Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Stories
Concept Q's 1
Concept Q's 2
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Generic means: 

Basic, common, not name brand 

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Genre means: 

Type, category, or class 

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Summarize the story "Pax" 

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What is a stanza in poetry?

A group of lines arranged to form a unit; almost like a paragraph in a poem

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What is a theme?

A recurring message or idea in the story

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Remote means:

Distant, far away

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Illuminate means:

To light up 

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The main character's name in The Breadwinner: 

Parvana

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Chronological order means:

Describes events in the order which they occur

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What is the difference between a topic & a central idea?

A topic is 1-2 words telling us the subject of the text.


A central idea is a full sentence summarizing what the text is about.

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Dermatology means:

The study of the skin

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Progeny means: 

Offspring; children

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The climax of The Ravine: 

Vinnie standing on the cliff deciding not to jump
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The text structure Classification means:

Organizes objects/ideas into groups based on common characteristics

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What is the difference between 3rd person limited POV & 3rd person omniscient POV?

3rd person limited - narrator knows thoughts/feelings of 1-2 characters 

3rd person omniscient - narrator knows thoughts/feelings of ALL characters

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Luminary means: 

1. An object that gives off light

2. An inspirational person

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Vivacious means: 

Lively in temper or spirit 

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The difference between fears & phobias: 

Fear is a rational response to danger while a phobia is often irrational or a more intense fear towards something

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The signpost Aha! Moment means:

When the character realizes something they didn't know before

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Give an example of a theme from one of these stories: The Breadwinner or Pax

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Elucidate means: 

To make clear or explain 

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Mortify means:

To embarrass so bad they want to die 

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Who is Maya Angelou? What kind of work did we read of hers?

Maya Angelou is a famous writer and we read "Life Doesn't Frighten Me," a poem.

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The signpost Again & Again means:

An object, word, or symbol is being repeated throughout the story

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What is the exposition on the plot diagram?

Exposition introduces characters & setting

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