Vocabulary
This was the term for a shantytown made by leftover materials like cardboard and sheet metal where many homeless people lived during the Great Depression
What is a Hooverville?
An example of this is: "She was as cold as a patch of snow"
What is a Simile?
This was the common nickname for Bud that he would never let anyone call him
What is Buddy?
This was the bully that beat Bud senseless in his foster home
Who was Todd Amos?
This is the era of history in which Module 1 takes place in
What is the Great Depression?
This is a very difficult thing that happens in someone's life. This will change their outlook on life, either for better or worse.
What is a hardship?
An example of this is: "It is raining cats and dogs out there"
What is an Idiom?
This was the city that Bud was traveling to after he went "on the lamb"
What is Grand Rapids?
This was the caretaker and dear friend of Herman E. Calloway that fought to keep Bud around and kissed him goodnight when he first stayed in the little girl's bedroom
Who is Ms. Thomas?
This type of language means to use words to convey meaning that is different from their literal meaning
What is figurative language?
This is the change that occurs in an object or person over time. Could be physical, mental, or emotional
What is a transformation?
An example of this is: "It's like a million miles away"
What is Hyperbole?
This was what Bud slept under after he left the Hooverville
What is a Christmas Tree?
This was Bud's best friend who left on a trip to Chicago
Who was Bugs?
This is the type of phrase that transitions your sentences from one topic to another
What is a transition phrase?
This is the acronym that is used to make a proper informative paragraph
What is ToSEEC?
An example of this is: "My heart was singing with love"
What is personification?
What is a vampire?
This was the girl in the Hooverville who ended up "busting slob" with Bud
Who is Deza Malone?
This was what Lefty Lewis called the pancakes that his family cooked for him
What are pain-cakes?
This word means "to write and speak a language accurately" and is one of the main targets when we read aloud
What is fluency?
An example of this is: "The sour strawberry sucked so sorely"
What is alliteration?
What is flyers for a labor rights group/a union?
This was Bud's music teacher and bought him his first instrument
Who was Steady Eddie?
This is the type of protest when you go to work but refuse to do your job, instead opting to sit there and do nothing until you are given better working conditions
What is a Sit-Down Strike?