Comprehension
What was the essential question that this unit was about?
Rites of Passage
Define stanza
A paragraph in poetry
What did the line “dozen roses — red, long-stemmed, in a fluted paper” symbolize in the story “Red Roses?” What did it cause people to assume?
Red roses symbolize romantic feelings typically. Derek made a scene and caused the narrator’s peers to make assumptions because of the color of the roses.
What does personification mean?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things.
In the story Red Roses, what did Lila do that showed her maturity?
She put Derek’s feelings first by accepting the flowers, so he wouldn’t cry or get made fun of.
Define persistent.
Continuing or lasting especially in the face of difficulty
“Memories once certain as rivets, become confused as awakenings” are lines in the story “Translating Grandfather’s House.” Why did we annotate them?
These lines represent a simile. The memories are permanent like the rivets in the house at first, but they are starting to become fuzzy. The author is starting to doubt the “permanent” memories.
How many corrections are in this sentence?
i asked ms horton how do i annotate
9.
I asked Ms. Horton, "How do I annotate?"
What was inside the medicine bag Martin received from his grandfather?
A broken shell of the iron kettle, a pebble from the butte, and a piece of sacred sage.
Define notable.
Worth noticing, important
What is the example of personification used in the story “Translating Grandfather’s House?”
The shadow of a palomino, gallops on the lip, of the horizon.
What are the repeating lines, “and momma’s in the bedroom, with the door closed,” which are found at the end of “Hanging Fire” trying to tell the reader?
It is telling you that the mom is closed off from the narrator and she can't confide in her.
Why did the author of “Just Be Yourself” join so many clubs when she was a teenager?
The author was trying to find her talents and skills.
Define fatigued.
It means to be physically or mentally exhausted.
What did each of those objects in the medicine bag symbolize?
The broken shell of the iron kettle symbolizes the iron that would save the Lakota people. The pebble from the butte symbolizes the vision quest that Iron Shell took. The sacred sage represents the Lakota tribe and the Native American heritage.
How many days was the Apache coming of age ceremony?
4
Summarize Iron Shell's vision quest.
Iron Shell went on a vision quest to save his people. He went alone to the top of a high butte to fast and pray. He received a dream about the white man’s iron, and when he came down the butte, he found a broken piece of an iron kettle which reaffirmed the dream he received. He told the men of his village and they gave him the name Iron Shell. He then was taken to a boarding school by the white men where he worked in the blacksmith shop. He became a blacksmith and continued that trade when he returned to the reservation.
Define straggled.
It means it hung in messy strands.
What does the pollen symbolize in the Apache ceremony? What does the white clay symbolize?
Pollen represents fertility. White clay represents the goddess.
What happened to grandpa after he arrived at Martin’s house?
He fainted.