The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos William

1. The Red WheelbarrowbyWilliam Carlos William Readiness Standard3.8 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Supportive Standard3.6 Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse).

2. so much dependsupon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the whitechickens.

3. so much depends upon a red wheel3 barrow glazed with rain water 6 beside the white chickens. • 3.6A describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse) This poem is an example of a free verse poem because • A) it tells a story • B) has a funny ending • C) it does not rhyme and it does not follow standard form • D) it describes feelings

4. so much depends upon a red wheel3 barrow glazed with rain water 6 beside the white chickens. • 3.2B ask relevant questions, seek clarification, and locate facts and details about stories and other texts and support answers with evidence from textWhat is the speaker talking about in this poem? • A) the speaker is describing a red wheelbarrow • B) the speaker is talking about rain • C) the speaker is talking about the importance of a wheel barrow • D) the speaker is talking about a farm

5. so much depends upon a red wheel3 barrow glazed with rain water 6 beside the white chickens. • 3.4B use context to determine the relevant meaning of unfamiliar words or distinguish among multiple meaning words and homographIn line 4 the word glazed means • A) hit • B) touched • C) form a smooth, wet, shine • D) form a sticky cover

6. so much depends upon a red wheel3 barrow glazed with rain water 6 beside the white chickens. • 3.6 understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse). Fig. 19D make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understandingThe speaker uses one broken sentence mainly to • A) describe a red wheel barrow • B) describe a farm • C) describe a raining day • D) describe a picture or scene

7. so much depends upon a red wheel3 barrow glazed with rain water 6 beside the white chickens. • 3.6 understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to describe the characteristics of various forms of poetry and how they create imagery (e.g., narrative poetry, lyrical poetry, humorous poetry, free verse). Fig. 19D make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support understanding By the end of the poem the reader realizes that the speaker used words such as red and white • A) to help the reader visualize a picture or painting • B) to help the reader like the poem • C) to describe a wheel barrow • D) to describe a chicken