Which two elements make Brown Girl Dreaming different from how memoirs are normally written?
Mark the box that matches each quotation from the poems with the mood (feeling) it shows.
Hopeful mood | Depressing mood | |
|---|---|---|
When I speak, / the words come pouring out of me. | ||
until there is nothing but pink / bits of eraser and a hole now | ||
and begin searching for brilliance / at another desk. | ||
someone who looked like me / had a story. |
Read the sentences from the poem “writing #1.”
When I speak, / the words come pouring out of me.
The story / wakes up and walks all over the room.
Which idea do these lines express (show)?
Read the sentence from “writing #1.”
But as I bend over my composition notebook, / only my name / comes quickly.
How does the sentence contribute to (add to) the poem “writing #1”?
The last three lines of the poem “when i tell my family” show that the speaker —
Which phrase or sentence does the author use to convey her relationship with her sister?
Part A
What is the message (main idea) of the poem “stevie and me”?
The speaker’s frequent comparisons between herself and her sister mainly emphasize —
In the poem “late autumn,” the speaker changes from feeling —
In contrast to the poem “the other woodson,” the poem “reading” shows how the speaker —
Why does the author use italic text in the poem “reading”?
Part B
In class we discussed how Woodson's poems are relatable and could inspire people in many different ways.
Using Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning, explain how YOU were able to relate to one of the situations Woodson faced in her poems.
For your evidence, you MUST quote words or lines word for word from the poem that you related to.