Module 1 Vocab
An educated guess that uses evidence from the text paired with prior knowledge.
Inference
An initial sense of what the text is mostly about
gist
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
Name of the capital of South Vietnam
Saigon
The Vietnamese name for the New Year
Tet
anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol (symbolize)
The most important focus of a text around which the supporting details are developed.
Central Idea
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. The vibe or feeling of a word.
Connotation
Name of the leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Ha's wealthy Vietnamese friend
Titi
A type of realistic fiction that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.
Historical Fiction
poetry without regular patterns of rhyme or rhythm
Free verse poetry
Does not include the author's opinion; unbiased.
Objective
Date (month, day and year) of the fall of Saigon to Communist forces
April 30, 1975
Ha's oldest brother
Quang
The emotion or feeling of a text as it relates to the author and/or reader.
Text that includes the author's opinion.
Subjective
Refers to the perspective of a fictional narrator
Narrative Point-of-View
(for example: 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)
Name of the larger global conflict that included the Vietnam War
The Cold War
What Brother Vu is interested in
American culture
To mention in support of; refer to.
Cite
the symbolic meaning of the words in a text
Figurative Meaning (Figurative Language)
what the words in a text say without interpretation
Literal Meaning
Capital of North Vietnam
Hanoi
The island on which Ha's family lives briefly in a refugee camp
Guam