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ELA 10 CFA 1 (Unit 1 Summative)

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Multiple Choice: Text Evidence, Plot Elements, and Vocabulary
More Than a Recipe

[1] Nina spent the morning strolling through the charming streets of Mahone Bay with her mother; this had become their daily ritual since arriving at her grandmother’s cottage in Nova Scotia for the summer. Every day after breakfast, Nina’s grandmother would write out a shopping list for the evening meal, and the pair would venture into town to purchase the ingredients, always stopping to buy a bouquet of fragrant flowers from the local florist shop. It was absolutely stunning in Mahone Bay. In fact, Nina read on a sign that it was once voted the most picturesque city in Canada, and it was easy to see why.

[2] In the evenings, Nina would sit at the antique kitchen table and write about her daily adventures on her blog, knowing her friends back home in Florida anxiously awaited the latest blog post about her exploits. She knew they enjoyed perusing her photos of the Nova Scotia coastline and various wildlife pictures.

[3] “What are you writing about today, sweetie?” inquired Nina’s mother.

[4] “I’m writing about making Grandmother’s rappie pie today. Not one of my friends has ever heard of it, so I’m posting the recipe for them to try,” replied Nina.

[5] Nina’s mother perched on the edge of a chair at the table and said, “Honey, it’s pronounced râpure pie; it’s an Acadian dish that gets its name from the French phrase patates râpées: grated potatoes.”

[6] Nina sighed, playfully rolling her eyes while simultaneously tapping away at the keyboard. “I know, but none of my friends know what Acadian means, and they definitely don’t speak French. Besides, even the kids I’ve met around here call them rappie pies, too.”

[7] Nina’s mom gazed at her daughter thoughtfully and placed her hand gently on Nina’s arm, urging, “Well, then, maybe this is an opportunity for you to teach them a little something about your ancestral heritage.”

[8] Nina considered the idea and said, “OK. But tell me again what Acadian means? That our family is from France?”

[9] Nina’s mom nodded her assent.

[10] Nina nodded and said, “And part of the French culture that survived has a lot to do with the food and the language, right?”

[11] Nina’s mom smiled and said, “Yes, that’s right, the food and language are integral to our past. My family has long made râpure pies for special occasions and holidays. It’s something that I hope you grow to appreciate and prepare for your children one day.”

[12] Nina smiled and said, “Mom, you know how much I love Grandmother’s râpure pies. It’s just that rappie pies makes the recipe sound more, you know, modern and cool.”

[13] Nina’s mother reached over and lovingly tousled her daughter’s hair. “OK, my dear daughter. But don’t you think your grandmother’s feelings might be hurt for you to change the very essence of something that is so special to her, that was so special to her own grandmother, with just the stroke of a key on your computer?” Nina’s mom looked at her daughter intently. “I would just like you to consider what you are doing to a special and time-honored tradition in order to make your blog sound more ‘modern and cool.’”

[14] Nina sighed and gazed at her keyboard. “I didn’t think of the change as being something that might hurt Grandmother’s feelings; I guess, though, that it would be kind of disrespectful to change our family tradition, and I definitely don’t want Grandmother to think I don’t care about our history.”

[15] “I’m glad you are starting to understand how critically important word choices can be when writing about culture and history. I’m certain that your friends will find your ancestry fascinating. This is a wonderful opportunity to educate through your social media,” said Nina’s mom.

[16] Nina suddenly perked up and said, “I wonder if I should claim that I’m related to Joan of Arc or Napoleon Bonaparte!”

[17] Laughing, Nina’s mom replied, “Let’s just stick with being the grateful descendants of potato-pie artisans.”
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In paragraph 1, what does the word picturesque most likely mean?

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Which phrase from paragraph 1 best supports the answer to question 1?

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What important lesson does Nina learn from her mother?

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Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to question 3?

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Which details from the passage best support the theme of preserving traditions and relationships among generations? Select two that apply.

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Which statement best describes the point of view of Nina’s mother regarding family traditions from different cultures?

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What does the word exploits most likely mean in paragraph 2?

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Select the sentence from the passage that shows Nina’s reason for wanting to change the name of the family recipe for râpure pies to rappie pies.

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What is a theme of this passage?

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Which paragraph from the passage best supports the theme in part A?

TEEL Paragraph
More Than a Recipe
[1] Nina spent the morning strolling through the charming streets of Mahone Bay with her mother; this had become their daily ritual since arriving at her grandmother’s cottage in Nova Scotia for the summer. Every day after breakfast, Nina’s grandmother would write out a shopping list for the evening meal, and the pair would venture into town to purchase the ingredients, always stopping to buy a bouquet of fragrant flowers from the local florist shop. It was absolutely stunning in Mahone Bay. In fact, Nina read on a sign that it was once voted the most picturesque city in Canada, and it was easy to see why.

[2] In the evenings, Nina would sit at the antique kitchen table and write about her daily adventures on her blog, knowing her friends back home in Florida anxiously awaited the latest blog post about her exploits. She knew they enjoyed perusing her photos of the Nova Scotia coastline and various wildlife pictures.

[3] “What are you writing about today, sweetie?” inquired Nina’s mother.

[4] “I’m writing about making Grandmother’s rappie pie today. Not one of my friends has ever heard of it, so I’m posting the recipe for them to try,” replied Nina.

[5] Nina’s mother perched on the edge of a chair at the table and said, “Honey, it’s pronounced râpure pie; it’s an Acadian dish that gets its name from the French phrase patates râpées: grated potatoes.”

[6] Nina sighed, playfully rolling her eyes while simultaneously tapping away at the keyboard. “I know, but none of my friends know what Acadian means, and they definitely don’t speak French. Besides, even the kids I’ve met around here call them rappie pies, too.”
[7] Nina’s mom gazed at her daughter thoughtfully and placed her hand gently on Nina’s arm, urging, “Well, then, maybe this is an opportunity for you to teach them a little something about your ancestral heritage.”

[8] Nina considered the idea and said, “OK. But tell me again what Acadian means? That our family is from France?”

[9] Nina’s mom nodded her assent.

[10] Nina nodded and said, “And part of the French culture that survived has a lot to do with the food and the language, right?”

[11] Nina’s mom smiled and said, “Yes, that’s right, the food and language are integral to our past. My family has long made râpure pies for special occasions and holidays. It’s something that I hope you grow to appreciate and prepare for your children one day.”

[12] Nina smiled and said, “Mom, you know how much I love Grandmother’s râpure pies. It’s just that rappie pies makes the recipe sound more, you know, modern and cool.”

[13] Nina’s mother reached over and lovingly tousled her daughter’s hair. “OK, my dear daughter. But don’t you think your grandmother’s feelings might be hurt for you to change the very essence of something that is so special to her, that was so special to her own grandmother, with just the stroke of a key on your computer?” Nina’s mom looked at her daughter intently. “I would just like you to consider what you are doing to a special and time-honored tradition in order to make your blog sound more ‘modern and cool.’”

[14] Nina sighed and gazed at her keyboard. “I didn’t think of the change as being something that might hurt Grandmother’s feelings; I guess, though, that it would be kind of disrespectful to change our family tradition, and I definitely don’t want Grandmother to think I don’t care about our history.”

[15] “I’m glad you are starting to understand how critically important word choices can be when writing about culture and history. I’m certain that your friends will find your ancestry fascinating. This is a wonderful opportunity to educate through your social media,” said Nina’s mom.

[16] Nina suddenly perked up and said, “I wonder if I should claim that I’m related to Joan of Arc or Napoleon Bonaparte!”

[17] Laughing, Nina’s mom replied, “Let’s just stick with being the grateful descendants of potato-pie artisans.”
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Choose one of the following prompts to respond to in a TEEL paragraph.

Option 1: In the story, Nina and her mother discuss how traditions are important to their culture. Describe whether your cultural values are similar to or different from the ones described in the story.

Option 2: Explain how culture plays a role in Nina's life in the text, "More than a Recipe."

Option 3: Explain how this story represents a literary theme.
(use a theme from our theme wall)

IMPORTANT: When done, mark:
- topic sentence in orange
- evidence sentence in yellow
- explanation sentences in green
- link sentence in blue

Editing: Sentence structures and MINTS
A Marsunderstanding

(1) NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars in 2012 with the goal of finding evidence of single-celled organisms; but the search for life on Mars has been going on far longer than NASA has existed. (2) The idea has its roots in the nineteenth century, thanks largely to a mistranslation.

(3) Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli had the opportunity to observe Mars through a new and powerful telescope in 1877. (4) In his published remarks, Schiaparelli talked about long, straight lines on the Martian surface. (5) Which he described in Italian as canali, meaning channels or grooves. (6) English translators chose to simplify the word to canals; and this suggested to some a landscape altered by engineering.

(7) The idea of an advanced civilization on Mars inspired the American astronomer Percival Lowell, who used the “existence” of canals on Mars as the basis for much of his work. (8) Lowell published several books on the subject in his lifetime, most famously mars and its canals in 1903. (9) As the book contained depictions of the canal systems they also included Lowell’s conjectures that an advanced civilization had constructed them.

(10) While astronomy has since proven that the canals were an optical illusion, the search for life on the red planet may not have endured so long in the popular imagination had Schiaparelli’s translator been more careful.
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What change is needed in sentence 1?

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What change should occur in sentence 6?

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What change is needed in sentence 8?

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What change is needed is sentence 9?

Vocabulary
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a conclusion drawn from hints in the text
a quote that helps prove your idea about the text
examining a text's different parts and how the author put it together
showing ideas in a clear and direct way
giving credit to a story or person for an idea
cite
text evidence
analysis
explicit
inference