Vocabulary
Definition: a person who interprets; that is, translates speech orally. Ex: At the age of fifteen he acted as an _____________ to the English government in the Crimean War.
interpreter
True or False? A text can include more than one main/central idea.
True
Definition: a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger. Ex: Some people think that climate change is the 21st century's biggest __________________.
menace
What is the name of Ernesto's new school?
Lincoln School
What's the first thing you look for in a text when looking for the main idea?
Whether or not the main idea is explicitly (directly) stated.
Definition: to move something. Ex: The military has the ability to ______________quickly if needed.
mobilize
How is Ernesto's new school different from his old school?
The new school was new and had a shingled roof, whereas his old school had a red tile roof.
Does Ernesto Galarza (author of Barrio Boy) ever explicitly state his main idea?
No. He lets the reader INFER the most important ideas in the text.
America is often described as a "melting pot." It's also mentioned in the story. What does that mean?
A mixing of many different types of people.
Definition: A means of securing or stabilizing: Ex: "Step by step, she loosened me and my classmates from the safe ____________________ of the desks for recitations at the blackboard and consultations at her desk."
anchorage
What type of students go to Ernesto's school?? What social class do they belong to?
Most of them are from the lower socioeconomic class.
Does Ernesto Galarza (author of Barrio Boy) ever explicitly state his main idea?
No. He lets the reader INFER the most important ideas in the text.
Describe what Ernesto means by "the school was not so much a melting pot as a griddle where Miss Hopley and her helpers warmed knowledge into us and roasted racial hatred out of us."
The griddle doesn't try to make everyone the same, but it cooks different things side by side.
Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. Ex: The person playing me in chess was a ________________ opponent.
formidable
Why does Ernesto feel comfortable in his classroom setting?
He is surrounded by people who face the same struggles and his teachers are caring and supportive.
What does INFER mean?
To deduce or figure out (information) from the text rather than from explicit (direct) statements.
What is the main lesson that Ernesto learns about race and different cultures through his teachers?
That immigrants should learn to become more American and other Americans should accept the immigrants.