ELA
What is the structure of a paragraph in Major T's class.
Topic sentence and 4-6 supporting sentences.
According to Quindlen, what familiar object serves as an ideal representation of America?
A crazy quilt, since it is a single garment made from a number of distinct fabrics joined together.
According to Kennedy, why is it impossible to speak about a particular “immigrant contribution” to the United States?
It’s impossible because everyone in America is an immigrant or a descendant of one.
On what memorable day in history does this story take place?
November 22, 1963, the day President Kennedy was assassinated.
What is the new Colossus.
Statue of Liberty
What two things is a simple comprised?
Subject and predicate.
According to Quindlen, how have people’s attitudes about her (USA) being a product of a mixed marriage changed over time?
The ethnic division that was previously unthinkable and full of strife is now barely noticeable.
What does Kennedy state are the two main reasons immigrants come to the United States?
The two main reasons immigrants came to America were their hopes for personal freedom and economic opportunity.
How does the narrator first become aware of Eugene?
She sees him from her fire escape, where she likes to go to read.
What is the theme of "Legal Alien."
Describes the life of a Mexican Immigrant in a world of dual identities.
What are three norms (rules) for small group learning?
Leader, Notetaker, engaged listening, encouraging others to contribute, collaboration, preparation, research, questioning, connecting, concluding, presenting...
What does Quindlen think unified America’s diverse ethnic groups before the end of the cold war?
A common enemy and a division between America as a whole and an external threat, such as the Axis Powers in World War II or the Soviet Union in the cold war.
List three areas in which Kennedy says immigrants have made important contributions to American society.
Kennedy offers examples of immigrant contributions in politics, economics, inventions, writing, and cuisine.
Why does the narrator like Eugene even before she meets him?
She can see that he spends a lot of time reading, like her; she feels as though they are sharing that experience when she sees him from the fire escape.
What is the story of "When I was a Puerto Rican?"
A young Puerto Rican girl moves to New York and achieves her dreams but does she become a different person?
Name the four elements of English Language Arts (ELA)
Reading, Writing, Listening and Presenting
According to Quindlen, how have other countries often handled deep ethnic divisions?
Other countries have often divided or partitioned, creating multiple countries without internal divisions of such scale; the United States has remained whole and coherent to the end.
In the case of which minority does Kennedy say the “melting pot” has failed?
Kennedy points out that the melting pot hasfailed for African Americans.
According to her mother, how does Elena seem to feel about Eugene?
She is being unrealistic, forgetting that they live indifferent parts of society, and she is only setting herself up for humiliation and pain.
What are three suggested elements of a podcast?
Appropriate technology, a podcast app, a subject or issue to discuss, participants, scripted questions, unscripted answers, an audience...
What are three elements of a First Read.
Notice, Annotate (noting), Questioning and Responding. Connecting is also acceptable.
According to the former head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, how are today’s neighborhood stores similar to and different from the old neighborhood stores?
They are alike in still having the same basic social role and success. They differ in that, rather than being run by Eastern European, Italian, or other immigrant populations from the early 1900s, the new Ma-Pa stores belong to a new wave of immigrants from Korea, Latin America, Vietnam, Iraq, and more.
Bonus
500
How does Eugene’s mother react to Elena’s visit?
Eugene’s mother is cruel and disrespectful. She thinks Elena is nothing but trouble for Eugene. She tells Elena to go away.
Why has America made so many mistakes while it continues to grow.
Benjamin Franklin says it will be because its citizens are imperfect (pride, greed, avarice, envy etc.)