Grammar!
"Our America" Vocab and Plot
"Our America" Literary Terms
"Our America" Characters and Setting
Corps Knowledge
100
How do you know when to use "a" and when to use "an"?
By looking at the next word. If it starts with a vowel, you use "an," otherwise "a."
100
How does LeAlan feel about his father?
He doesn't like him (wishes he would get kicked to the curb and run over by a bus).
100
Which is figurative and which is literal: "LeAlan is short" "His belly takes up his whole body"
"LeAlan is short" - literal "His belly takes up his whole body" - figurative
100
What are the names of the two main characters?
LeAlan and Lloyd
100
Joseph A. Billingsly is commonly known as who?
JAB
200
What is it called when two people are talking (the writer often uses quotation marks)?
dialogue
200
Name one thing LeAlan did when he ran away for the night.
Slept under newspapers, thought about sleeping in a ditch, escaped because his grandma gave him a whooping.
200
"Running your mouth like a bell clapper" is an example of what literary device?
simile
200
In what city does Our America take place?
Chicago
200
Who is the Head of School?
Tessa Nicholas
300
How do you read a word that is in italics?
With extra emphasis (umph!).
300
Give me a definition and example of the word "sentimental."
Something that has personal (not financial) value. Example: a belt from your grandfather
300
"A lot of trash here -- glass and things. Little snakes in the fields. Houses boarded up. Bums on the street. A helicopter." This is an example of what literary device?
Imagery
300
What is the name of the high rise projects where Lloyd lives?
The Ida B. Wells
300
Name all of the classes and teachers who teach them during Learning Academy?
Habits (Ms. Caitlin), Intro to Research (Mr. Paul), English (If you get this wrong, you lose), Math (Mr. Drew), Social Studies (Mr. Paul), Science (Ms. Caitlin), Career Pathways (Ms. Yvette)
400
When Baby Tony came out of the park at the end of the block. What type of sentence is this?
fragment
400
According to LeAlan's mom, what happened when he and his mom encountered his father?
His father denied that the kid was his and said he wouldn't care if it was.
400
"A childish bullet in your childish brain" What literary device is this an example of?
personification
400
What school do the two boys attend?
Doneghue
400
What is Ms. Rachel's title?
Instructional Lead
500
Correct the following sentence: The girl's went to the party on Tuesday.
The girls went to the party on Tuesday.
500
What did the two boys reminisce about when they were sitting on the rocks by the lake?
how far they could shoot a gun, what would happen if a nuclear bomb hit, etc...
500
"There were ten million roaches running around" What literary device is this an example of?
Hyperbole
500
What mental health illness does LeAlan's mother have?
Bipolar
500
What was Civicorps' name before it was Civicorps?
East Bay Conservation Corps
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