Poem 134: Ode to Dirt by Sharon Olds Author's Purpose Questions and Activities
Karen Rohach - Author's Purpose Expert
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Grade Levels
7th - 10th
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Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.1
CCSSRL.9-10.2
CCSSRL.9-10.4
CCSSRL.9-10.5
CCSSL.9-10.4a
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
10 pages
Karen Rohach - Author's Purpose Expert
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Description
This product contains higher-level thinking questions which ask students to determine why an author used specific strategies. It also has a poetry analysis activity which requires students to summarize sections of the poem and identify literary devices. There is a vocabulary identification chart and a literary device identification chart in which students must discuss the author's purpose for each device. Answers are provided for all activities.
Total Pages
10 pages
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Teaching Duration
N/A
Last updated Feb 21st, 2023
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.9-10.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
CCSSRL.9-10.5
Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
CCSSL.9-10.4a
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
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