Read the following page fromMenace #5 (Marvel comics 1953):
Based on how it is used in the opening blurb, what does the word "yarn" mean?
a. a type of string b. a story c. an undead creature d. a type of comic book Scroll down for the answer.
_________________________ The context of the opening blurb suggests that the word "yarn", as used in the blurb, means b. story. However, if you put d. type of comic book, I would say that you at least got the best wrong answer. You're still wrong, though. :)
The way to figure this answer out is to knock out all answers you know are NOT the right one. Apostrophe is probably a term you are not as familiar with, so we can put that as a maybe. The others, however, you are familiar with. We can rule out metaphor because there is no comparison. Likewise with simile - plus there is no "like" or "as". As far as dramatic irony goes, there is nothing that we know that the characters in this song do not, so we can rule that out. That leaves us with 3rd Person Omniscient. Even if you are unclear on which person point of view this is told in, there is not knowledge of Mr. Blue Sky's thoughts, so we are not omniscient in this clip, so we can rule out that answer.
That brings us back to apostrophe. It is the only answer that isn't eliminated, so we can go with that one. Only choose answer choices you are not familiar with if you can rule out the other answers.
Apostrophe - talking to something or some concept that cannot talk back to you.
What literary term is being employed to make this ad effective?
a. archetype b. allusion c. irony d. personification Scroll down for the answer. _____________________ This ad is to make you think about saving the planet by not using too many paper towels. This is only made possible if the towel color is green, since green is an archetypal symbol of life - especially sine the remaining color is black, which is an archetype for death. The correct answer is a.
Never fear, fellow teacher - your question of the day is just a scroll below!
Teaching ACES step-by-step
You are using these questions to help prepare your kids for the reading comprehension multiple choice questions, but do you have a solid plan for getting them to answer the constructed response section? If not, consider below:
ACES provides a formula for students to think about when formatting a constructed response or short answer question. It is the basic structure for organized writing and is often used to set students up for larger works that will require thesis statements and paragraphs. It is also often used on state testing.
The poem "Ozymandias" is used to break down each component in each lesson.
Teaching this basic structure can be time consuming and irritating for both student and teacher. This pack aims to alleviate some of that stress on both by scaffolding the process and having students practice one element at a time, building upon previous lessons until all elements are mastered. It can be done in a series of four days or less, if needed, but I prefer to teach this one day a week over four weeks.
After going through the example, students get a chance to practice each part ( lesson one is only A, lesson two is A and C, lesson three is A, C, and E, and the final lesson is A, C, E, and S.
The primary text is "Ozymandias" by Shelley and students will practice on each section using passages from "Fire and Ice" by Frost, The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis, Dune by Herbert, and Invisible Man by Ellison.
Each lesson has a student worksheet to let them practice with a small reading passage.
I created this last year for use with my inclusion class and it worked wonders. It made it where they could grasp what we were asking for and by breaking it down into chunks, they were not overwhelmed. I have an honors class this semester and will be using it with them as well.
Read the first stanza from "The Star Spangled Banner."
Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thru the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? According to this stanza, where is the flag?
a. flying proudly over the fort b. flying proudly over the land of the free and the home of the brave c. destroyed by a bomb that burst in mid air d. the author doesn't know where the flag is
Scroll down for the answer.
___________________ See that question mark at the end of the stanza? The author is asking if the flag is still up. Therefore the correct answer is d.
In this issue, what literary device was writer Len Wein using for (what he thought) was a humorous effect? a. onomatopoeia b. visual imagery c. graphic contrast d. allusion Scroll down for the answer. ______________________ a., b., and c. are incorrect. While all three of these literary devices are used in this panel, none of them drive the humor. Make sure the answer fits ALL of the question. A partially wrong answer is a completely wrong answer. d. is correct since it is a take off on the old Superman cartoons where he would often say, this looks like a job for....(take of glasses, rip off shirt, and say in a deeper voice) SUPERMAN! Bonus points to anyone who knows what the title is an allusion to.
