Aunt Sarah's life when she was younger
Explain how Sally's actions led her to move in with Aunt Sarah using evidence
Read the sentence from the text:
"There's such a thing as 'microfossils.' "
Write an essay that analyzes how this idea is developed differently in “Miss Me?” and Croc Fossil Found in Cave.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Write a story about discovering microfossils from a crocodile
Compare the similarities and differences between two sources writing about fossils
Contrast the development of ideas relating to microfossils from both texts
Analyze the way that "Miss Me?" develops their argument about microfossils
The passage from Wild River is told from Ryan’s point of view. Retell the narrative from Tanner’s point of view. Be sure to include Tanner’s thoughts as the kayak moves down the river. Your narrative should clearly reflect the characterization and setting in the passage.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Compare and contrast the points of view of Tanner and Ryan
Create a retelling of the plot events from a different character's point of view
Create a retelling of the plot events that develop a new theme
Analyze how each text separately uses first person point of view
You have read passages from the novels The Georges and the Jewels and Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse. Both were written in the first-person point of view. Write an essay in which you compare the way the authors use first-person point of view to develop the characters. Be sure to cite specific examples from both passages.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Compare and contrast the points of view of two different pieces of fiction
Analyze how each text separately develops a uses point of view
Explain and interpret the similarities in point of view to show character
Interpret how the actions and thoughts of the characters propelled the plot
In the article, the passage and the video, particular facts are included or avoided depending upon the purpose of the information. Write an essay analyzing how the authors of the passage and the article and the narrator of the video shape the presentation of key information by emphasizing evidence related to their purpose. Use evidence from each source to support your analysis.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Consider the information presented; then explain why each author made those choices to accomplish their purposes
Prove the purposes of all three texts using evidence from the sources
Explain and interpret the similarities in point of view on the common topic
Interpret why one author left out so much information
You have watched a video that shows how particular events affect Hanna, the main character. Think about what the video reveals about Hanna’s personality, thoughts, and
relationships with the other characters. Write a story that retells the events in the video, using Hanna as a first-person narrator. Be sure to include details from the video in your story.
What are you being asked to do in this prompt?
Create a story from Hannah's point of view that includes her feelings towards the video events
Create a new story about Hanna based on her personality in the video
Summarize the video using evidence and timestamps (0:50) from the video
Create a story by adding a new character to Hanna's events
