Authors
What is the name of the writer of American History?
Judith Cofer Cortez
What is the name of the main character in American History?
ELENA
wHY IS THIS TEXT CALLED "American history?"
It talks about the time when immigrants were settling in America and making contributions to its history.
Name one INTERNAL CONFLICT Elena.
Elena vs shock, pain, loneliness.
Where was the author of AMERICAN HISTORY born?
Puerto Rico
Name the character who was exceptionally prejudiced and rude in the story "American history".
Eugene's mother
Name the historical event that took place in American history.
President Kennedy's assassination
What is meant by foreshadowing?
It refers/hints at a future event in a story.
Where did the author move with her parents?
New Jersey
Is Elena's father round character or a static character?
STATIC CHARACTER
DIRECT CHARACTERISATION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
The directly mentions the personality of a character.
From whom did she learn the art of telling stories?
From her grandmother
How does Elena's mother warn her at the end of the story. WHAT DOES SHE SAY?
You are headed for humiliation and pain.
What is El Building?
It is a building where all the immigrants live
What is a flashback?
When the writer refers to past events in a story.
What does the author talk about in the story "AMERICAN HISTORY?"
DIFFICULTIES FACED BY AN IMMIGRANT
Describe Eugene in two words.
FRIENDLY AND SHY.
What is an ANCHOR TEXT?
A text that talks about a historical event.
What is the meaning of infatuated?
mesmerised