Vocabulary
A disorderly fight
Scuffle
Where did the Hmong people take refuge?
Thailand
What is imagery?
The description of a sentence that appeals to the human's 5 senses (touch, sight, taste, hear, smell)
What does an exposition include?
Introduction to the story alongside characters and setting
What is the first thing you should do before writing a topic?
What does _____ mean?
Prewrite - brainstorm and generate a list of topics you would like to write about
A loss of hope and courage
Despondent
Why did the Hmong people flee from the mountains of China?
What is a theme?
The underlying message behind a story or movie
What is a climax?
The most action-packed or suspenseful part/scene in the story/movie
Describe what you should include in a generic essay when you being the "write" process.
5 paragraphs:
Introduction
3 (or more) body paragraphs
Conclusion
There is a nominal fee issued when you enter into a football game.
What does nominal mean?
small or insignificant
- Many Hmong soldiers lost their lives
- Many Hmong men and young boys participated in the war
- Allied with the U.S. and immigrated to the U.S.
What is plot?
What happens throughout the story in a chronological order from the introduction of the story to the end
What is the difference between rising action and falling action?
Rising action focuses on the problem and how it builds up into the climax.
Falling action emphasizes on what happens after the climax or determines the resolution
Describe the difference between revise and editing
Revise: fix mistakes, punctuation errors, misspelled words, capitalization
Editing: Rearrange ideas and sentences, word choice, on-going fixes, or make sure your writing is comprehensible
It is requisite to maintain high grades in order to enter into a good college.
What does requisite mean?
needed or essential
- Value education
- Older siblings are represented as parents/guardians
- Religion: Shamanism
- Believed that certain objects possess certain abilities
- family orientated
Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk.
Which senses does this sentence appeal to?
Sight
You should include a conclusion at the end of your essay. However, what should you include at the end of a story?
And what does ______ mean?
Resolution: the outcome of the story
At the end of a story, there is a resolution. What comes at the end of the writing process?
What does _____ mean?
Proofread: final copy, free of mistakes
Ex:
Some countries have the authority to repatriate citizens.
She should repatriate because of her unwillingness to follow the state laws.
I will repatriate and never show up here in this area again.
Explain the Hmong people's journey from China to Thailand, then America.
- Fled to the mountains of China because of enslavement
- Fled to Laos because of cultural genocide
- Fled from Laos because of the Vietnam War
- Settled in refuge camps in Thailand
- Immigrated to America
A man discovered his goose laid golden eggs and he sold them and became rich selling the golden egg that was laid every morning. Soon he wanted all the eggs and killed the goose to get them.
What is the theme in this excerpt?
The moral is, “Greed often over reaches itself.”
In chronological order, what happens in the beginning of a plot to the end? Explain.
Exposition: Introduces story (characters, setting)
Rising action: problem that builds up to the climax
Climax: most suspenseful part/scene in story
Falling action: story dies down and determines an outcome to the story
Resolution: Outcome of the story
Describe what happens in a "writing process?"
Prewrite: brainstorm, list ideas/topics
Write: rough draft (intro, 3 body para. conclusion)
Revise: fix mistakes (punctuation, misspells, capitalization)
Edit: Rearrange ideas, word choice, comprehensible
Proofread: final copy, free of mistakes