Eveline
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4 Points
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5 Points
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| No evidence of having read the text. |
0
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0
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| Has difficulty answering Who? What? Where? When? (see
questions in next level) |
2
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1
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5
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4
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Can answer: Who? What? Where? When?
- Who is the main character in the story?
- What do you know about her?
- What other characters do we hear about in the story and what
are their relationships to her?
- What is the character's dilemma?
- Where and when does the story take place?
- Who wrote the story?
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9
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7
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13
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10
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- Describe the atmosphere of the setting.
- Why do you think that Eveline was so scared about leaving?
- What were her reasons for staying, and her reasons for leaving?
- What argument would her father have given her for staying?
- What argument would Frank have given her for leaving?
- What were her expectations of Frank and Buenos Aries?
- Does Eveline change or develop as the plot unfolds?
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17
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13
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21
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16
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- How does the author set the atmosphere?
- What do the following represent: dust, music, water, the
way Joyce used the passive and the active voice.
- Where are these elements seen in the story?
- Describe EvelineÕs life in Dublin as the story begins.
- How does that knowledge of that life affect the way we see
EvelineÕs relationship with Frank?
- What is the significance of the setting?
- What are the functions of the other characters mentioned?
- What is the main theme of the story?
- Compare this theme to a similar theme of a story, from real
life, or from literature / movies.
- What is your opinion of this story?
- Do you think it is relevant to young adults today? Why?
- If you were to make this into a movie, who would you cast
and why?
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25
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19
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21
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25
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The Road Not Taken
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4 Points
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5 Points
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| No evidence of having read the text. |
0
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0
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| Has difficulty answering Who? What? Where? When? (see
questions in next level) |
2
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1
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5
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4
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Can answer Who? What? Where? When?
- Who is talking? Describe the speaker.
- Where does the story take place?
- What is the speakerÕs conflict and how is it resolved?
- Who wrote the poem?
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9
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7
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13
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10
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- What are the pros and cons of the dilemma?
- How does the speaker solve the dilemma?
- Describe the atmosphere of the setting.
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17
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13
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21
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16
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- What is the significance of the setting?
- How does the author set the atmosphere?
- Is the narrator of the poem happy / satisfied with his decision?
How do you know?
- Why did the other road "(have) perhaps the better claim"?
- What is the main theme of the story?
- Compare this theme to a similar theme from real life, or
from literature.
- If you were to make this into a video clip, who would you
cast and why? Can you think of music you would use in the background?
Where would you set it?
- Compare this poem to "The Way" What do the 2 have in common?
In what way are they different? Which is the more optimistic
of the 2? Why?
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25
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19
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21
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25
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Fire and Ice
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4 Points
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5 Points
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| No evidence of having read the text. |
0
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0
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| Has difficulty answering Who? What? Where? When? (see
questions in next level) |
2
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1
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5
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4
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Can answer Who? What? Where? When?
- Who is the narrator? How old do you think s/he is?
- What is the poem about?
- Who wrote the poem?
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9
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7
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13
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10
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- What 2 things are the poet comparing?
- What does "fire" represent?
- What does "ice" represent?
- What does "the world" represent?
- Describe the tone or atmosphere?
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17
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13
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21
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16
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- How does the author set the atmosphere?
- What do you think is more destructive?
- Compare the elements in the poem to tangible things in real
life. · What is the main theme of the story?
- If you were to make this into a video clip, who would you
cast and why? Can you think of music you would use in the background?
Where would you set it?
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25
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19
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21
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25
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The Way
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4 Points
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5 Points
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| No evidence of having read the text. |
0
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0
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| Has difficulty answering Who? What? Where?
When? (see questions in next level) |
2
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1
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5
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4
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Can answer Who? What? Where? When?
- Who are the 2 voices in the poem?
- How old do you think s/he is / they are?
- What is the poem about?
- Who wrote the poem?
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9
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7
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13
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10
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- What is the conflict?
- Muir wrote that he was always obsessed with time. How can
we see this obsession in this poem?
- Describe the tone or atmosphere.
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17
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13
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21
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16
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- How does the author set the atmosphere?
- What is the main theme of the story?
- How do you make important decisions in your life?
- Compare this poem to "The Way" What do the 2 have in common?
In what way are they different? Which is the more optimistic
of the 2? Why?
- If you were to make this into a video clip, who would you
cast and why? Can you think of music you would use in the background?
Where would you set it?
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25
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19
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21
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25
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