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What are "they"?
This task is about predicting and making inferences.
Question
1
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Read the first part of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
a) Name
all
the things you think "they" might be:
b) Which word gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
Question
1
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Read the first and second parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
Read the first and second parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
c) Name
all
the things you think "they" might be now:
d) Which words in these parts gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
Question
1
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Read the first, second, and third parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
and which
is hot
and which
is cold.
Read the first, second, and third parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
and which
is hot
and which
is cold.
e) Name what you think "they" might be now:
f) Which words in these parts gave you the best clue for what "they" might be?
Question
1
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Read the first, second, third, and fourth parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
and which
is hot
and which
is cold.
But still
I'm only five years old
so when we're going any place
I let my mother
wash my face.
Read the first, second, third, and fourth parts of the poem:
Perhaps
_______
may not seem to be
a nuisance
but they are to me.
Although I try
with all my might
I cannot
tell the left from right
and which
is hot
and which
is cold.
But still
I'm only five years old
so when we're going any place
I let my mother
wash my face.
g) Choose the line from the fourth part of the poem that gives you the best clue:
But still
I'm only five years old
so when we're going any place
I let my mother
wash my face
But still
I'm only five years old
so when we're going any place
I let my mother
wash my face
h) What do you think "they" might be:
i) How could "they" be a nuisance?