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Breaking Through Chapters 1-3
Breaking Through Chapters 4-7
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Imagery is creating a mental image that appeals to your senses.
What is imagery
100
Persuade Inform Entertain
What are the reasons an author writes.
100
This is a struggle that occurs in the novel.
What is a conflict
100
What is the name of the narrator of the story?
What is Pancho, or Francisco
100
Who does Pancho imitate when he is trying to fit in with his classmates?
What is Elvis Pressley
200
This is something that is true and can be verified.
What is a fact?
200
This type of struggle occurs inside a character's mind.
What is internal struggle
200
What country did the family come from before the immigrated to America.
What is Mexico?
200
This lady takes Roberto and Pancho to a restaurant and tries to teach them manners.
What is Mary O'Neill
300
This type of character analysis expects you to figure out what a character is like based on clues.
What is indirect characterization?
300
speech actions other character's reactions appearance thoughts and feelings
What are the methods of indirect characterization
300
This is the message or moral of a story that the author is trying to get across.
What is universal theme?
300
What type of point of view is the story written in?
What is first person?
300
What were Pancho and Roberto picking when they began their war?
What is strawberries?
400
This can not be proven; this can be argued. It depends on personal ideas or thoughts.
What is opinion?
400
Sight Sound Taste Touch Smell
What are the types of senses that imagery appeals to?
400
This characterization tells you outright exactly what a character is like.
What is direct characterization
400
Why did the family have to leave their home?
What is they were illegal aliens.
400
For whom did Mama make flour tortillas?
What is Mr. Ito
500
This is a device used in literature that appeals to your senses.
What is inagery
500
This is a type of autobiography that tells about a part of a person's life, or an experience. This is a "slice" of a person's life.
What is a memoir
500
This struggle occurs outside of a character's mind with another character, a group, or force of nature.
What is external confict?
500
Why did Peggy's mother and father disapprove of Pancho?
What is they were not happy with his race/ social standing
500
What did Papa give to Pancho for his 8th grade graduation?
What is a Saint Christopher's medal