Comprehension
1. Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?
a.Halsey Park
b.New York City
c.Uncle Robert’s house
d.Greenville, South Carolina
What is New York City
If Mia says that the snowflakes are feathery, what does she mean?
a.The snowflakes are flying away.
b.The snowflakes are soft and light.
c.The snowflakes are falling rapidly.
d.The snowflakes are sticking to her.
What is The snowflakes are soft and light
In the poem “brooklyn rain” from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Woodson feel about staying indoors?
a.Staying indoors bores her.
b.She is scared of the outdoors.
c.Staying indoors makes her feel safe.
d.She has more fun indoors than outdoors.
what is Staying indoors bores her.
Stanza, lines, and repetition are part of what type of genre
What is Poetry
1. Which of the following most clearly describes first-person narration?
A The writer explains the beginning of an event or story in detail.
B The writer tells his or her own story using pronouns such as I, me, and us.
C The writer gives a factual account without personal opinions or judgment.
D The writer gives his or her opinion, supported with reasons and evidence.
what is The writer tells his or her own story using pronouns such as I, me, and us.
2. In the poem “another way” from Brown Girl Dreaming, what does Woodson’s mother bring home?
a. a James Brown record
b.wrapped presents
c.board games
d.a new TV
What is board games
Your little brother is humming at the dinner table. Which of your senses tells you this?
a.sight
b.taste
c.touch
d.hearing
What is hearing
In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is Woodson always doing?
a.winning awards
b.getting in trouble
c.making things up
d.trying to sneak out
What is making things up
1. Which of these literary elements is typical of poetry?
A lines and stanzas
B repetition of words and phrases
C sentence structures that break the rules, such as fragments
D all the above
What is D: All the above
2. What do Woodson’s voice and use of first-person point of view help convey in “brooklyn rain”?
A her sadness about moving and the comfort she finds in stories
B her anger and disappointment about living in the city
C poetic and dreamy images of sounds and smells of rain in Brooklyn
D the feelings of her mother and siblings on rainy days in Brooklyn
What is A: her sadness about moving and the comfort she finds in stories
3. In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, what is the main thing that readers learn about Odella, Woodson’s older sister?
a.Odella is bossy.
b.Odella is smart.
c.Odella tells lies.
d.Odella runs wild.
What is Odella is smart
Which of the following sentences best shows the meaning of shushes?
a.Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.
b.Jackson puts on his boots and wades through the mud.
c.Isa cheers wildly for the home team when they score.
d.Evan flattens each ball of cookie dough into a circle.
What is Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.
Which sentence best describes Woodson in Brown Girl Dreaming?
a.She feels left out.
b.She dislikes her siblings.
c.She has a lively imagination.
d.She is the best singer in the family.
What is She has a lively imagination
Something that is written in ordinary writing.
What is prose
What is onomatopoeia?
A words with repeated consonant sounds, like shush, singsong, and fearful
B sensory language, or words that appeal to the senses, like soft and sugary
C words that sound like the object or action they name, like hiss and grumble
D one syllable words that describe an action, like twist and twirl
What is C: Words that sound like the object or action they name, like hiss and grumble
4. In the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming, how does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson’s stories?
a.They make him homesick.
b.He thinks they are lies.
c.They confuse him.
d.He likes them.
What is He likes them
1. Which sentence uses the word **squish** correctly?
A.They watched a movie that was a fun squish to the end.
B.She wore her favorite dress to squish at the party.
C.He tried to squish the large ball into a tiny box.
D.The dog will squish the ball and bring it back.
What is He tried to squish the large ball into a tiny box.
Which of the following examples from Brown Girl Dreaming uses onomatopoeia?
A. . . because he likes the sound the die makes / when it pops inside / its plastic bubble. . . .
B Jack and Jill went up a hill, my uncle sings. / I went up a hill yesterday, I say.
C . . . When I read, the words twist / twirl across the page.
D What hill? / In the park. / What park? / Halsey Park. / Who was with you? / Nobody.
What is A:because he likes the sound the die makes / when it pops inside / its plastic bubble. . . .
Do you hear quiet peeping
in the nests? Feel new warmth
in your face? See soft yellows
in the buds? Do you smell the perfume
of dirt after rain? Shout with wild joy,
Spring is here!
Why do you think the poet chose to break the lines in this way?
A to create a rhyming pattern
B to emphasize the sights, sounds, and smells of spring
C to create a choppy, hesitant feeling
D to convey the poet’s emotions
What is B: to emphasize the sights, sounds, and smells of spring
Which of the following sentences best illustrates the use of onomatopoeia?
A Ben built a bonfire on the beach near the water’s edge.
B The fire crackled with each new log that he added.
C Ben’s friends roasted sausages and marshmallows.
D The fire burned late into the night.
What is B: The fire crackled with each new log that he added.
Why does Woodson repeat the phrase: Next week, next week, and next week.... in "sometimes".
What is she is still hopeful about their father
Using words that appeal to 5 senses; touch, sight, smell, hearing, and taste.
What is Sensory Language
Woodson's ___ in wishes is to be described as soft, dreamy, and full of hope. This is an example of what?
What is voice
A type of nonfiction writing based on the author's personal memories and experiences.
What is a memoir
The attitude of the writing toward the subject and audience.
What is Tone