2A & 2B
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Slightly open
What is ajar?
what the reader conclude about how Cassie is feeling in paragraph #14
What is comfortable, like her true self?
Most of the other girls were already paired off as best friends, and I was uncertain about how to begin making a friend.
What is Cassie's conflict?
I closed my eyes and began playing a steady rhythm, calming the turmoil in my brain.
What is to illustrate how tranquilizing music is to Cassie?
"I" in the story "Finally Home"
What is first person point of view?
Phrase from paragraph 16 that serves as an antonym context clue for the word nonchalantly
What is "my heart was jackhammering"?
how the reader characterize Cassie in paragraph 14
What is humble?
Cassie's relationship with her father (paragraphs 1 through 3)
What is tense?
I attempted to shrug nonchalantly, but my heart was jackhammering.
What is how excited Cassie feels to be asked if she plays the drums?
the reason why the author uses 1st person POV in "Finally Home"
What is D, to reveal the importance of music to Cassie?
out of touch with modern fads or trends; unsophisticated
What is lame?
why the author includes quotes from Keith Hampton in paragraph 8 and 9 of "More Facebook Friends, Fewer Real Ones"
What is C. support the benefits of Facebook to friendships?
the reason why paragraph 8 is important to the story, "The View from Saturday"
What is J. suggests that Noah will write the letter?
The reason why the author wrote, "Mother then made a remark about how Western Civilization was in a decline because people of my generation knew how to nitpick but not how to write a B&B letter."
What is to emphasize through humor how important Noah's mother thinks etiquette is?
the reason the author uses 1st person POV in "A View of Saturday"
What is to illustrate Noah’s feelings about his situation?
How the word "stereotype" is used in paragraph 8 (Question #17)
What is simplistic generalizations about a group that allows others to categorize them and treat them accordingly?
why the author mentions Brashears’ study in "More Facebook Friends, Fewer Real Ones"
What is G. provide evidence for the main idea of the selection?
when the author flashes into the past to develop conflict within a story
What is a flashback?
the "A Single Breeze" short story
What is a metaphor for surviving conflicts/obstacles in our life?
significance of point of view
What is to express the personal emotions of either themselves or their characters?
"...we have fewer real friends—the kind who would help us out in tough times, listen sympathetically no matter what..."
What is compassionately?
what the reader can conclude about Noah based on his conversation with his mother in paragraphs 1 through 2 of "The View from Saturday"
What is ungrateful?
when an author gives the reader clues about what will happen later in the plot
What is foreshadow?
"like" a metaphor
What is simile?
“Maybe I’m too young,” I thought. “Maybe my clothes are lame.” I slid my hands into my pockets and attempted to smile confidently.
What is Cassie's insecurities?