Grammar
Story Plots
History of Asian and Hispanic Americans
Vocabulary
Wildcard
100
_________ I think about ice cream, I get hungry.
What is "when"?
100
the country Yang comes from
What is China?
100
California
What is a state where many Asian Americans live?
100
To group yourself with a category of people, to claim that as your identity
What is "identify"?
100
spring fever
What is it when the warm weather makes people get antsy to go out doors, to fall in love, to get lazy...?
200
When you graduate from high school, what _______ you do?
What is "will"?
200
Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt arguing about who should get the jacket
What does Martha overhear? OR What is part of the rising action?
200
the language in the heritage of Latino/ Hispanic Americans
What is Spanish?
200
Yang Ying-tao begins to ________ around loudly, and this makes his parents mad, because he seems American.
What is "stomp"?
200
beanpole, pencil legs, string bean
What are some ways that the narration describes Martha's skinniness?
300
If you were to live to be 100 years old, what ______ you do to celebrate?
What is "would"?
300
he stands up every time the teacher walks in the room
Why do the other students laugh at Yang?
300
two specific ways Asian Americans have been treated unfairly in the United States
What are --Asian exclusion laws --the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?
300
the way that an author tells you about a person in a story or book; it can be direct or indirect
What is characterization?
300
to listen in on, to sneak a listen
What is "to eavesdrop"?
400
______________ I wake up in the morning, I go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Use a word or phrase other than "WHEN"!
What is "as soon as"?
400
the object that a boy steals from Yang and that Matthew helps him get back
What is a pen with a panda on it?
400
a group of people, often Latino, who pick crops and are not paid well
Who are migrant farm workers?
400
Fear, anger, relationships with others, goals, and so on can all ________________ a character to behave in a certain way.
What is "motivate"?
400
the setting of "The Scholarship Jacket"
What is a small Texas town?
500
_____________ he was cleaning the attic, he found a valuable baseball card.
What is "while"?
500
the climax of "The Scholarship Jacket" (be ready to explain!)
What is either 1) When Martha's grandfather refuses to pay for the jacket or 2) When the principal says Martha will get the jacket ?
500
many people of Mexican descent live in the Southwest because...
... this part of the United States was once part of Mexico
500
a word describing something that hurts or causes problems for...
What is "harmful"?
500
Do the right thing!
What is a possible theme of "The Scholarship Jacket"?
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