The Living Photograph
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English
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4th - 5th Grade
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Easy
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4 Slides • 15 Questions
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The Living Photograph
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Multiple Choice
To whom do you think the title of the poem relates to?
The persona's sister
The persona's girlfriend
The persona's grandmother
The persona's grandfather
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My small grandmother is tall there,
straight-back, white broderie anglaise shirt,
pleated skirt, flat shoes, grey bun,
a kind, old smile round her eyes.
Her big hand holds mine,
white hand in black hand.
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Multiple Choice
In stanza 1, which words mean ‘open embroidery on white linen'?
broderie anglaise
pleated
flat
staright-back
5
Multiple Choice
Describe the grandmother’s skirt
flat
pleated
grey
tall
6
Multiple Choice
Describe the grandmother's shoes
tall
white
flat
pleated
7
Multiple Choice
Which line tells you that the writer and her grandmother are from different ethnic background?
a kind old smile
round her eyes
her big hands holds mine
white hand in black hand
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Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
It was true after all; that look.
My tall grandmother became small.
Her back round and hunched.
Her soup forgot to boil.
She went to the awful place grandmothers go.
Somewhere unknown, unthinkable.
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Multiple Choice
What happened to her grandmother’s physical appearance as she aged?
Her sharp blue eyes look her own death in the eye.
She becomes small and short because her back becomes round and hunched.
My small grandmother is tall there
She wears pleated skirt
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Multiple Choice
The grandmother had become senile. How do you know this?
Her soup forgot to boil
Her back round and hunched
She went to the awful place grandmothers go
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Multiple Select
How does the persona describe the other world? How does this reflect the persona’s perception of life after death?
unknown
awful
unthinkable
indescribable
12
Multiple Select
Who are in the photograph?
his/her grandmother
his/her parents
the persona
his/her cat
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But there she is still,
in the photo with me at three,
the crinkled smile is still living, breathing.
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Multiple Choice
How old was the persona when the photograph was taken?
1 year old
2 years old
3 years old
4 years old
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Multiple Select
What does the photograph represent?
*you may choose more than 1
the love the persona had for the grandmother
the memories the persona had with the grandmother
Nothing
The persona's revenge towards his/her enemy
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Open Ended
Why do you think the writer’s ‘small grandmother is tall’ in the photograph?
17
Poll
Where do you normally keep the pictures of your loved ones?
a photo album
phone
wallet/purse
in a favourite book
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Open Ended
Why do you think the writer’s ‘small grandmother is tall’ in the photograph?
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Open Ended
The persona shows how she loves and appreciates her grandmother in the poem. Give two other ways how you can show your love and appreciation towards your family members.
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