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Defying Gravity – Wicked (RR) Retrieval and Recording 1.) Which characters sing in the song? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2.) What did Elphaba work so hard for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.) Where will Glinda be able to find Elphaba? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.) Who wants to bring Elphaba down? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.) According to Elphaba, what does everyone deserve? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.) What has Elphaba been afraid of? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7.) What sort of delusions does Glinda suggest Elphaba is having? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8.) Find and copy one word which suggests that Elphaba thinks they could both team up and have complete freedom/power. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9.) What does Glinda say that Elphaba did to hurt her cause forever? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10.) What is Elphaba through with playing by? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Extension – Come up with your own retrieval and recording (RR) questions.

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Defying Gravity – Wicked (CC) Context Clues 1.) What do you think the word tandem stands for? a.) the name of a local shop b.) in a group of three or more c.) to do something together d.) a bike with two wheels What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What do you think the word mourn means? a.) the start of the day b.) show sorrow for the death of someone c.) to be so angry you cry d.) when you don’t mind something bad happening What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.) What do you think the phrase grovel to submission means? a.) to beg until someone gives in b.) fall on a ground full of stones c.) to move from one place to another without complaining d.) to purchase enough food to last What key word(s) in the text helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.) What do you think the word defying means? a.) to enjoy something b.) to not enjoy something c.) to do what you are told d.) openly resist and refuse to obey the rules What key word(s) helped you answer this question? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Extension – Write a sentence of your own for each word

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Defying Gravity – Wicked (INF) Inference

1.) What do you think ‘flying off the handle’ means? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What do you think Elphaba means when she says, “I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game.” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.) What does she mean by the phrase, “time to trust my instincts”? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4.) What does she mean by the phrase, “I'm defying gravity, and you can't pull me down!” ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.) What impression do you have of Glinda and Elphaba’s friendship, using evidence in the text to support your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6.) What does the phrase, “And if I'm flying solo, at least I'm flying free” suggest about how she feels? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Defying Gravity – Wicked Assessment 1.) What does Elphaba no longer want to accept? RR CC INF S

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.) What are delusions of grandeur? RR CC INF S a.) very old ideas which are no longer relevant b.) nightmares c.) when you think you are more important than you actually are d.) a lot of anxiety

3.) What does the word bliss mean? RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

4.) Use two pieces of evidence from the text to prove they are old friends? RR CC INF S _______________________________________________________________________________________________

5.) Which do you think is mostly likely happen? RR CC INF S a.) Glinda turns evil b.) The crowd kill Elphaba c.) Elphaba goes to bed d.) Elphaba ends up in trouble

6.) What could Glinda really mean when she says ‘I hope you’re happy’ and why?

Explain using evidence from the text. RR CC INF S

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Defying Gravity – Wicked

Answers

Retrieval and Recording 1. Elphaba, Glinda and The Citizens of Oz 2. to be with The Wizard 3. in the Western Sky 4. No wizard that there is or was 5. the chance to fly 6. losing love 7. delusions of grandeur 8. unlimited 9. she flew off the handle 10. the rules of someone else’s games

Context Clues

1. c 2. b 3. a 4. d

Inference (answers may vary)

1. getting so cross that you shout or do something unkind 2. Elphaba is tired of having to do what she is told all the time and wants to be independent 3. She is not sure about what to do but something is telling her (perhaps her head or her heart) what the right thing for her to do is. She should follow these thoughts. 4. This is a metaphor for freedom and doing what she wants without anyone telling her what to do. I could also mean that any insults thrown her way can be ignored and will not upset her. 5. That they have previously been good friends and something has happened which they disagree on. Evidence may vary but could include the fact Glinda calls her Elphie, that they planned dreams together, that Elphaba asks Glinda to join her or that Glinda is trying to stop her making a mistake. 6. This means that although she may lose her friends and be lonely, at least she is living by her rules and not someone else’s. She is independent, and this is now more important to her than friendship.

Assessment

1. RR – any limits 2. CC – C 3. CC – happiness (accept any synonyms of this) 4. INF – Elphie, Dreams the way we planned ‘em, Together we’re unlimited, If we work in tandem, There’s no fight we cannot win etc. 5. S – Elphaba gets in trouble 6. INF – This is meant sarcastically and she means the opposite of this. This is not because Glinda dislikes Elphaba but is actually cross she is making a mistake. I know this because she says ‘I hope you're happy how you've hurt your cause forever’ which is negative. She also says ‘I hope you think you’re clever’ and the word ‘think’ suggests she is not. Other evidence could also be included but an explanation and two pieces of evidence are required for 3 marks.


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