"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
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Use the passage below from “Deaf Poets Society” to answer the question.
Which best describes the central idea of this passage?
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Responses
The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
Sarah Katz was born deaf and was the only deaf person in her school.
Sarah Katz was born deaf and was the only deaf person in her school.
There are ways to use text and audio to make literature more accessible for people with disabilities.
There are ways to use text and audio to make literature more accessible for people with disabilities.
Dead Poets Society was a popular film released in 1989.
Dead Poets Society was a popular film released in 1989.
Question 2
"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
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Use the passage below from “Deaf Poets Society” to answer the question.
How does the author use details to support the central idea of this passage?
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Responses
by identifying the hometown of the writer Sarah Katz
by identifying the hometown of the writer Sarah Katz
by stating the new magazine will be published every two weeks.
by stating the new magazine will be published every two weeks.
by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
by making an allusion to the film Dead Poets Society
by making an allusion to the film Dead Poets Society
Question 3
"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
Which statement from the text alludes to the central idea that writers with disabilities desire inclusion in the literary world but face obstacles in representation?
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Responses
“Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.”
“Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.”
“Some of its accomplishments are little noticed by able-bodied people: entrance ramps, wide hallways, even close captioning are all results of efforts to make daily life more accessible.”
“Some of its accomplishments are little noticed by able-bodied people: entrance ramps, wide hallways, even close captioning are all results of efforts to make daily life more accessible.”
“‘It really made me think about the ways in which we, as disabled people, are kept apart from each other,’ she said.”
“‘It really made me think about the ways in which we, as disabled people, are kept apart from each other,’ she said.”
“But the magazine is only one step toward expressing the diversity and point of view of the disability community.”
“But the magazine is only one step toward expressing the diversity and point of view of the disability community.”
Question 4
"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
What problem is Deaf Poets Society aimed at addressing for people with disabilities?
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Responses
the challenges people with disabilities have with everyday tasks
the challenges people with disabilities have with everyday tasks
the isolation many people with disabilities experience
the isolation many people with disabilities experience
the lack of public education about disabilities
the lack of public education about disabilities
their difficulty many people with disabilities have advancing in their careers
their difficulty many people with disabilities have advancing in their careers
Question 5
"Deaf Poets Society: for Writers with Disabilities"
by Corinne Segal
Deaf Poets Society, a new digital literary magazine, has a message for writers with disabilities: We see you. We want you to be here. And this is your space.
Writer Sarah Katz, the magazine’s founder, grew up in North Potomac, Maryland, and attended a school with a program for students who were deaf or hard of hearing. “I had grown up around other deaf and hard of hearing people and took for granted that I had easy access to other people like me,” she said.
That wasn’t the case at the University of Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the “only deaf student I knew.” As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
What are two ways the editors of Deaf Poets Society make the journal accessible to people with disabilities? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
by including descriptions of the images that are shown
by including descriptions of the images that are shown
by hosting literary events that readers can attend
by hosting literary events that readers can attend
by releasing new issues on a bimonthly basis
by releasing new issues on a bimonthly basis
by offering articles in both text and audio form
by offering articles in both text and audio form
by encouraging writers not to “package themselves” for others
by encouraging writers not to “package themselves” for others
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Here are the answers based on the text provided:
Question 1: Which best describes the central idea of this passage? Response: The literary world is working to have better options for people with disabilities.
Question 2: How does the author use details to support the central idea of this passage? Response: by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities.
Question 3: Which statement from the text alludes to the central idea that writers with disabilities desire inclusion in the literary world but face obstacles in representation? Response: “But the magazine is only one step toward expressing the diversity and point of view of the disability community.”
Question 4: What problem is Deaf Poets Society aimed at addressing for people with disabilities? Response: the isolation many people with disabilities experience.
Question 5: What are two ways the editors of Deaf Poets Society make the journal accessible to people with disabilities? Select the two correct answers. Response:
by including descriptions of the images that are shown
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