Vocabulary words
The point of view of a speaker.
What is an attitude towards a topic?
This is done when you copy a detail from the text to support your assertion.
What is citing textual evidence?
This character was a sneaky cat that was given to a miller.
Who is Puss in Boots?
This rapper recently passed away.
Who is Young Dolph?
A claim that an author/speaker makes.
What is an assertion?
This is done when you pay attention to the character's strong thoughts and feelings towards a topic.
What is determining the point of view?
This character was greedy King that wanted to be the richest man in the world.
Who is King Midas?
This rapper said, "Heart been broken so many times I don't know what to believe/ Mama say it's my fault, it's my fault I wear my heart on my sleeve."
A leading character that pursues something throughout a story.
What is an Protagonist?
This is done by looking at key details that reveal what the characters say, do, and how they change.
What is a theme?
This character was an orphan that had a cockroach crawl in his ear.
Who is Bugs?
This rapper is the most successful rapper from Louisiana and has been rapping since 8 years old.
Who is Lil Wayne?
Something that an Protagonist seeks throughout a story.
What is an inciting incident?
This is done by stating the genre of the text, it's author, and the title to summarize events in the order that they occurred.
What is an objective summary?
This is a character saved a little girl's Grandmother from dying.
Who is the Woodsman?
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Who is Miguel?
This is a parade that is part of New Orleans culture. It is done for funeral, weddings, and other occasions to celebrate a sense of community.
What is a second line?
A story that is continued or retold from the author's point of view.
What is a narrative?
This is done by determining the topic and looking for repeated ideas that the author reveals throughout the passage.
What is a central idea?
These are the children that Esperanza babysit while the adults go to work.
Who is Lupe and Pepe?
Unlike Frenchman street, with live music. Many tourist know about this part of New Orleans and love to go here.
What is Bourbon street?