Quotes
Vocabulary
Grammar
Cause and Effect
Figurative Language
100
“Y’all lift your head up when I am a-talking t’ yew, bo-wah!” pg 60
Who is the drill sergeant?
100
prayer, sermon, priest, baptize
What are words related to religion?
100
According to Bruchac (2005) in his novel Code Talker.
What is a fragment?
100
battle fatigue
What is an effect of fighting in a war?
100
"On December 6, the whole place began to quiver underfoot like a giant animal trying to shake fleas from its back."
What is a simile? What is Bougainville?
200
“I don’t want an Indian. I’m just a thirsty Marine who wants a Coke.” pg 210
Who is Ned Begay?
200
a Japanese word for a suicide mission
What is kamikaze?
200
on the other hand, as opposed to, but, however, even though
What are contrast transition signals?
200
coming to class, studying, and doing your work
What are three causes that result in passing this class?
200
"The next I heard a sound like the buzzing of an angry bee just as something slapped me on my shoulder."
What is a simile? What is the bullet that wounded Ned?
300
“What about them Yankees?” pg 110
Who is Georgia Boy?
300
the shortened version is ammo
What is ammunition?
300
armor, armored, antiarmor, rearmor
What are word forms or a word family?
300
being protected by his friends, having the Blessingway performed for him, and the skills he learned as a Navajo
What are three reasons Ned survived the war?
300
"But Iwo Jima would bite back."
What is personification?
400
“Each man will make it his duty To kill ten of the enemy before dying.” pg 174
Who is General Kuribayashi?
400
this means 10,000 years in Japanese
What is banzai?
400
If Ned had not spoken English, he would not have been able to be a Code Talker.
What is a past unreal conditional?
400
radar, penicillin, and the atomic bomb
What are three things that were invented (or improved) because of WWII?
400
"Iwo Jima was the key."
What is a metaphor? What is the end of the Pacific War?
500
“Happy new year, Jarhead.”
Who is Smitty?
500
One definition is a part of a tree, another is a part of the military.
What is a branch?
500
Fighting in a war can result in battle fatigue.
What is a gerund subject?
500
loss of culture and loss of language for Navajos
What are two effects of attending a mission boarding school in the past for Navajos?
500
"Never think that war is a good thing, grandchildren. Though it may be necessary at times to defend our people, war is a sickness that must be cured."
What is a metaphor?
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