4/16 Warm-Up

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3 questions
1

Categorize each character trait as positive or negative by dragging and dropping it under the correct heading.

  • childish
  • imaginative
  • loyal
  • clueless
  • self-centered
  • hopeful
  • trusting
  • understanding
  • selfish
  • pushy
  • Positive Character Traits
  • Negative Character Traits
1

Vocabulary Review: Review some vocabulary from "The Highwayman" by matching each word to the correct definition.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
a large sailing ship
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
to twist or move painfully
And dark in the dark old inn-yard a stable wicket creaked / Where Tim the ostler listened. His face was white and peaked.
wave as a threat in anger
She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood!
a small door or gate
Back, he spurred like a madman, shouting a curse to the sky, With the white road smoking behind him and his rapier brandished high.
a window attached to a frame by hinges
For Bess could see, through her casement, the road that he would ride.
1

Put the following paragraph features in the correct order.

  1. Topic Sentence
  2. Concluding Sentence
  3. Evidence
  4. Context and Introduce Evidence
  5. Analysis