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Post-Reading Assessment for “My Father After Work”
GLE 2.1.5 (inference)
1.
Based on the information in the poem, what inference can you make about the
son? Include information from the poem to support your inference.
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GLE 2.2.3 (literary devices)
2.
Any of these words could be used to describe the father in the poem. Choose
the word you think best describes the father.
Loving
Reliable
Weary
Provide two details from the poem to support your choice.
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GLE 2.4.2 (author’s purpose)
3.
What is the author’s purpose for writing this poem? Provide
one
detail from
the selection to support your answer.
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