Charles
Thank You M'am
Mother to Son
Inferencing
Literary Terms
100
Who is Charles?
Who is someone Laurie made up to talk about when he actually did bad things?
100
Who is Luella Bates Washington Jones?
Who is the "m'am" in the title and someone Roger receives $10 from?
100
an easy life is compared to what in an extended metaphor throughout the poem?
What is a crystal stair?
100
If someone kicks you in the "blue-jean sitter" how do they feel?
What is angry
100
Lets you know as a reader what might happen later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
200
What is Laurie's mom's reaction at the end of the story?
What is she is shocked that Laurie had done all the things she had thought Charles did?
200
Vocabulary word-barren
What is empty;bare
200
which character could be called perservering?
Who is the mother?
200
How would you describe Mrs. Jones?
What is strong-willed, knows what she wants and speaks her mind?
200
The part of the Freytag pyramid where the conflict is faced.
What is the climax?
300
Why was a girl's mouth washed out with soap?
What is "Charles" told her to say a bad word?
300
What is the setting (time) of the story?
What is late evening.
300
The theme to Mother to Son
What is never give up even when faced with hardships?
300
Who is Charles?
Who is Laurie?
300
Vocabulary word: Insolent
What is rude and disrespectful?
400
The Climax of the story Charles
What is mother attending the PTA meeting?
400
Roger pauses for a long time...why?
What is he doesn't understand why Mrs. Jones is so nice?
400
What does self-pity mean? Who does not possess this character trait?
What is feeling sorry for yourself. The mother
400
Parents overlook negative things in their own children is an example of what literary term for the story Charles?
What is theme?
400
A saying that only makes sense to people in a certain country or region. It is sometimes an exaggeration like "it is raining cats and dogs"
What is an idiom?
500
Why are the corduroy overalls being discarded important?
What is showing that Laurie is growing up.
500
What is the theme of this story?
What is sometimes being nice to someone works better than punishing them?
500
tacks, splinters, bare...what do these things illustrate in the poem?
What are difficulties in life?
500
What will Laurie's mom do after the meeting?
What is find out why Laurie created Charles?
500
A way of speaking to make the text more authentic
What is dialect?
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