The Border Kids
Conventions
Buried Onions
Vocabulary
WILD
100
How many children had crossed the border as of Oct. 2014?
More than 68,000
100
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
100
What happens to Mr. Stiles truck?
It gets stolen while Eddie is using it for work.
100
What vocabulary word is defined as: One side of an argument.
Claim
100
When we Freewrite in this class, what is the rule?
We must WRITE or DRAW the WHOLE TIME.
200
Where are the children trying to escape from?
Mexico and Central America
200
What type of sentence is the following: An independent clause + , + conjunction + independent clause
A FANBOYS sentence
200
What does Eddie's aunt give him and why?
A gun -- to avenge his cousin's murder.
200
What vocabulary word is defined as: The ability to care and share in the feelings of others.
Empathy
200
What are three things that should always be capitilized?
The beginning of sentences, names, and places...
300
What are two of the many issues that children are trying to escape from?
Some possible answers: Domestic abuse Gang violence Drugs
300
What type of sentence is the following: Independent clause + ; + independent clause
Semicolon Sentence
300
Where is the novel set?
Fresno, California
300
What vocabulary word is defined as: Not having the official documents that are needed to enter, live in, or work in a country legally.
Undocumented
300
Who is Norma in our novel?
She used to have a crush on Eddie's cousin, but seems to be forming a relationship with Eddie. She works in the college cafeteria as a cashier.
400
Write a CORRECT example of a FANBOYS sentence.
Independent clause + , + FANBOYS + indepedent clause. (Answers may vary)
400
Who is Angel?
He was Eddie's cousin's friend before Jesus was murdered.
400
What vocabulary word is defined as: Someone who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Refugee
400
What is the name of Eddie's cousin that was murdered?
Jesus
500
Where is the majority of the children crossing the border?
The Rio Grande Valley (in Texas)
500
Write a CORRECT semicolon sentence.
Independent clause + ; + independent clause. (Answers may vary)
500
What does Eddie do for money mostly?
Stencils house numbers on curbs.
500
What vocabulary word is defined as: The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
Asylum
500
What is a controversy?
An argument or disagreement about something; different points of view
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