"Inside Out & Back Again" Quizzes + Writing Prompts

This is a set of Quizzes and Writing Prompts for the novel Inside Out & Back Again by Thannha Lai.

Included:

4 Quizzes with answer keys for each quiz

   Part I: Saigon (19 questions)

   Part II: At Sea (12 questions)

   Part III: Alabama (18 questions)

   Part IV: From Now On (10 questions)

A set of 10 Essay Questions, including:

   What are the primary differences that Hà and her family notice between living in America and Vietnam?

   How does Hà’s relationship with her mother change and deepen throughout the novel?

   Similar to a typical novel, a novel in verse tells a story, but the storytelling techniques are very different. How do the storyline, pacing, and literary strategies of Inside Out & Back Again compare to those of a traditional novel? What is different?

Each essay question comes with a fully lined blank page to respond. and students are reminded on the top of each page dedicated to write their essay to:

a. Write in complete sentences

b. Answer all parts of the question(s)

c. Provide text evidence to support their thinking

A set of 10 Writing Prompts, including:

   Have you ever written poems? Did they help you in some way? How do you think writing helped Hà during this year?

   Why is it important to learn about history and what happened in the past? How does learning about people and events from the past help shape the future?

   Why is it so important to Hà’s mother that her children learn English? If your family moved to a foreign country, would you be eager to learn the language? Why, or why not?

A blank lined paper is included if students need additional writing space.

A scoring rubric is also included.

A 38 page printable PDF