The Refugees
He taught Omar to stop babying Hassan
Who is Jeri?
Nimo wants to do well in school so she can earn a scholarship and go to University in this country.
What is Canada?
The time and location in which a story takes place.
What is setting?
The high point of a story.
What is climax?
Susie sells seashells down by the seashore.
What is Alliteration?
These girls are number 1 and number 2 in their class before the break from school.
Kata Bilatoy is a game of tag the kids play during school break. Instead of a coin toss, they use this item to toss for heads or tails.
What is a sandle?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
A tying-up of all the loose ends left in the story.
What is resolution?
Zip! Honk! Boom! Whoosh! Achoo!
What is Onomatopoeia?
This student was not able to take the exams because her family arranged for her to be married.
Who is Maryam?
After learning that Abdikarim's family is being resettled to America, Omar feels like the refugee camp like this place that they are stuck in.
What is a prison?
When an object in a story, play, or movie stands for a feeling, idea, or concept.
What is Literary Symbolism?
Using words to be ironic.
What is verbal irony?
These two figures of speech compare two things. One uses like or as while the other does not.
What are Simile and Metaphor?
In middle school, this English teacher "has a way of using words to take you to a different place."
Who is Michael?
Omar's essay was about this career when he grows up in order to be able to help others get food, see a doctor
What is a social worker with the UN?
What is situational irony?
The story is being told by an outside observer. The author uses pronouns he, she, and they.
What is Third Person Point of View?
A common expression that can't be taken literally, but the meaning is understood. Ex: Break a leg!
What is an idiom?
Who said this "School is a distraction from my worries."?
Who is Omar?
The boys spent evenings in Omar's tent doing this.
What is studying for the big exams?
The main idea, message or point that the author is trying to tell the audience.
What is theme?
The stage of plot when readers find out more about the main characters and conflicts are introduced.
What is Rising Action?
This figure of speech refers to well known people, places, characters, or events. The reference helps the reader deepen their understanding. Ex. "You're nose grows an inch every time you speak."
What is an Allusion?