"Marigolds"
What is the setting of "Marigolds?"
Great Depression, Maryland, 1930s, shantytown
Who is the protagonist in "Braving the Wilderness?"
Brene Brown, the narrator
Who is the author of "Sure, You Can Ask me a Personal Question?"
Diane Burnes, a Native American Woman
What does the R and A in restate stand for?
Restate and Answer the question
What motivates Lizabeth to destroy the marigolds in the story?
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-Jealous of Miss Lottie
-They didn't fit in
-She was upset because of her parents
-She wanted to destroy things because she had nothing
5. What is the main conflict Mathilde Loisel faces in the story?
A. She has no friends and feels isolated.
B. She is dissatisfied with her modest social and economic status.
C. She has lost her memory and doesn’t know who she is.
D. She is unable to get invited to any social event.
B. She is dissatisfied with her modest social and economic status.
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Who is the author of "Welcome to America?"
Which of the following can be used to introduce a quote when Citing evidence?
a. This shows..
b. This demonstrates...
c. According to the text...
d. This proves my point because...
c. According to the text...
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"Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture? I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear."
What best describes the tone in the passage below?
a. Proud
b. Cheerful
c. Uncertain
Which of the following themes is supported by the quote: “It’s hard to think of a twelve-year-old girl going on a liquid diet, but for some reason it seemed normal” (paragraph 2).”
Accomplishments mean more when people make sacrifices.
Society has harsh and unrealistic beauty expectations for girls.
A sense of belonging is important for teens to feel safe and secure.
If you don’t reach your goals on the first try, try again.
2. Society has harsh and unrealistic beauty expectations for girls.
In the lines, "your American dream / is my dream," the diction is intentionally simple and direct to:
A. Suggest the speaker's limited English proficiency.
B. Create a sense of shared humanity and common goals.
C. Show that the speaker has simplistic and unrealistic expectations.
D. Add a sarcastic layer to the poem's overall message
B. Create a sense of shared humanity and common goals.
How many quotes or pieces of evidence do you have to provide in a writing responds to receive full credit tomorrow?
At least 2 quotes
Which detail from the text best shows how growing up in poverty during The Great Depression era affected Lizabeth?
a. "Perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of being anything else. Otherwise, why would we have been so preoccupied with destruction?" (Paragraph 27)
b."The world has lost its boundary lines... Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture?" (Paragraph 44)
c. "The promise of adventure awoke him. 'Going out now? Where to, Lizabeth? What you going to do?'" (Paragraph 50)
d. "Of course I could not express the things that I knew about Miss Lottie as I stood there awkward and ashamed." (Paragraph 63)
a. "Perhaps we had some dim notion of what we were, and how little chance we had of being anything else. Otherwise, why would we have been so preoccupied with destruction?" (Paragraph 27)
7. Which statement best describes the irony of Mathilde’s attempt to fix her problem?
A. She gains the wealth she dreamed of, and everything turns out well.
B. She loses the borrowed necklace and ends up worse off, though she was only trying to appear better off.
C. She finds the necklace early, and her social status improves.
D. Her husband refuses to help and she solves it entirely on her own.
B. She loses the borrowed necklace and ends up worse off, though she was only trying to appear better off.
What do the lines below mean?
"I am a woman of faith, a citizen not a suspect. I carry a breaking heart within, I hold mics not guns."
a. she is a responsible woman, not a criminal
b. she is from a different country
c. she always carries a microphone with her
d. she feels tired of introducing herself
a. she is a responsible woman, not a criminal
Which is a valid way to being a summary sentence at the end of your paragraph response?
a. This means...
b. The text says...
c. Paragraph 5 states...
d. To conclude...
d. To conclude...
What is a theme shown by the quote below?
a. Parents should support their children
b. You should always plant flowers in your yard
c. Life experiences help us grow and learn
d. Miss Lottie was just an old woman
"I scrambled to my feet and just stood there and stared at her, and that was the moment when childhood faded and womanhood began. That violent, crazy act was the last act of childhood. For as I gazed at the immobile face with the sad, weary eyes, I gazed upon a kind of reality which is hidden to childhood. The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who had dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility."
c. Life experiences help us grow and learn
Who lets Mathilde Loisel borrow the necklace in "The Necklace?"
Madame Forestier
What is the difference between the tone of "Welcome to America" and "Sure, You Can Ask Me a Personal Question?"
America- genuine, serious
Personal Question-sarcastic
What is a strategy the author uses to develop the central idea in the story?
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One strategy the author uses to develop the central idea in the story is...