CBA Unit 1 Reflection - English I.docx



Use “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question.1 Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word russet in line 8?Step 1: Define the word russet. USE THE DICTIONARY!!!Step 2: Which answer contains a word or words that are related to the definition?Step 3: Answer the question and explain WHY you chose your answer.A blue-black waterB boats, grassesC gold, sunburntD empty blue sky Use “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question.2 Read the following lines from the poem. I say, “It’s Sunday, and here we are in the church of the out-of-doors.” By using this analogy, the poet emphasizes —Step 1: What is an analogy? Define it (use the dictionary if you need to).Step 2: What two things in this line are being compared? ________ and __________Step 3: Why does the poet compare these things?Step 4: Answer the question and explain WHY you chose your answer.F the speaker’s authority as a parentG the importance of spending time with familyH the speaker’s emotional vulnerabilityJ the sacredness of natureUse “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question.3 Read these lines from the poem.A clap of thunder beyond those hills. How well sound travels over water. . . .The poet uses these lines to emphasize the importance of —Step 1: Underline what you think are the KEY WORDS in this line.Step 2: What do these words have in common?Step 3: Go back and reread lines 14-22 (so you can see the lines in CONTEXT). What is the main message, and how do these lines support it?Step 4: Answer the question and explain WHY you chose your answer.A truthB listeningC powerD imagination Use “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question. 4. Which line best explains why the speaker begins to speak at the end of the poem but then stops?Step 1: Look at the end of the poem where the speaker begins to speak and then stops.Step 2: Answer this question- “why does the speaker stop himself from speaking?” Step 3: Look at each answer choice. Which one supports the reason for why he stopped speaking? F A clap of thunder beyond those hills.G it hits me that my daughter is a young woman,H the russet and gold of late summer’s sunburnt grasses,J That’s the trick in life—learning to leave well enough alone.Use “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question.5. What does the poet mean by the lines “suddenly everything is a metaphor for how/short a time we are granted on earth”?Step 1: Define “metaphor.”Step 2: Read the lines before and after the line provided above.Step 3: What are the two things being compared?Step 4: Identify the correct answer and explain why this is the best choice. A Nature often serves as a reminder that time does not stand still.B Time passes differently for different people.C The future represents uncertainty.D Ordinary occurrences in nature cannot always be described. Use “Sunday Morning Early” to answer this question. What is the most likely reason the poet ends the first stanza after line 13?Step 1: Re-read line 13.Step 2: Define “central message”, “setting”, “point of view”, and “details”.Step 3: Out of these four definitions, which one is illustrated in line 13.Step 4: Choose the best answer and explain why it is correct.F To emphasize the poem’s central messageG To indicate a change in the poem’s settingH To introduce new details about the poem’s speakerJ To highlight a shift in point of view Use “I Wish I was a Poet” to answer this question.7 What is the primary purpose of paragraphs 1 and 11?Step 1: Reread both paragraphs!Step 2: Find the purpose of EACH paragraph.Step 3: Define the following terms in the answer choices: viewpoint, frame, contrast, resolution.Step 4: Explain WHY you chose your answer. A To show how the narrator’s viewpoint changesB To frame the story with the narrator’s primary conflictC To contrast the narrator’s opinion with Marge’s opinionD To highlight the resolution of the narrator’s conflict Use “I Wish I was a Poet” to answer this question.8 In paragraph 6, what is the effect of the author’s use of figurative language?Step 1: Define the following words from the answer choices: naivete, reluctant, tension.Step 2: Highlight the figurative language in the first sentence of paragraph six.Step 3: In your own words, write what it means.Step 4: Ask yourself, “Why does the author use this?”Step 5: Explain WHY you chose that answer. F It highlights the old couple’s naiveté.G It reveals the clerk’s confusion.H It shows how reluctant the old man is to pay.J It emphasizes the tension of the scene. Use “I Wish I was a Poet” to answer this question.9 The narrator faces a major conflict over how to —Step 1: Highlight and define “conflict” in the question above.Step 2: Refer to the text and identify the narrator (who is telling the story?).Step 3: Highlight/underline text evidence in which the narrator expresses her problem (what does she struggle with?).Step 4: Read the answer choices; define unfamiliar words (DICTIONARY).Step 5: Identify the correct answer and provide the text evidence to prove you’re correct (explain why you chose this answer). A capture the beauty and essence of the story she is relatingB communicate effectively with MargeC succeed in becoming a writerD find happiness like that shared by the old couple Use “I Wish I was a Poet” to answer this question.10 By having the narrator tell the story to Marge, the author allows the reader to function as —Step 1: Identify the following: Who is the narrator? Who is Marge? Who is the reader?Step 2: Rewrite the following: “the author allows the reader to function as…” in your own words.Step 3: Read the answer choices and define: firsthand, witness, third-party, observer, participant.Step 4: Choose the correct answer and explain why you chose it (use the text and the definitions for the unfamiliar words). F a firsthand witnessG a second storytellerH a third-party observerJ an informed participant Use “I Wish I was a Poet” to answer this question.11 The author uses ellipses primarily to —Step one: Find the ellipses in the text and highlight it. Step two: In your own words, what is an ellipses used for?Step three: Explain why this is the best answer choice using text evidence. A give the story a conversational toneB make the reader think that the story will have an unexpected endingC indicate that the narrator is judgmentalD imply that the reader should act as a participant in the events of the story Use BOTH texts to answer the following question:12 Which two actions in the selections have a similar meaning?Step one: Highlight the actions in each answer choice.Step two: Go through each choice and determine if the actions have any similarities. Step three: What do the actions represent? Do they connect to the themes?Step four: Choose the best answer and explain why you chose it. F Paddling identical kayaks in “Sunday Morning Early” and staying at a downtown hotel in “I Wish I Was a Poet”G Hearing the chirring of grasshoppers in “Sunday Morning Early” and taking out the crumpled dollar bills in “I Wish I Was a Poet”H Listening to the stillness in “Sunday Morning Early” and smelling the roses in “I Wish I Was a Poet”J Leaning out of the boat in “Sunday Morning Early” and stringing the beans in “I Wish I Was a Poet”Use BOTH texts to answer the following question:13 What is one difference between the speaker of “Sunday Morning Early” and the narrator of “I Wish I Was a Poet”? Step One: Make a T-chart to list characteristics of each speaker. In one column write speaker from “Sunday Morning Early” and in the second column write speaker from “I Wish I Was a Poet”.Step Two: Go back to EACH piece and list as many DIFFERENCES between the speakers as possible.Step Three: Compare your T-chart list with the answer choices below.Step Four: Look at the answer choices below, and based on your observations from your list, choose the best answer.Step Five: Explain WHY this is the BEST answer choice using your list from your T-chart.A The speaker wishes to remain quiet, while the narrator wishes to tell a story.B The speaker tries to communicate with the daughter, while the narrator tries to excludeMarge.C The speaker enjoys being in nature, while the narrator enjoys being indoors.D The speaker has a pessimistic outlook, while the narrator has an optimistic one. Use BOTH texts to answer the following question:14 The mood of both selections is —Step 1: Define each of the answer choices below.Step 2: Go to BOTH selections and find quotes that SHOW each of the following descriptors. You should find at least 2 quotes (one per story) for each choice. If you are UNABLE to find evidence, you need to explain why.Step 3: Based on your investigation, what is the right answer.Step 4: Explain WHY this is the BEST answer choice using your textual evidence (quote) and the definition.F depressing G bittersweetH frighteningJ carefree Use BOTH texts to answer the following question:15 What do the daughter in “Sunday Morning Early” and Marge in “I Wish I Was a Poet” have in common? Step One: Make a T-chart to list characteristics of each character. In one column write Daughter from “Sunday Morning Early” and in the second column write Marge from “I Wish I Was a Poet”.Step Two: Go back to EACH piece and list as many characteristics of each character as possible.Step Three: Highlight ANY similarities you see on both lists.Step Four: Look at the answer choices below, and based on your observations from your list, choose the best answer.Step Five: Explain WHY this is the BEST answer choice using your list from your T-chart.A They share the same point of view.B Neither listens to what is being said.C They share a passion for bold adventures.D Neither has a line of dialogue. ................
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