Open Up - Grade 8 - ELA - Module 1 - End of Unit 1 Assessment
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6 Questions
In this assessment you will complete a graphic organizer and answer selected response questions to show your understanding of characters in the story. You will need your copy of Summer of the Mariposas for this assessment.
Directions: Reread pages 187–192 and complete the chart below to prepare for discussion.
What does the incident with the nagual reveal about Odilia and Juanita?
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In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia, Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter. How does each Odilia respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? Record your thinking in the chart below.
Odilia:- Responses(s) (actions/choices)
- What aspect of her character does this reveal?
- Supporting evidence/quote from text
In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia, Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter. How does each Odilia respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? Record your thinking in the chart below.
Odilia:
- Responses(s) (actions/choices)
- What aspect of her character does this reveal?
- Supporting evidence/quote from text
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In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia, Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter. How does each Juanita respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? Record your thinking in the chart below.
Juanita:- Responses(s) (actions/choices)
- What aspect of her character does this reveal?
- Supporting evidence/quote from text
In Chapter 12, Odilia calls on the goddess Tonantzin to help her and her sisters escape the nagual. Reread page 187, beginning where Odilia awakens her sisters (“Juanita, Velia, Delia, I called to my sisters . . .”) until the end of the chapter. How does each Juanita respond during their attempts to escape? What aspect of her character does this reveal? Record your thinking in the chart below.
Juanita:
- Responses(s) (actions/choices)
- What aspect of her character does this reveal?
- Supporting evidence/quote from text
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Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it.
“Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.
What aspect of the nagual’s character is revealed in this passage?
Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it.
“Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.
What aspect of the nagual’s character is revealed in this passage?
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RL.8.1
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Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it.
“Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.
This passage reveals that the goddess Tonantzin
Directions: Read each quote from chapter 12. Then answer the question below it.
“Stir it, I say!” the goddess ordered. Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder somewhere out in the distant sky. “Stir it before I take my leave. I want to make sure you do your job as well as I do mine.”
“No, please,” the nagual begged, inching along the wall.
This passage reveals that the goddess Tonantzin
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RL.8.1
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When Odilia and her sisters sing together, the dead butterflies come back to life and dance to their song. What does this reveal about the sisters?
When Odilia and her sisters sing together, the dead butterflies come back to life and dance to their song. What does this reveal about the sisters?
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“Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.”
This quote reveals
“Then you can take your place in my favorite collection, the lovely bones of a thousand children, sacrificed with Cecilia’s blessing. Your death will release me from this curse.”
This quote reveals
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