Who's actual story inspired Julie Otsuka to write this book
her mother, her uncle, her grandma
The story teller in our short story about Alcatraz has a name with five parts. What is her name? spelled correctly
Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield
Swain's pet peeves
when you stand at the door before class is out, when you're unkind to each other, when you don't believe in yourself, when you talk when Swain's talking
the type of weapon the soldiers had in camp
rifle with bayonet
the identity factor that relates to an individual's wealth
class
We learn that the girl is talented in a few things, name two
drawing, piano, softball
The teddy bear's name
Two Shoes
Swain's favorite professional sports team
The A's!
the islands we studied in the "new American's" documentary - part of our Fiesta study
Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Cuba
these two identity factors were the most popular that students wrote about
race and gender
What's the difference between EQ1 an EQ2
Identity is focus in EQ 2, in addition to coping
The capital of the Dominican Republic
Where Tio Ramon says Rafa would already be getting laid
Swain's favorite free time activities
yoga, biking, reading, family, friends, coloring, napping, traveling
When harm is done, and the person who was responsible has to pay - Japanese Americans who were interned got these in the 80's
reparations
what two identity factors did Swain write about in her sample powerful paragraph
family and gender
list five things the woman packed up or couldn't take with her
ivory chopsticks, painting of Jesus, pets, vitrola, bonsai tree, plum wine, radio, etc
How do we know Papi is brainy?
He take a paperback novel to his mistress' house, he leaves books at his mistress' house, he lightweight brags about Yunior's 'smarts' to his mistress - maybe he sees himself in Yunior
How old is Swain?
45
When was pearl harbor bombed?
December 7, 1941
the part of the brain that controls planning and decision making - the part that's still developing
pre-frontal cortex
where is their internment camp is located? (town and state)
Topaz, Utah
The little sister's name in Fiesta
Madai
Swain's double major and minor (three areas of study)
***DAILY DOUBLE*** what 3 universities have Swain gotten degrees from?? - you can win 1,000 points if all 6 are correct
Comparative Literature and Spanish,
minor: drama (theater)
UC Davis (Undergrad^) Stanford (Masters in Education) Cal State East Bay (teaching credential)
The most unhappy country in the world; and one of the happiest
Japan; Denmark
why teens' brains are unique
they are like sponges
what they practice now, will last longer/good or bad
they are programmed for risk and social identity
they don't always get used
they are growing faster than any other time in their lives