Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.
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Part A: What do the first four lines of stanza 1 suggest about the current situation of the soldiers?
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They have been at war so long that they can barely remember their former lives.
They are retreating to their camp to escape the fighting.
They are depressed because they failed to achieve the day’s objectives.
They have come to depend upon each other for their continued survival.
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Part B: What does stanza 3 show about the soldiers’ situation?
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The soldiers are so weary that their mental state is affected.
The soldiers are not really able to leave the battle behind.
The soldiers are capable of doing what they have to do.
The soldiers learn to fend for themselves during a crisis.
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Part A: What do the first four lines of stanza 1 suggest about the current situation of the soldiers?
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Part B: What does stanza 3 show about the soldiers’ situation?
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Part A: Based on Stanza 1, which words best describe the soldiers?
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Part B: Which phrase from Stanza 1 best support the answer to Part A?
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RL.8.4
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Part A: Which lines of the poem show where the speaker begins to focus on the present rather than the past?
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Part B: What do these two lines best reveal about the speaker?
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RL.8.3
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What shift occurs in stanza 4?
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RL.8.5
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Part A: Think about how the three longer stanzas (1, 2, and 4) function in the poem. Which of these is the main function of stanza 1?
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Part A: Think about how the three longer stanzas (1, 2, and 4) function in the poem. Which of these is the main function of stanza 2?
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Part A: Think about how the three longer stanzas (1, 2, and 4) function in the poem. Which of these is the main function of stanza 4?
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RL.8.3
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Part B: How do stanzas 1, 2, and 4 work together to develop the theme of the poem?
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RL.8.3
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Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this poem?
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RL.8.2
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In what way does this poem challenge or disagree with the idea that to die for your country is a noble thing to do?
