Page 69 - Point 5 Literature Program Option 1 Teachers Guide (2) (1)

Summative Assessment

answer all the questions.
Total: 100 points

ALL MY SONS
arthur miller

1. Which characters in the play never appear on stage? (10 points)

2. Who says: He hasn’t been laid up in fifteen years? (10 points)

3. Why is the statement in question 2 so important to the plot? (20 points)

4. Choose onE of the following HoTs to answer this question.
Explaining cause and effect
Generating possibilities
Inferring
Distinguishing different perspectives
Making connections
Identifying parts and whole

a. The thinking skill I chose: _____________________

b. How does Chris feel about his father:
i. at the beginning of the play
ii. when he discovers Joe’s guilt
iii. after he reads larry’s letter to ann? (25 points)

c. Explain why you chose this thinking skill to answer the question. (5 points)

5. The Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary defines the american Dream as follows:

a happy way of living that is thought of by many americans as something that
can be achieved by anyone in the U.s., especially by working hard and becoming
successful. “With good jobs, a nice house, two children, and plenty of money,
they believed they were living the american dream.”

Joe Keller is an ordinary man who would have grown up during the Great Depression
and for whom this american Dream would have been an ideal to strive for.

Explain how this information helps you understand his behavior
as presented in the play All My Sons. (30 points)

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