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Unit 2 Week 5
pp. 172 - 175
Name: ____________________
I have read my story, discussed
the after reading questions, and
reviewed the story vocabulary
on the back of this bookmark
for my homework tonight.
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Unit 2 Week 5
pp. 172 - 175
Created by: Joanne Warner
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Created by: Joanne Warner
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After Reading: Find the answers to the
following questions in your book.
1. Think about the ~ Essential Question:
How are writers inspired by animals?
2. The Sandpiper is a lyric poem.
What words rhyme in each stanza?
3. What words does the author use to
describe the sandpiper in the 2
nd
stanza on p. 172?
4. The Bat is also a lyric poem. What
words rhyme in each stanza?
5. What are the sleeping bats being
compared to in the 1
st
stanza? (simile)
6. Alliteration is the repetition of the
beginning sounds in words. What
alliteration does the author use in the
2
nd
stanza of Bat?
7. What do the words drowse, eaves,
and forage mean on p. 173?
8. The Grasshopper Springs is a Haiku
poem. How many syllables in each
line? p. 174
9. A metaphor is a direct comparison
without using like or as. What are the
fireflies being compared to in this
Haiku poem, Fireflies at Dusk?
Vocabulary Review
Discuss each vocabulary word. Use the glossary
to look up the definition of each word.
creative metaphor
brittle simile
descriptive rhyme
outstretched meter
creative metaphor
brittle simile
descriptive rhyme
outstretched meter
After Reading: Find the answers to the
following questions in your book.
1. Think about the ~ Essential Question:
How are writers inspired by animals?
2. The Sandpiper is a lyric poem.
What words rhyme in each stanza?
3. What words does the author use to
describe the sandpiper in the 2
nd
stanza on p. 172?
4. The Bat is also a lyric poem. What
words rhyme in each stanza?
5. What are the sleeping bats being
compared to in the 1
st
stanza? (simile)
6. Alliteration is the repetition of the
beginning sounds in words. What
alliteration does the author use in the
2
nd
stanza of Bat?
7. What do the words drowse, eaves,
and forage mean on p. 173?
8. The Grasshopper Springs is a Haiku
poem. How many syllables in each
line? p. 174
9. A metaphor is a direct comparison
without using like or as. What are the
fireflies being compared to in this
Haiku poem, Fireflies at Dusk?
Vocabulary Review
Discuss each vocabulary word. Use the glossary
to look up the definition of each word.