Knowledge
What are two characteristics of a personal narrative?
- It Involves the Narrator
- It is told in first person
- It is a true story
Condoleezza Rice uses a sequence of events as the structure of the story of her birth in Birmingham, Alabama.
The way a story or essay is structured.
Which sentence uses a metaphor to compare a young puppy to a speeding rocket?
A. The young puppy ran as fast as a rocket across the field.
B. The young puppy was a rocket speeding across the field.
C. The young puppy took off like a rocket across the field.
B. The young puppy was a rocket speeding across the field.
Define the ADEPT in your own words.
Very Skilled
Who is the NARRATOR of Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio?
Peg Kehret
Which detail best demonstrates a person’s feelings of love or happiness?
- "His heart melted at the sight of his baby girl."
- "He saw me in the nursery"
- "My father insisted this story was true."
Which sentence uses the word iron lung correctly?
A. The accordion uses a small iron lung with a keyboard attached.
B. The athlete wears an iron lung to help him win the race.
C. Some polio patients go into an iron lung to help them breathe
C. Some polio patients go into an iron lung to help them breathe
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. 'I love the pretty costumes,' Anna said.
B. "I love the pretty costumes." Anna said.
C. "I love the pretty costumes," Anna said.
C. "I love the pretty costumes," Anna said.
Define COAXED in your own words.
Persuaded, asked nicely.
Give an example of CAUSE AND EFFECT
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When Peg won’t eat or drink in Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, her mother asks Peg what she wants. Then her mother ignores the rules and gives Peg a milkshake so she will drink something. What character traits best describe Peg’s mother?
Resourceful and Brave
What is something you might do on an ANNUAL basis?
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Which word or phrase best completes the sentence?
It had rained all afternoon, ______, it stopped and we could start the game.
A. Finally
B. Before
C. Therefore
Finally
Define EXCRUCIATING in your own words.
Extremely painful.
What is CHRONOLIGICAL ORDER?
Placing events in the order that they happened, from the oldest to the newest
Peg Kehret uses each chapter of Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio to tell her story from before her diagnosis to when she goes back home and to school. What story or text structure does she use?
Sequence or Chronological
Which sentence uses the word plunge correctly?
A. I will plunge right into my homework when I get home.
B. I will try not to plunge into the windmill.
C. I won't plunge my backpack.
A. I will plunge right into my homework when I get home.
Which word best completes the sentence to show detail or action?
The students ______ happily to the playground.
A. Walked
B. Sprinted
C. Ran
B. Sprinted
What is a SIMILE?
A way to compare two different things using the words "like" or "as" to show how they are similar in an interesting or imaginative way
What was the author's purpose of writing the article, “Introduction to Polio?”
A. To persuade
B. To inform
C. To entertain
B. To inform
In the personal narrative, "Small Steps, The Year I Got Polio," what text structure was used to tell the story?
Chronological
Which sentence is in first person?
A. Kelsey's friend never gives her snacks.
B. My friend gives me salty snacks.
C. They gave their friends snacks.
B. My friend gives me salty snacks.
The article “Introduction to Polio” and the personal narrative Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio both share information about polio. What was the author’s purpose for writing “Introduction to Polio”?
a. to inform the reader
b. to entertain the reader
c. to persuade the reader
a. to inform the reader
Define DEBONAIR in your won words
Stylish and charming.
Without support, my legs were like cooked spaghetti. What does this simile from "Small Steps" mean?
My legs were wiggly like cooked spaghetti.