Common Core Standard RL.8.3 Questions

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Grade 8 Story Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

In each box, write the definition for the specific plot element.

Grade 8 Places (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

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Which statement best describes Jane's mother?

She was a terrible cook and housekeeper.
She worked hard and cared about Jane.
She did not know how to repair a house.
She did not like people stopping by unexpected.

Grade 8 Story Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

In each space, include a brief description of what happens and a quote from the story to represent that plot element.

Grade 8 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

Fill in the plot pyramid with details from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

Grade 8 Tone and Mood CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

The footsteps were coming closer. I knew I had to get out of there fast. Looking desperately around, I finally spotted a small window at the end of the room, a beacon of light in the dark, rancid basement. I sprinted and leapt up to grab a ceiling pipe. Thankfully, the pipe was close enough to the window to allow me to swing my body through. My enemy was making his way down the hall, bursting open door after door. I needed to break through this window in two tries to make it out in time.

What is the mood of the passage?

timid
cheerful
sorrowful
daring

Grade 8 Story Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

After reading your story, fill in the boxes for each of the plot elements.
Include a short sentence to explain how each element appears in the story.
Also, include a page number where an example of that element can be found.

Grade 8 Reading Strategies CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

What is the genre of the movie?

Grade 8 Making Predictions CCSS: CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, RL.8.1, RL.8.3

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In the boxes below, write three different quotes that show Tom's desire to become a prince. On the lines next to each quote explain how that particular quote helped add to Tom's princely image of himself.

Grade 8 Places (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

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How did Jane feel about the houses she passed on her way home?

She was upset that she had to walk so far.
She thought they were hiding ugliness inside.
She wished she could build one like them someday.
She admired their beauty and their special features.

Grade 8 Story Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

Label the part of Freytag's Pyramid that each letter represents

Grade 8 Places (Stories) CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

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Which choice best describes Jane's house?

It was white and red.
It had lots of people inside.
It looked old and was falling apart.
It sat in a dangerous part of town.

Grade 8 Character Study CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

An takes place within the mind of a character. The character struggles to make a decision, take an action or overcome a feeling.

irony
external conflict
internal conflict
personification

Grade 8 Character Study CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

An is one in which a character struggles against some outside force, such as another person.

tone
external conflict
internal conflict
personification

Grade 8 Character Study CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

is the act of creating and developing a a character whereby at the author depends on the reader to draw conclusions about the character's traits. Sometimes, the writer tells what other participants in the story say and think about the character.

Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Rising action
Personification

Grade 8 Character Study CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

is the act of creating and developing a character whereby the author states the character's traits or characteristics.

Direct characterization
Indirect characterization
Symbolism
Alliteration

Grade 8 Character Study CCSS: CCRA.R.3, RL.8.3

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What does the passage suggest about Pandora's husband?

He would never have opened the box - no matter what.
He was just as curious as Pandora.
He worked hard to provide for his family.
He would be punished for Pandora's actions.

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