Vocabulary
"Possibility" is a synonym of __________.
potential
Who is the first-person narrator in "I Go Along"?
Gene
Who is the author of this poem?
Langston Hughes
True or False: In a story with a first-person narrator, you do not read about what characters other than the narrator are thinking.
True
How many English credits do you need to graduate?
4
To _________ something means to know its meaning well.
understand
True or False: In this story, the narrator knows everybody's thoughts.
False
Who did the author write this poem to?
Instructor, readers of the poem
In a poem, we do not have a narrator. Instead, we have a _________.
speaker
How many credits do you need to be an 11th grade student?
12
A poet is __________________.
Why does Gene tell Sharon that the poem "High School" isn't a poem?
The experiences it describes are very ordinary.
True or False: This poem explores how people fit into college.
False (society)
A poem is arranged in __________.
How many counselors do we have? And what are their names?
3: Mrs. Rimback, Mrs. Black, Mrs. McEntyre
"Advanced" means _________.
higher level
Do both Gene and Sharon view Gene in the same way? Why or why not?
Sharon sees Gene in a different way than he sees himself.
Which word best describes the speaker of this poem?
angry, funny, fearful, truthful
truthful
A reader can tell that a story has a first-person narrator by _________.
the pronouns used (I, me, my, mine, we, us).
What 4 conditions must be met in order to be exempt from final exams? (Note: No student is exempt from state assessments.)
1 - No more than three absences during the term. (3 tardies = 1 absence)
2 - Passing grade of 85 in the class.
3 - No suspension or adverse discipline record.
4 - No obligations to the school.
To "realize" something means to ____________.
figure it out
The last sentence of the story reads as follows: "And I get this quick flash of tomorrow, in second period with Marty and Pink and Darla, and frankly it doesn't look good."
What does this show about Gene's feelings about his English class?
-varies-
In this poem, the speaker's sense of self is most connected to ____________.
his race and his skin color.
How do we make inferences?
Information from the text + what we know = inference
Turn away from the CATS sign, and tell me what each of the letters in "CATS" stands for.
Courteous, Accountable, Timely, Safe