What does the word "abandon" mean?
To leave someone or something behind.
What is the tragic event resulting in Billie Jo's mother's death?
A fire from a lit bucket of kerosene.
The first sentence of every paragraph in and essay starts with _______?
An indentation.
What is the meaning of the term "It's raining cats and dogs".
Heavy rain
What does the prefix "Re" mean?
To do something again.
What is the name of Billie Jo's late brother and who is he named after?
His name is Franklin after Franklin Roosevelt.
What type of essay is one written about 1 or more non-fiction texts?
A research simulation.
What is one way to tell if something is a simile?
If includes the words "like" or "as"
Name 3 reasons that the Dust Bowl occurred.
1: The farmers let their livestock eat all the grass. 2: The soil dried out too much 3: The farmers only grew 1 crop.
True or False: A Narrative has to be 5 paragraphs.
False. It can be any amount as long as you have a complete story.
What did Billie Jo learn when she got on the train to California?
She learned the situation wasn't any better in California and that it is better to with family in hardship instead of being alone.
What are 2 ways a narrative can be written?
1: A retelling of a story in a different POV