AnswersCCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 23.01300 YL ICThe Promise of America: Different Genres' Approaches to the Same Topic

The Promise of America: Different Genres' Approaches to the Same Topic Answers

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Which of these statements is a possible theme for a poem on immigration?

A
Immigrants should be treated fairly.
B
Immigration of people from Asia.
C
It was not easy for Juan to come to America.
D
Immigration brings hope and challenges.
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Which quotation from the poem "Ellis Island" supports the theme "A culture of conquering others is unhealthy”?

A
waited the long days of quarantine,
B
after leaving the sickness, / the old Empires of Europe,
C
nine decades the answerer / of dreams.
D
Another voice speaks / of native lands / within this nation.
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Which statement is the best description of the way Bruchac, the author of "Ellis Island" and Keeler, the author of "Thanksgiving: A Native American View" describe European Americans?

A
Both Bruchac and Keeler realize the contributions of Europeans to America.
B
Bruchac identifies with Europeans as a descendant, and Keeler believes that they are enemies.
C
Bruchac has mixed feelings about the coming of Europeans, and Keeler considers them oppressors.
D
Both Bruchac and Keeler consider the arrival of Europeans to be purely destructive.
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These were not merely "friendly Indians.”

A
The author is arguing that the American Indians were able to help the Pilgrims, because they were sophisticated.
B
The author is arguing that the American Indians were nice, and that is why they helped the Pilgrims.
C
The author is arguing that the Pilgrims were not friendly, in contrast to the American Indians.
D
The author is arguing that neither the Pilgrims nor the American Indians were friendly.
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Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View"?

A
The poem uses figurative language, and the essay relies on adjectives for description.
B
The poem uses emotion, and the essay is more moderate.
C
The poem gives the author’s opinion, and the essay gives only facts.
D
The essay shows the author’s feelings, and the poem does not.
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I see, in the "First Thanksgiving" story, a hidden Pilgrim heart. The story of that heart is the real tale than needs to be told. What did it hold? Bigotry, hatred, greed, self-righteousness? We have seen the evil that it caused in the 350 years since. Genocide, environmental devastation, poverty, world wars, racism.

A
The argument is purely emotional.
B
The argument uses emotion and also examples.
C
The argument is purely logical.
D
The argument uses facts, details, and statistics.
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Where is the hero who will destroy that heart of evil? I believe it must be each of us. Indeed, when I give thanks this Thursday and I cook my native food, I will be thinking of this hidden heart and how my ancestors survived the evil it caused.

A
This is an emotional argument, because she wants readers to be angry at the Pilgrims for mistreating the American Indians.
B
This is an emotional appeal that tries to persuade people to be heroes who overcome evil.
C
This is a logical appeal that tries to explain why people should be heroes.
D
This is a logical appeal that shows how American Indians survived the evil they experienced.
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Which quotation supports the theme “Having a mixed cultural heritage can lead to mixed feelings”?

A
where the two Slovak children / who became my grandparents
B
I too come to this island, / nine decades the answerer / of dreams.
C
Yet only one part of my blood loves that memory. / Another voice speaks
D
knowledge of the seasons / in their veins.
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Which line from the poem "Ellis Island" best supports the theme “For some, immigration is a source of hope”?

A
Beyond the red brick of Ellis Island
B
Like millions of others,
C
Another voice speaks
D
nine decades the answerer / of dreams.
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Which of these statements is effectively worded as a theme?

A
American Indians had their land taken away.
B
Connection to nature can influence cultures.
C
The mistreatment of American Indians.
D
The promise of America.

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