Comprehension
What was the essential question that this unit was about?
What can one generation learn from another?
Define simile.
A comparison between 2 things using like or as.
In the poem “Mother to Son”, what did the author compare their life to?
They compared their life to a crystal staircase.
What is a pronoun?
It takes the place of a noun of several nouns.
In the story "Two Kinds," what did the mother want the narrator to be?
A prodigy.
Define supervision.
the act of watching over someone
When Maya first saw Vivian, what did Maya compare her too?
She said she "looked like a movie star."
What is the goal in the poem “To James?”
To achieve victory.
What was Maurice's favorite part of the visit to Laura's sister?
Her big dining room table
Define perserverance.
continued, patient effort.
In “An Invisible Thread”, what did Maurice compare Laura to in paragraph 3?
He compared her to "an angel."
Why did Maurice ask Laura to put his lunch in a brown paper bag?
To show people at school that someone cares about him.
How does the mother arrange for her daughter to take piano lessons?
The mom makes a deal with the neighbor, Mr. Chong, to teach her daughter piano in exchange for weekly cleaning services.
Define meter.
A sentence or line in poetry.
The lines, “her fingers felt like a dead person’s, like an old peach I once found in the back of the refrigerator” are an example of what type of figurative language in the story “Two Kinds”?
This is a simile.
In the story “Grounded” what did Grandma Sofia love to do? How did it make her feel?
Grandma loved to drive and sing. It made her feel independent and free.
What did the narrator realize about her and her grandmother's relationship by the end of the story in "Grounded?"
She realized that they understood each other better than she thought, but her and grandma could still learn a lot from each other.
Define cadence.
The rhythm in the way someone speaks or something is written.
What was the meaning of the lines “sometimes goin’ in the dark, where there ain’t been no light?”
It's showing that this is when she is taking steps back or having set backs in life, referring back to the comparison to the staircase.
What are the “two kinds of daughters” that the mother refers to in the story “Two Kinds?”
“Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!”