English I Texts Review

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Across
  1. 2. The speaker of this poem realizes that you must do certain things despite being surrounded by people giving bad advice and demanding that you help them.
  2. 5. The speaker of this poem realizes that after an eventful life journey, he has finally found himself.
  3. 6. This short story tells about a young girl pretending to be a superhero in order to protect her family.
  4. 12. In this short story, Lizabeth reflects on the summer she had a negative interaction with her elderly neighbor, Miss Lottie.
  5. 13. This man has an unlikely success story, but he has found his style and is making the kind of music he wants to make.
  6. 15. This famous speech reflects on the need for the US government to act on the promises of the Declaration of Independence.
  7. 18. the female speaker in this poem wants to be treated as a woman of faith and not as a suspect.
  8. 21. The speaker in this poem stops to ponder some trees on a snowy evening.
  9. 22. A father tries to re-introduce his son to a teacher and explain that the boy is not the “slow learner” he’s been labeled.
Down
  1. 1. This famous poem describes what love is and what it is not in three quatrains and a final couplet.
  2. 2. In this short story, a man gets revenge for being insulted.
  3. 3. This slam poetry performance celebrates a specific aspect of modern technology as a self-empowerment tool for women.
  4. 4. In this short story, a wife talks with her husband about her unhappiness. She explains that she is leaving him in order to educate herself. She needs to become a reasonable human being and learn how to understand her own life.
  5. 7. A boy stands below a balcony noticing a girl’s beauty. She wonders if true love can happen between mortal enemies.
  6. 8. The author of this poem celebrates the post- Civil War struggles of African Americans and offers hope for the future.
  7. 9. This informational text recalls the life of a dedicated young black woman and lengths she went to in order to achieve her dream.
  8. 10. The speaker in this poem writes to his daughter asking forgiveness of his shortcomings as a father.
  9. 11. This informational text recalls the memories of a man doing what he loves- from his first flight to his crash landing on the Hudson River.
  10. 14. The speaker in this poem describes learning how to write.
  11. 16. Love This poem is an extended metaphor about growing up, finding a mate, and being especially blessed.
  12. 17. This informational text tells the story of a woman hiking alone on a mountaintop in Northern California.
  13. 19. In this short story, the unnamed female narrator immediately regrets getting revenge on a long-lost love.
  14. 20. A famous hunter washes ashore on an island inhabited by another avid hunter.