STORIES AND POEMS
The Treasure of Lemon Brown ( click this link)
O Captain! My Captain!(clik the link)
I HEAR AMERICA SINGING ( click the link)
I TOO (click the link)
GRANDMA LING( click this link)
LEGACY II ( click this link)
PRINT THE QUESTIONS AND THE CHART.
- Why was Greg afraid of doing badly in math?
- Why did Greg go into the abandoned building?
- How did Greg help Lemon Brown?
- When Greg asks Lemon Brown whether he thinks his treasure is worth fighting for, Lemon Brown says: "What else a man got 'cepting what he can pass on to his son, or his daughter ...".How does this quote explain the meaning of Lemon Brown's treasure?
- How has meeting Lemon Brown changed the way Greg feels about his father?
- Greg Ridley believes his father will not allow him to play basketball with the Scorpions because …
- Tell TWO things we know about Greg's father.
- People used to call Lemon Brown "Sweet Lemon Brown" because (–).
- Why do you think Lemon Brown stands still at the top of the stairs when the neighborhood thugs are looking for him?
- At the end of the story Greg "... thought ahead of what his father would say and wondered if he should tell him about Lemon Brown. He thought about it... and decided against it."
- Why do you think he decided against it?
The Present Perfect Workshop
Put the verb in brackets
into the correct tense.
1.
He_______________ (live) in London for two years and then _______________ (go)
to Edinburgh.
2. When I left
school I_______________ (cut) my hair and_______________ (wear) it short ever
since.
3. My
brother_______________ (write) several plays. He_______________ (just/finish)
his second tragedy.
4.
I_______________ (not see) him for three years, I wonder where he is.
5.
He_______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give up.
6. I_______________
(do) this sort of work when I_______________ (be) an apprentice.
7.
I_______________ (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.
8.
_______________ you_______________ (see) the moon last night?
9. The clock
isn't slow, it_______________ (stop).
10. A:
Who_______________ (you/vote) for in the last election?
B:
I_______________ (vote) for Mr. Pitt.
A:
He_______________ (not/be) elected, _______________ (be) he?
B: No,
he_______________ (lose) his deposit.
11. A:
_______________ (you/like) your last job?
B:
I_______________ (like) it at first but then I_______________ (quarrel) with my
employer and he_______________ (dismiss) me.
A: How
long_______________ you there?
B:
I_______________ there for two weeks.
12. A:
_______________ (Mary/feed) the cat?
B: Yes,
she_______________ (feed) him before lunch.
A:
What_______________ (she/give) him?
B:
She_______________ (give) him some fish.
13. A:
I_______________ (not see) your aunt recently.
B: No,
she_______________ (not be) out of the house since she_______________ (buy) her
colour TV.
14. A:
How_______________ (you/get) that scar?
B:
I_______________ (got) it in a car accident a year ago.
15.
She_______________ (say) she'd ring me this morning, but it's now 12.30 and
she_______________ (not/ring) yet.
16.
It_______________ (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so
the match _______________ (be) postponed.
17. A:
Why_______________ (you/make) such a horrible noise?
B:
I_______________ (lose) my key and I_______________ (try) to wake up my wife by
throwing stones at her window.
A:
You_______________ (throw) stones at the wrong window. You live next door.
18.
He_______________ (not/stop) since he arrived.
19.
He_______________ (ride), that's why he's wearing a riding hat.
20. A: How
long_______________ (you/drive)?
B:
I_______________ (drive) for ten years.
21.
_______________ (you/lock) the house before you left?
22. I can't go
out because I_______________ (not/finish) my homework yet.
23. A:
Where_______________ (you/be or go)
B:
I_______________ (be or go) to the dentist.
A:
_______________ (he/take) out your bad tooth?
B: Yes,
he_______________ .
A:
_______________ (it/hurt)?
24.
I_______________ (ride) all the horses in this stable.
25. A:
What_______________ (you/do)?
B:
We_______________ (pick) apples.
A: How
many_______________ (you/pick)?
B:
We_______________ (pick) ten basketfuls.
26. The
car_______________ (make) a very funny noise ever since it _______________ (run
out) of petrol.
27. Originally,
horses used in bull fights_______________ (not/wear) any protection, but for
some time now they_______________ (wear) special padding.
28. That
pipe_______________ (leak) for ages. We must get it fixed.
29. A:
_______________ (you/ever/try) to give up smoking?
B: Yes,
I_______________ (try) last year, but then I_______________ (find) that I was
getting fat so I_______________ (start) again.
30. A:
_______________ (be) the plumber here yet?
B: Yes, but
he_______________ (only/stay) for an hour.
A:
What_______________ (he/do) in that time.
B: He_______________ (turn off) the water
and_______________ (empty) the tank.
POETRY
ANALYSIS CHART
Directions: 1) Read each poem closely and write the
correct information in the appropriate box.
LITERARY
DEVICE
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O Captain!
My Captain!
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I Hear America
Singing
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I Too
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Grandma Ling
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LEGACY II
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Who is
the speaker?
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Number of
lines
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Number of
stanzas
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Tone
/Mood
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Theme
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Summary
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Metaphor/Simile
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Refrain
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Personification
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Alliteration
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Onomatopoeia
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Rhyme
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Personal
Reaction (What do you think about it?)
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Part II: Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the best response. Write your answer on the line provided.
_____ 8. the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually
happens
a. grim
b. trills
c. irony
d. rack
_____ 9. stern, depressing, or unpleasant
a. victor
b. rack
c. irony
d. grim
_____ 10. not a true rhyme, but a close rhyme that hints at the perfect rhyme
a. rack
b. near-rhyme
c. line break
d. trills
_____ 11. the shaking or straining of something
a. rack
b. line break
c. grim
d. exulting
_____ 12. the end of a line of poetry
a. trills
b. near-rhyme
c. line break
d. victor
_____ 13. to play a musical instrument with a quavering sound
a. irony
b. exulting
c. near-rhyme
d. trills
_____ 14. the winner
a. victor
b. rack
c. exulting
d. irony
_____ 15. rejoicing
a. near-rhymed.
b. victor
c. exulting
d. trill