Vocabulary
Key Terms
Text Plot
Content
Fun
100
To focus and criticize a text or situation by thinking critically
What is to analyze
100
To provide understanding of an idea or concept, sometimes through definitions, details, and examples
What is to explain
100
The name of the text where two characters walk arm-and-arm out of a conflict
What is Amigo Brothers
100
Antonio and Felix are childhood best friends who are honest, trustworthy, and committed to their friendship
What is a characterization of Antonio and Felix
100
The form of there, their, and they're that describes possession of something
What is Their
200
To disprove or drive something away
What is dispel
200
To restate or give an account of an author's main ideas or plot in your own words
What is a summary
200
The name of the author's former best friend, a friendship that evaporated
What is Dan
200
Strong friendships need friends who can honestly talk about their issues, even when they get in a fight
What is the main point or theme of Amigo Brothers
200
The color of my tie yesterday
What is gold and blue
300
The study of human society and culture
What is anthropology
300
To make predictions or guesses about a character or plot in a text
What is an inference
300
The name of a main character in one of our texts who was the first character to be knocked down in the story
What is Antonio
300
The reason the author and his former friend Dan no longer speak to each other - the author's main point about male friendships
What is men can no longer fight, talk about their feelings, or resolve conflict because they have to appear strong
300
This country is where Mr. Juarez is from
What is Mexico
400
To do something in a routine or uninterested manner
What is perfunctory
400
Details about a character's thoughts, words, and actions (what they say, what they think, and what they do)
What is characterization
400
One way that the author's wife Laura resolved conflict with her friends
What is talking about it over the phone or at dinner
400
Men are more willing to let a friendship die than talk about their issues and resolve conflict because they need to appear strong
What is the main point or theme in "Can't Guys Just Learn to Fight for Friendship"
400
My favorite candy containing three words that begin with S, P, and K
What is Sour Patch Kids
500
A supreme or absolute authority
What is sovereignty
500
To analyze important differences within a text or between more than one text
What is compare and contrast
500
The last four words in "Can't Guys Just Learn to Fight for Friendship"
What is "I miss you man"
500
Antonio and Felix were able to talk about their fight and put their friendship over their own pride, while Dan and Schrank could not
What is a comparison or contrast between "Amigo Brothers" and "Can't Guys Just Learn to Fight for Friendship"
500
The name of the country the U.S. is playing in the World Cup at 11am today
What is Germany
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