Personal Narratives
In unit 1, what was the disease the girl had?
Polio
A person who worked the land for a lord during the Middle Ages.
Peasant
What was the girls name in House on Mango Street?
Ezperanza
Thomas Edison is known for inventing this bright idea.
Lightbulb
This was the war that gave America independence from Britain.
American Revolution
A personal narrative tells a story about this person.
Author or writer
This large house or estate was ruled by a lord.
Manor
What is rhyme?
Poems often have this sound pattern, especially at the ends of lines.
Who invented cookies?
Ruth Wakefield
What happened on July 4, 1776
The United States declared its independence from Great Britain
This is the first part of a personal narrative that grabs the reader’s attention.
Introduction or hook
These warriors followed a code called chivalry.
Knights
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem
What is George Washing Carver known for?
Using peanuts
_____ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson?
In a personal narrative, this part tells what happened in order.
the body or sequence
This system organized society in the Middle Ages, with kings, lords, and peasants.
What is personification?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is “Eureka!”?
This word means a sudden discovery or realization.
This famous midnight rider warned that the British were coming.
Paul Revere
This is a reflection at the end that shows what the writer learned.
Conclusion
What type of craftsmen existed in the Middle Ages?
carpenters, blacksmiths, tailors, bakers, butchers
What color was the door on her house in House on Mango Street?
Red
What is the scientific method?
This is the process of asking questions and testing ideas to solve a problem.
What 3 things does the Declaration of Independence outline?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness