“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” QUIZ #1



“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” QUIZ #1

Chapters 1-8

ELA Standards:

2.0 Reading Comprehension

2.4 Make warranted and reasonable assertions about the author's arguments by using elements of the text to defend and clarify interpretations.

2.5 Analyze an author's implicit and explicit philosophical assumptions and beliefs about a subject.

2.0 Writing Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)

Write responses to literature:

a. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas in works or passages.

b. Analyze the use of imagery, language, universal themes, and unique aspects of the text.

c. Support important ideas and viewpoints through accurate and detailed references to the text and to other works.

d. Demonstrate an understanding of the author's use of stylistic devices and an appreciation of the effects created.

e. Identify and assess the impact of perceived ambiguities, nuances, and complexities within the text.

Directions:

Step 1 (10 minutes) – On a PIECE OF PAPER, create five short answer questions from the beginning of the novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” These questions may include:

- Reading Comprehension: What happened in the novel.

- Character Analysis: Why does the character? What motivates the character?

- Literary Analysis: Themes, Motifs and Symbols.

- Language Analysis: Use of irony, humor or figurative language.

Step 2 (5-10 minutes) – On a SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER, create an answer key to your five questions.

Step 3 (15 minutes) – On a NEW SHEET OF PAPER, Take a classmate’s quiz. *Make sure your name is at the top.

Step 4 (5 minutes) – Upon its return, correct the quiz you created. Use your best judgment if the answer is correct. Mark at the top the number correct (Examples: 5/5; 4/5; 3/5.) Staple all three papers together and turn in to Mr. Hallis

Final Grading: See Class Rubric

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