Mango Smoothie of names
What is the author's first and last name?
Sandra Cisneros
"I am ________ tied to an anchor"
red balloon
The snow is a white blanket. Kisses are the flowers of affection. These are examples of what type of F.L.?
metaphor
What type of details is the writer using when he/she includes descriptions of sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
sensory details
What streaming service launched this month, with a library packed with Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic content?
Disney Plus
Who does Esperanza have a crush on?
Sire
"All Brown All Around, We are ___"
Safe
T/F. This following IS a simile. "That new Ariana Grande song is like totally awesome."
false. it needs to compare two "nouns".
List two types of hooks a writer can use in their stories.
action, dialogue, vivid setting descriptions, insightful character commentary
Despite being the biggest underdog in the last 10 years, what team won this world series this fall?
Washington Nationals
The power of names to transform and empower fascinates Esperanza, who struggles with how to define herself. She mentions the transforming power of names in “My Name,” where she picks what nickname to give herself?
Zeze the X
"Is a good girl, my friend, the one who studies all night and sees the _____, the ones her father says do not exist. Is afraid of nothing except four-legged fur. And fathers." (32)
Mice
Spell the word that means - the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named. Examples, BOOM! WHAM!
Onomatopoeia
T/F -- In punctuating dialogue, everytime a character speaks they need to have a character tag (meaning, the reader needs to be told who is speaking either directly before or after the line of dialogue.)
False.
Example.
"Hey Steve, where do you go to school?" asked Bob.
"Willowside, you?" Steve replied.
"Oh, I wish I went there!"
"Yeah, it's the best!"
They high-five in glorious bro-fasion.
Much to the dismay of its hardcore fans, what video game recently kicked off its season 2 by releasing a new map?
Apex Legends
Mango Street is full of women who are trapped by their husbands, fathers, children, or their own feelings of inadequacy. In fact, four women in Esperanza’s neighborhood are trapped in their apartments. Can you name 2?
Mamacita, Rafaela, Minerva, and Sally
Cockroach Jelly, Jean, Geranium, and Joe...
Cold ______
Mimi, Michael, Moe...
Your mama's _________
Your ugly Mama's toes
That's stupid.
Bebe, Blanca, Bennyy..,
Who's stupid?
Rachel, Lucky, Esperanza, and Nenny
frijoles
"This chewy, caramel covered, crazy-good chocolate is my achilles heel."
What TWO types of F.L. are used in that sentence.
Alliteration and Allusion
For your vignettes, which of the following is NOT part of your grade?
a.) Grammar, spelling, etc.
b.) Use of figurative Language.
c.) The length of each vignette.
d.) The accuracy of the events.
D.) accuracy of events.
This song recently broke the Billboard record mark for the longest reign for a rap No. 1 by a female artist unaccompanied by another act.
Truth Hurts by Lizzo
Throughout The House on Mango Street, people fear falling and sometimes actually fall, which suggests the constant threat of failure or injury. Images of falling appear frequently. Who are the two characters to both fall from significant heights, both with disastrous results?
Angel Vargas and Meme Ortiz
"Need to forget an old romance? Take a _______, tie it with red string, spin it over your head three times, then burn it." (64)
chicken's foot
Personification is to give human QUALITIES to non-human things. But... what is the big word that means to attribute human form or personality to, such as the characters in Zootopia or the clock and candle in Beauty and The Beast.
anthropomorphism
Weekly Writing Focus # 1 -- What was that poem you wrote called?
Where I'm From
After releasing a Youtube series detailing the inside of the beauty industry, what TWO Youtube celebrities had their recent make-up collaboration palette sell-out almost immediately after launching this past month, prompting resell markets to skyrocket prices quadrupling the original price.
Jeffree Star x Shane Dawson