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Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

In Confetti Girl & Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Remember to use details from both texts to support your ideas.


Identify the task you will complete

a)

Narrative

b)

Literary Analysis

c)

Research Simulation

2.

In Confetti Girl & Tortilla Sun, the narrators have points of view different from those of their parents. Write an essay analyzing how these differences in points of view create tension in both stories. Remember to use details from both texts to support your ideas.


Paraphrase the task, what are you expected to produce?

a)

Write an essay analyzing how the different points of view created tension in both stories

b)

Write a story that has tension created due to the different points of view

c)

Write an essay that explains why you disagree with how tension was created

d)

Write s story continuing Confetti Girl & Tortilla Sun

3.

Write a continuation of the story of Bahauddin Shah from the story The Seven Keys of Balabad using details from the passage. Describe what you think might happen after Bahauddin Shah climbs out of the Salt Caverns. What obstacles might he face and what actions might he take to over them?


Identify the task you will complete

a)

Narrative

b)

Literary Analysis

c)

Research Simulation

4.

Write a continuation of the story of Bahauddin Shah from the story The Seven Keys of Balabad using details from the passage. Describe what you think might happen after Bahauddin Shah climbs out of the Salt Caverns. What obstacles might he face and what actions might he take to over them?


Paraphrase the task and what the prompt is expecting you produce.

a)

An essay that describes how Bahauddin Shah overcoming his obstacles revealed a persistent character

b)

A story that reveals Bahauddin Shah’s downfall in the cavern and describes his actions

c)

A story that describes the obstacles Bahauddin Shah encounters while climbing out the cavern and his tenacious attitude

d)

The Seven Keys of Balabad and the cavern that created the external conflict for Bahauddin Shah

5.

In “Trial by Combat” and Summer Ball, the characters have conversations

where a lot goes unsaid. Analyze how these unspoken viewpoints influence the tension within the conversations that are held throughout the passages.


Identify the task you will complete

a)

Narrative

b)

Literary Analysis

c)

Research Simulation

6.

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.


Identify the task you will complete

a)

Narrative

b)

Literary Analysis

c)

Research Simulation

7.
Elements of a good paragraph include all of the following except _________.
a)
-title
b)
-indent
c)
-skipped lines
d)
-main idea and details
8.

A concluding statement is important because....

a)

-it provides closure to the end of the story

b)

-it gives information

c)

-it conveys thoughts and ideas

9.

Both Charles Dickens and James Joyce incorporate dialogue into their passages. Use the evidence you have gathered from both passages to write an essay analyzing how the dialogue in each passage functions to reveal aspects of the characters. You should discuss more than one character from each passage

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

10.

Beginning after paragraph 9, write an alternate ending to the folktale using details about the characters and events from the passage. You may choose to use dialogue in your new ending.

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

11.

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.

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

12.

Write a narrative in which you continue the story of “Believing in Horses”. Your narrative should be a believable continuation of the events, and it should clearly reflect the characterization and setting in the passage

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

13.

You have read two texts about people who make pottery. Think about how the narrator in the passage from A Single Shard and the speaker in “Turn, Turn, My Wheel” respond to the potters in each text. Write an essay that compares and contrasts how the narrator and the speaker view the potters in the passage and in the poem. Be sure to cite specific details and examples from both texts to support your essay

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

14.

Imagine Alice has returned from her journey down the rabbit hole and is retelling the events to her sister. Write a story from Alice’s point of view, in which Alice explains what happened to her after she reached the bottom of the rabbit hole. Be sure to use dialogue to show how Alice’s sister responds to the story. Use details from the passage in your response

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

15.

Today you have read two passages about main characters, Stef and Darnell, who are each faced with a challenge.


Write an essay that describes each character’s challenge and compares how each character responds to the challenge Use evidence from both passages to support your response.

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

16.

You have read three passages about digital and analog music. Think about claims the authors make and the evidence they use to support their claims.


Write a response that identifies a major claim made by the authors of each of the three passages. Then evaluate whether the authors support each claim with enough evidence to be convincing. Be sure to sure to use textual evidence from all three passages to support your response

a)

Research Simulation

b)

Narrative Writing

c)

Literary Analysis

17.
What is a narrative?
a)
A story
b)
Poetry
c)
A biography
d)
A research project
18.
Dialogue is 
a)
Action at the end of the story
b)
The conversation between characters
c)
Authors point of view
d)
Chronological order
19.
What is the purpose of a narrative?
a)
To give the reader information
b)
To persuade readers
c)
To tell a story
d)
To describe characters
20.
Every argument begins with one of these.
a)
claim
b)
reason
c)
evidence
d)
explanation
21.
To support a claim, you should have one or more of these, which tell why.
a)
reason
b)
counterclaim
c)
statistic
d)
counterargument
22.
This tells more about the reasons that support a claim, especially why it matters.
a)
claim
b)
evidence
c)
counterclaim
d)
reason
23.
This is a structured essay using clear CLAIM, EVIDENCE, & REASONING for the purpose of persuading others
a)
narrative essay
b)
explanatory essay
c)
argumentative essay
d)
descriptive essay
24.
What order to the sentences in a body paragraphs go in?
a)
Evidence, Explanation, Topic Sentence
b)
Thesis, Evidence, Explanation
c)
Topic Sentence, Evidence, Explanation
d)
Explanation, Topic Sentence, Evidence
25.

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.


At least how many paragraphs should be in your response?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

26.

When completing a literary analysis or research simulation, you need at least one paragraph for...

a)

each of the sources provided.

b)

it to get a good score.

c)

the introduction and conclusion.

27.

You have read three passages about digital and analog music. Think about claims the authors make and the evidence they use to support their claims.


Write a response that identifies a major claim made by the authors of each of the three passages. Then evaluate whether the authors support each claim with enough evidence to be convincing. Be sure to sure to use textual evidence from all three passages to support your response


Based on this information, your response should include at least ______ paragraphs.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3