Paraphrasing "How Malcolm Learned to Read" by Clint Smith

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  1. 2. In the simple sentence, "The poet writes", _____ is the simple subject (noun).
  2. 4. Select the correct verb: The prison guards (PATROL/PATROLS) the corridors.
  3. 6. the first stanza describes how Malcolm X educated himself while he was in ____ (jail).
  4. 8. "I’d written words that I never knew were in the ____," said Malcolm X (stanza 2)
  5. 9. vocabulary word that means "to draw or to print"
  6. 11. a strategy used to analyze poetry (title, paraphrase, etc.)
  7. 15. In line 3, the speaker compares Malcolm's cell to an _____ (a place of safety).
  8. 16. Words transformed both the speaker and Malcolm X; they became well-known or ____ for their use of words.
  9. 17. Malcolm X used the light from the prison's ____ (hallway) as he copied words each night.
  10. 21. vocabulary word that means "to write in or on something"
  11. 23. vocabulary word that means "gradually becoming less and less until there is none left"
  12. 24. In the simple sentence "The pencil dwindles", _____ is the simple predicate (verb).
  13. 26. In the simple sentence "Strangers applaud", ____ is the simple subject (noun).
  14. 28. the famous civil activist about whom the poem is based
  15. 30. The image used to introduce the poem consists of two street ___, Lenox Ave and Malcolm X Blvd.
  16. 31. the author/poet of the poem "How Malcom Learned to Read"
  17. 32. Select the correct verb: Malcolm's eyes (DART/DARTS) from page to page.
  18. 33. Select the correct verb: Malcolm (COPY/COPIES) words onto his page every night.
  19. 34. Select the correct verb: The speaker (COMPARE/COMPARES) himself to Malcolm X.
  20. 36. The poem ends with two _____ (?) posed to Malcolm X.
  21. 37. While in prison, Malcolm X copied and memorized words from the _____.
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  1. 1. vocabulary word meaning "to secure, to hold in place"
  2. 2. the writing utensil or instrument Malcolm used to copy/trace his new words: a ____
  3. 3. In the simple sentence "The light beams", ____ is the simple predicate (verb).
  4. 5. Both Malcolm X and the speaker loved reading and _____ (inscribing words).
  5. 7. In line 15, the speaker reveals that he sometimes feels like all he has in his life are ____.
  6. 10. Readers can guess that the speaker is well-known since his words have received "_____ from strangers" (line 17).
  7. 11. Which digit on Malcolm X's hand was stained with pencil graphite/lead? His _____.
  8. 12. While in prison, Malcolm X wanted to improve his _____ (words and their meanings/definition); begins with a 'v'...
  9. 13. Both Malcolm X and the speaker were not _____ of who they were before words transformed them.
  10. 14. What does Malcolm X try to memorize each day? _____
  11. 18. In the poem, the object Malcolm uses that dwindles: a ____.
  12. 19. Malcolm copied words in his cell using very little ____ coming in from the hallway.
  13. 20. vocabulary word meaning "brief, not lasting a long time"
  14. 22. In lines 5 - 6, Malcolm's ___ flitted from the dictionary back to his paper multiple times.
  15. 25. time of day when Malcolm copied words (at ____)
  16. 27. Select the correct verb: The speaker (ASK/ASKS) Malcolm if he ever thinks of who he was before he changed.
  17. 28. The day after copying words, Malcolm tried to ____ the words and their meanings.
  18. 29. In the simple sentence "Malcolm reads", ____ is the simple subject (noun).
  19. 34. The poet compares the dim light making its way into Malcolm's prison cell as "a disobedient ____..."
  20. 35. Select the correct verb: Malcolm X and the speaker (IS/ARE) well-known.