Red = exact quote with source/page (red: stop and get it right) Blue = clear explanation (blue: like the clear blue sky) Rate These Quote-burgers Be prepared to justify your score with specific examples from the passage. In Bud, Not Buddy, explain how Christopher Paul Curtis uses figurative language to show the experience of his main character. Context 4 points (who, when, where, page number/chapter) Exact quote with punctuation 2 points (can be broken . . .) Clearly explain significance of quote 4 points 1. In Chapter One it says, of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap tapped “one down the line.” This shows that there is good language. Context: _______ quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ “Exact Total: ______ 2. A great example of vivid language comes in Chapter One. In this scene, Bud is in an orphanage and is nervous about being adopted. He hears one of the caseworkers tapping down the line. In this quote, Curtis combines onomatopoeia and a vivid verb to write tapping down the line. It is a perfect image because the reader can hear the case worker’s shoes and feel the suspense. Context: _______ quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ “Exact Total: ______ 3. Curtis uses onomatopoeia and similes very effectively. In the very first chapter, Bud is in the orphanage waiting for the arrival of the caseworker. “One of the caseworkers came in and down the line . . . her high shoes tap-tap tapped sounding like little firecrackers going off on the wooden floor.” (page 1). Context: ________ quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ “Exact Total: ______
Red = exact quote with source/page (red: stop and get it right) Blue = clear explanation (blue: like the clear blue sky) Rate These Quote-burgers Be prepared to justify your score with specific examples from the passage. In Bud, Not Buddy, explain how Christopher Paul Curtis uses figurative language to show the experience of his main character. Context 4 points (who, when, where, page number/chapter) Exact quote with punctuation 2 points (can be broken . . .) Clearly explain significance of quote 4 points 1. In Chapter One it says, “one of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap tapped down the line.” This shows that there is good language. Context: _______ “Exact quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ Total: ______ 2. A great example of vivid language comes in Chapter One. In this scene, Bud is in an orphanage and is nervous about being adopted. He hears one of the caseworkers tapping down the line. In this quote, Curtis combines onomatopoeia and a vivid verb to write tapping down the line. It is a perfect image because the reader can hear the case worker’s shoes and feel the suspense. Context: _______ “Exact quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ Total: ______ 3. Curtis uses onomatopoeia and similes very effectively. In the very first chapter, Bud is in the orphanage waiting for the arrival of the caseworker. “One of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap tapped down the line . . . her high shoes sounding like little firecrackers going off on the wooden floor.” (page 1). Context: ________ “Exact quote,”: _________ Significance: ________ Total: ______
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