Name that Text
Esperanza struggles to find a sense of belonging in her home.
House on Mango Street
What is theme?
The main message
Identify the type of figurative language strategy used here: "It's small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath."
Personification
A reference to something of cultural, literary, political, or historical significance.
Allusion
Basketball is an important part of this speaker's identity.
Slam, Dunk, Hook
What is plot?
The sequence of events in a story.
"You made me feel like a zero, like a nothing"
simile
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
Stanza
In this poem, Dickinson thinks it would be dreary to be somebody.
I'm Nobody, Who Are You?
What is textual evidence?
Specific details, quotes, or examples taken directly from the text.
"She was not the land of her mother and father. She was her own country, with her own history of civil wars, revolutions, healing and growth."
Metaphor
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A metaphor does not use the words, "like, as or than"
Connie makes her grandmother feel like she is an outcast.
Abuela Invents the Zero
The surrounding words and phrases that give hints to help a reader guess the definition of a word.
Context Clues
"I’m Nobody! Who are you?"
Metaphor
What is a literary analysis?
An argumentative text where the writer persuades the reader to accept their interpretation of a literary text.
Ha navigates life at a new school in a new country.
Inside Out and Back Again.
What is foreshadowing?
A literary device that hints at what will happen later in a story
"In the roundhouse Labyrinth our bodies Created, we could almost Last forever, poised in midair Like storybook sea monsters."
Simile
What are the two steps you take to identify the central idea of a text?
1. Identify the key details from the text
2. Ask yourself what these details have in common?