Two Kinds
The Case of the Disappearing Words
From Mom & Me & Mom
Literary Devices
Vocab
100

Who are the two central characters of "Two Kinds?" 

Jing-Mae & Mother

100

This refers to the purpose and intended message of a text

Central Idea

100

Who is the author of "From Mom & Me & Mom"?

Maya Angelou

100

The act of making an educated guess while reading a story

Inference

100

Speaking words correctly

Pronouncing

200

This instrument-with keys often made of ivory-was not well-appreciated by our narrator

Piano

200

This foreign language word refers to the practice of saving someone from the jaws of a tiger.

Nosor

200

Where did our main character live with her grandmother before the events of the story?

Stamps, Arkansas

200

A style of writing given directly from the speaker's perspective often found in plays or movies

Monologue

200

Fighting noisily over small matters

Squabbling

300

This west coast city was the setting for this classic family feud-wait wrong show.

San Francisco

300

This is the name of the language that was resurrected from the dead by linguists. 

Hebrew

300

This word refers to characters speaking within a story

Dialogue

300

The act of referencing other works of writing or pieces of data to support your own arguments

Citing Evidence

300

Someone who gives back to their community with no expectation of receiving something in return

Philanthropist

400

This word refers to the central conflict of a given story

Conflict

400

This foreign language word refers to the act of laughing so hard that you fart 

Memestatamaoo

400
What name does our narrator refer to her mother by?

Lady

400

The base elements of words that tell us what they mean; Often ancient.

Greek and Latin roots

400

Something that physically or mentally limits an individual

Impairments

500

This is the name of the club that our characters belonged to.

The Joy Luck Club

500

This refers to the type of text that TCOTDW words is

Informational

500

This is the genre that Maya Angelou's "From Mom & Me & Mom" belongs to

Personal Narrative

500

The act of providing necessary background information in a story to help reader's comprehension

Exposition

500

A foreign word for something you say to a cute baby

Ukushidi

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