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 What’s Included

This is a 1-week sampler of the Semester-Long: Critical Thinking – Analyzing Quotes.

Students will critically analyze the quote through a variety of activities for the week.
Students will gain reading comprehension and writing skills through application.
These activities are also great for discussion.

How to Use

1. Bell Ringer: Assign the quote at the beginning of the week and
complete the first activity. Complete 1 activity each day and discuss the
quote as a class on the last day.
2. Classwork: Have students work independently or with a partner to
analyze the quote by completing one activity each day. Afterwards,
discuss/share answers as a class.
3. Homework: Assign students a different activity for the quote each
night.
4. Station Work: Have students work in small groups at a station to
analyze the quote and complete all of the activities.

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 What’s Included in the Paid Version?
- 18 Different Quotes
- 5 Activities for Each Quote
- 3 Challenges
- 90 Different Activities Total
- Text-to-Text
- Text-to-Self
- Text-to-World
- Analyzing Word Choice
- Constructed Response
- Partner Work, and more!
- Rhetorical Devices Cheat Sheet

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Directions: Use the quote to complete each activity.

QUOTE #1:
“You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot
close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.” – Johnny Depp

Re-write the quote in your own words:

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IDENTIFY THE IMAGERY AND THE METAPHOR IN THE QUOTE.

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HOW DOES THE USE OF IMAGERY AND METAPHOR IMPACT THE QUOTE?
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Johnny Depp, a very successful American actor, producer, and musician, has played in over 50 movies and
won both, a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor. He could be considered one of the
world’s biggest film stars. With stars of this magnitude, it is often hard to see a side of them outside of the
characters they play.
Re-read the quote. What does the quote reveal about Johnny Depp as a person?
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Consider the author’s quote. Do you agree or

How does this quote apply to your
personal life, or someone you know?
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disagree? Why or why not?
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 Answer Key
QUOTE #1 (PGS. 5-6)
Imagery – close your eyes; close your heart;
Metaphor – close your heart;
Answers will vary. The author’s use of visual
imagery (close your eyes) allows the reader to
see these things happening in the mind’s eye and
ASSESS THE QUOTE relate to the words. “Close your heart” is also a
metaphor that explains how we feel when we do
not want to feel certain emotions.

Answers will vary. Students should understand

that the quote humanizes Johnny Depp. Because
he is such an international star, people may
ABOUT THE AUTHOR forget, or not even appreciate that he too has
the same feelings as everyone else.

Answers will vary.

MAKE A CONNECTION

CONSTRUCTED Answers will vary.

RESPONSE

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