Emma Excerpt
In paragraph 3, what does the phrase “shadow of authority” suggest about the relationship between Emma and Miss Taylor?
What is Miss Taylor had little control of Emma’s behavior.
What is the meaning of the word cataclysm as it is used in paragraph 10?
What is disaster
Which change, if any, is needed to the following text?
Eyeing the practice goal at the far end of the frozen pond he slipped
What is: Eyeing the practice goal at the far end of the frozen pond, he slipped
Define central idea
What is the main idea of an informational text that a reader is supposed to walk away with and apply to their own life.
Define tone
What is the author's attitude towards a subject
How does the author’s choice of words in paragraph 4 impact the tone of the passage?
What is a suspenseful tone by implying that Emma is likely to have her character tested.
In paragraph 13, the author states that the chestnut trees’ “future is precarious.” Which detail in paragraph 13 supports this claim?
What is “It infects and kills most young chestnuts before they are more than a few inches in diameter.”
Which change, if any, is needed to the following text?
If the world were to fall away,
What is no change
Define setting
What is the time, place, and social environment
Define characterization
What is how the character's thoughts, feelings, personality are revealed
What does the reader understand about Emma that she does not understand about herself? Select a quote that could support the passage.
What is she is self-centered and somewhat spoiled.
“[Miss Taylor] had been a friend and companion such as few possessed: . . . peculiarly interested in herself, in every pleasure, every scheme of hers — . . .” (paragraph 6)
Based on the passage, what is the author’s point of view regarding the loss of the American chestnut?
What is the disappearance of the American chestnut is a great tragedy
Which change, if any, is needed to the following text?
ice he
What is: ice. He
Define figurative language
What is language that is used to express something in a non-literal way. Designed to add creativity and explain difficult thoughts and ideas.
Define perspective
What is the author's outlook, thoughts, and feelings on a topic.
Mr. Weston was a man of unexceptionable character, easy fortune, suitable age, and pleasant manners; and there was some satisfaction in considering with what self-denying, generous friendship she had always wished and promoted the match; but it was a black morning’s work for her.
What does this sentence reveal about Emma’s character?
What is she feels she has sacrificed for her friend’s happiness.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Although the American chestnut was nearly wiped out about 100 years ago by a fungus, some scientists are working to bring the tree back.
Which change, if any, is needed to the following text?
teammate’s disappointed faces
What is: teammates’ disappointed faces
Define imagery
What is language that uses the five senses to depict a mental image in the reader's mind
Define theme
What is what the reader learns from a novel and can apply to their own lives.
What is the theme of this passage?
What is adjusting to new circumstances can be difficult.
How does paragraph 9 connect to the rest of the passage?
What is it underscores how quickly the blight spread in the eastern states.
Which change, if any, is needed to the following text?
more important
What is: most important
Define text structre
An author's deliberate use of patterns to organize texts (ie topical or spatial)
Define inferences
What is an educated assumption based on explicit and implicit details while also using background knowledge and context