When I was Puerto Rican
Where did Negi grow up in Puerto Rico?
Mancun
Descriptive language using any of the five senses.
Imagery
The first Z in ANEZZ stands for …
Bonus 100 points if you add what it means…
Zoom In
To highlight a specific word or phrase in the evidence you chose that relates to the theme.
A noun is ….
person, place, thing or idea
The joke 6,7 comes from what song
Doot Doot by Skrilla
What is the name of Negi’s half sister from her father’s side?
Margie
The comparison of two contrasting things side by side to make a larger point about their differences.
Juxtaposition
When citing a direct quote from the text, you must always include this after your quote is finished …..
Page Numbers
a word in a sentence that describes an action, a state of being, or an occurrence
verb
A NYC Staple Sandwich
Chopped Cheese
The name of the dish Negi’s mom makes using chicken eggs
Asapao
The comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
Metaphor
What is the first thing we do with the prompt before we look for evidence or write?
Hint:
2 steps
Annotate the prompt
Break down the parts it’s asking us to do
the specific, capitalized name of a particular person, place, organization, or thing, distinguishing it from a common noun
Proper Noun
What is the name of Beyoncé’s newest album?
Cowboy Carter
What is a Jibaro and what do they represent …
HINT** The reason why Negi thinks jibaro is good
a Puerto Rican term for a rural peasant or farmer, especially one from the mountainous regions of the island. The term is deeply tied to Puerto Rican identity and represents a national symbol of the self sufficient + culturally distinct mountain people.
a recurring element—such as an image, object, phrase, action, or concept—that appears multiple times throughout a narrative to reinforce or highlight the story's central themes
Motif
The Three Components of a STRONG argument are
1. Identify the literary device
2. Explain the authors purpose
3. Connect back to the central idea or a theme
The THREE types of transition words are
Contradict, Additive & Cause & Effect
Top Selling NBA Youngboy album
AI Youngboy. 2
The Motif of Food at the beginning of chapter 3 represents ….
The motif of food in When I was Puerto Rican represents how food is a cultural tie to community and family specifically for jibaro culture helping Negi to connect her cuisine back to her home & identity.
the central idea or message that unifies a literary work
Memoir
Consequentially is an example of WHAT kind of transition word
Cause and Effect
Miss Robins Favorite Color is …
PINK