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HOMS
SB
SB & HOMS Connection
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What is a narrative?
A personal story told in first person.
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What is the main character's name?
Esperanza
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What is the speech the Four Freedoms about?
The four freedoms Roosevelt believes we should have.
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What is tone?
The intended emotion the author wants you to feel when reading their text.
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What is a vignette?
A short scene about only one topic.
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What is the style of HOMS?
A narrative vignette (or just vignette)
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What is the short story America and I about?
It's about a young, Russian immigrant who comes to America for the American Dream.
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How is the view of the American Dream similar in "America and I" and HOMS?
They both believe that you have to work hard to succeed and get what you want throughout life.
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What is a lesson Esperanza learned EARLY on in the book and her life?
Don't steal

Don't worry about what others think

You don't always get what you want

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What is a bildungsroman?
A story about one's formative years.
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What is Esperanza ultimately searching for throughout the book?
Her identity; who she is.
300
What is the speech Veteran's Day: Never Forget Their Duty about?
It is about a group of soldiers who were POWS, how one of the soldiers is said to be a hero, and it's about patriotism.
300
How is "I, Too, Sing America" similar to HOMS?

Both of the narrators are hyphenated Americans (African and Mexican) who are working towards their goals and wants.

300
What is this line an example of:

"There were big green apples as hard as knees."

Simile
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What is a lesson?

Something you learn from what you are reading/watching.

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What is the theme of HOMS?
Identity
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What is the essay Growing up Asian in America about?
It's about a girl who is Asian-American trying to find her identity in America.
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How is "I Hear America Singing" connected to the American Dream?
In "I Hear America Singing," the narrator mentions a multitude of jobs and the people working there, all of which who are striving to obtain the American Dream through hard work.
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What are these lines an example of:

"Everybody looked inside the car and asked where he got it....The seventh time around the alley we heard sirens....They put him in handcuffs..."

Inference
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What does it mean to infer?
To make an educated guess using context clues.
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How is HOMS connected to the American Dream?
Esperanza's family are immigrants who came to America for the American Dream.

Esperanza is also starting to live the American Dream by working and making money to have a more successful life.

500
What is the poem "I, too, Sing America" about?
It is about a black slave who wants to be free.
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How does Esperanza (NOT HOMS) connect to the American Dream?

Esperanza is on the path to the American Dream because she has gotten a job so she can succeed in life (such as to pay her way through Catholic school).

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How is The Bill of Rights connected to the American Dream?
The Bill of Rights are 10 amendments that deal with freedom and laws, and you need these laws and freedoms for the American Dream.  They are the foundation of the American Dream.