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Comfortable Old Chair

Comfortable Old Chair. by Karla Kuskin. RID Revised 9/09. 1 Which sentence best states the main idea of the poem? A. Everyone wants an old chair. B. Everyone owns a good book. C. Everyone needs a special place. .

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Comfortable Old Chair

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  1. Comfortable Old Chair by Karla Kuskin RID Revised 9/09

  2. 1 Whichsentence best states the main idea of the poem? • A. Everyone wants an old chair. • B. Everyone owns a good book. • C. Everyone needs a special place. LC 01: Demonstrate understanding of theme or message and supporting details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)

  3. 2 What is the meaning of the phrase “make moving pictures in my • head” in line 12 of the poem? • A. The speaker imagines the story in her mind while she reads. • B. The speaker changes the words around while she reads. • C. The speaker watches a movie while she reads. LC 03: Make inferences or predictions based on the reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)

  4. 3 Who might appreciate this poem the most? • A. Someone who enjoys studying • B. Someone who likes long words • C. Someone who has an active imagination LA 10: Extend information beyond text—apply information, give a response to reading, express insight gained from reading (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)

  5. 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ LA 09: Analyze author’s purpose and evaluate effectiveness for different audiences (Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)

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  7. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to the following: So you can have: A place to be comfortable / a home The perfect place to read / let the words flow over you The stories you’ve read make or imagine moving pictures in your head A spot to brood / (free thinking) think in A spot to plot Spot to dream A spot to scheme A spot to be (imagine) anything / any person / anywhere A place to rest / relax / sleep Where my book is

  8. 2 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. This response provides more than two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. B. ...you can read... I. It’s good to relax... D. ...you can think... B. ...she is reading a book…

  9. 2 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. This response provides two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. F. ...a place to dream. B. ...a place to say thing silenly to your self.

  10. 1 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. This response provides one detail from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. A. To have comfort... A. To be safe at home. The two details from bullet A count as one score point.

  11. 1 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. This response provides one detail from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. H. ...what you won’t to be in your imagination... H. ...you can go places…in your imagination. The two details from bullet H count as one score point.

  12. 0 4 The poet says it is important to have a special place. Use two details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place. This response provides no details from the poem that explain why it is important to have a special place.

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