Bronx Masquerade
True or False: Diondra is passionate about basketball.
False
Tyrone can be defined as...
Confident
What point of view is the story written in?
1st
Give an example of a gerund.
-ing
Use hunker in a sentence.
We all need to hunker down and wait. etc
Which characteristic of Bronx Masquerade makes it different from most novels?
The use of poetry
Which character likes basketball, but would rather read poetry.
Tyrone
How does Diondra’s perspective change after she views Raul’s self-portrait?
She's tired of hiding who she is
Turn the following word into a gerund: run
Running
What does Tirade mean?
Snap or throw a fit
Why does Diondra play baskteball?
Her dad wanted her to be a boy.
Read the excerpt from paragraph 2.
I guess Raul’s self-portrait fits, since we’ve been talking a lot about identity. He’ll probably put it up next to his poem. You should have seen him hang that thing. You’d think he was handling a million-dollar masterpiece the way he took his time placing it just so.
Which phrase best describes how Raul is characterized in this excerpt?
He's proud of his artwork
What words are used in 1st person point of view?
I, me, my, myself
Which TWO suggests that suggest Devon resents being defined by expectations other people have for him.
A) You’d think it was written somewhere. Tall guys must be jocks. (paragraph 14)
B) Ask me, she’s got no business playing b-ball. That’s my game. (paragraph 14)
C) Judging from the company he keeps, he’s a gangsta in sheep’s clothing. (paragraph 15)
D) My older brother’s always after me to hit the streets with him, calls me a girly man for loving books and jazz. (paragraph 16)
E) Don’t get me wrong. B-ball is all right. (paragraph 17)
A and D
Read the excerpt from paragraph 15.
The law is be cool, be tough, play ball, and use books for weight training—not reading. Otherwise, everybody gives you grief. Don’t ask me why I care, especially when the grief is coming from a punk like Wesley.
What does grief mean in as it is used in this paragraph?
Trouble or annoyance
How is Devon affected by seeing Janelle in the library?
He becomes more confident with his interests.
Which inference can the reader make about Diondra?
She keeps secrets to avoid being judged
Why are these poems in the perspective they are in? How does it impact the narrative?
It is in 1st person so that we know what the characters think and feel.
What makes something a gerund?
-ing
What does confide mean?
To tell something secret or keep a secret
Who is reading poetry in the library?
Devon
Who had a portrait in the teacher's classroom?
Raul
Through all three of the narrators’ perspectives, the author explores the theme of —
being comfortable with oneself
Replace with the correct gerund: Maybe we can go shop tomorrow, for new books.
shopping
Where is the Bronx?
New York