In this Common Core State Standards aligned Literature Kit we divide the novel by chapters or sections and feature reading comprehension and vocabulary questions In every chapter we include Before You Read and After You Read questions The Before You Read activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading They stimulate background knowledge and experience and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn The After You Read activities check students comprehension and extend their learning Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short answer questions and journal prompts Also included are writing tasks graphic organizers comprehension quiz word search and crossword to further develop students critical thinking and writing skills and analysis of the text About the Novel Angela s Ashes is a Pulitzer Prizewinning memoir about the author s own childhood and young adulthood Frank the eldest son of Malachy and Angela McCourt vividly describes the hardships endured by his family First living in Brooklyn the family moves back to Ireland after the death of Frank s sister Margaret There the family lives in poverty as Frank s father spends all the welfare money leaving little for food and clothes Frank s father finally gets work in England but neglects to send money home to his struggling family leaving Frank to support them The story continues with Frank searching tirelessly for a job settling in at the post office Eventually Frank is able to earn enough money to return to America hoping to start a new life All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom s Taxonomy

Angela’s Ashes – Literature Kit Gr. 9-12 PDF

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