All about the Assessment!
The first step in the narrative outline; The people in your story
What are Characters?
This author wrote “The Quilt of a Country” to reflect on the unity and diversity of the United States after this tragic event.
What is September 11, 2001 (9/11)?
What punctuation mark should come before and after a speaker’s exact words?
What are quotation marks?
This is the first part of Freytag’s Pyramid where characters, setting, and background information are introduced.
What is the exposition?
This fruit is traditionally carved into jack-o’-lanterns.
What is a pumpkin?
How many multiple choice questions are you required to answer on the first part of the unit assessment?
10 multiple choice questions
Quindlen compares America to this object to symbolize the country’s diversity and unity.
What is a quilt?
Fix this sentence:
Maria said I’m tired of running.
What is “Maria said, ‘I’m tired of running.’”?
This part of the plot includes the events that build tension and lead up to the climax.
What is the rising action?
This animal, often associated with witches, is said to bring bad luck if it crosses your path.
What is a black cat?
True or False - you MUST include dialogue within your narrative essay
True
Quindlen says America is built on this kind of paradox—people from different backgrounds living together despite deep differences.
What is “unity through diversity” or “the coexistence of conflicting groups”?
True or False: You only use quotation marks around part of a sentence, not the whole quote
FALSE
This is the turning point or most intense moment of the story — usually when the main conflict reaches its peak.
What is the climax?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest season.
What is Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”)?
True or False - You must take the assessment on your Chromebook, in a lockdown browser.
TRUE
After reading the essay, would you say the author feels proud of the country? Why?
Yes
What punctuation mark separates the speaker from the quote?
What is a comma?
In this stage, the story begins to wind down and conflicts start to move toward resolution.
What is the falling action?
In the 1978 movie Halloween, this character became one of the most famous horror villains of all time.
Who is Michael Myers?
If 90% of us finish the assessment by this date, ASB will gift you a treat.
Friday, oct. 24th
Describe the metaphor the authors uses to describe America.
A quilt shows how America’s mix of cultures forms a unified whole despite tension.
“Stop talking,” said Luis. “I wasn’t even saying anything,” replied Maria.
“Stop talking,” said Luis.
“I wasn’t even saying anything,” replied Maria.
This is the final part of the story where all loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved.
What is resolution?
Before pumpkins, people in Ireland and Scotland originally carved this vegetable to make lanterns.
What are turnips?