Concept Vocabulary
Humming is an example of this literary device, in which a word copies the sound it describes,
What is onomatopoeia?
Stories is an example of this type of noun
What is a common noun?
Memoirs are true stories, also called this type of writing.
What is nonfiction?
Jacqueline Woodson and her family moved to this city.
Where is Brooklyn, New York?
In the poem brooklyn rain, Jacqueline feels this way about being stuck inside.
What is bored?
This word means to tell someone to be quiet
What is shush?
Jacqueline is an example of this type of noun
What is a proper noun?
The point of view of a memoir is this
What is first-person?
In the poem gifted, Jacqueline is jealous of this older sibling.
Who is Odella?
What is reading?
This word means to turn around and around quickly
What is twirl?
Daddy's garden is an example of this type of noun
What is a possessive noun?
The subject of a memoir is this
What is the author's life?
This relative supports Jacqueline's imagination by encouraging her to make up stories.
Who is uncle Robert?
The repetition of the word no in the poem brooklyn rain shows us that Jacqueline misses this other town.
Where is Greenville?
This word means the cushioned feeling of walking on something soft
What is squish?
Far Rockaway is an example of this type of noun
What is a proper noun?
This style of writing uses lines and stanzas.
What is poetry?
This poem shows us Jacqueline's feelings about her father.
What is sometimes?
In the poem sometimes, the repetition of "next week" shows us Jacqueline has this personality trait.
What is hopeful or optimistic?
This word means light and airy
What is feathery?
Students' homework is an example of this type of noun
What is a possessive noun?
This style of writing uses sentences and paragraphs.
What is prose?
In the poem another way, Jacqueline and this younger sibling often make up their own rules to games.
Who is Roman?
In the poem uncle robert, Jacqueline writes that their feet were betraying them because they would not do this.
What is dance like uncle Robert or slide across the floor?