Vocabulary A
A job for a great part of life
career
Something that stops you or stands in your way
Obstacle
How are Mama Lil and Bebe related?
Mama Lil is Bebe's grandmother.
TRUE/FALSE:
A 'memoir' is a nonfiction story about a person's personal experience.
True
Bebe's dream is to become an ____________.
engineer
consent
How are Mama Lil and Bebe's personalities similar?
They are stubborn and strong-willed.
How is "Right Words at the Right Time" a memoir?
It describes a true event in a person's life.
A memoir is like a story because...
Not willing to change or quit
Stubborn
A person who makes plans for building
engineer
Why does Mama Lil finally allow Bebe to work on the bridge?
She wants Bebe to follow her dream.
As a child, when did John Leguizamo feel best about himself?
When he was making other people laugh.
A memoir is different than a story because...
it is nonfiction, or about a real event.
An actor who makes people laugh
One or more people working together to achieve something
project
True/False:
Bebe wants to join the youth renovation team that will fix the Manhattan Bridge.
False:
The team is going to fix the Brooklyn Bridge.
What were the right words at the right time for John Leguizamo?
When Mr. Zufa suggested that he should try to be a comedian.
What word means 'covered with dots?'
speckled
To look closely or carefully
Analyze
What does 'nonfiction' mean?
It means that something is true or real.
Which of the following is true about Mama Lil and Bebe?
A: They disagree often but they still care for each other.
B: They only stay together because they are family.
C: They don't trust each other but pretend they do.
D: They act like sisters but really want to live apart.
A: They disagree often but they still care for each other.
The first time John Leguizamo changed, he said, "I totally changed. I hung out with the gangsters. Cut class." Why did he do this?
"I didn't talk back to Mr. Zufa like I usually would have...I probably said something like, "Yeah, cool, man" but...I couldn't get what he said out of my head."
What do these sentences tell you about Leguizamo?
He starts to think that Mr. Zufa has a good idea, so he seriously thinks about being a comedian.