Vocabulary
Every evening, I watch the a TV ___ at 9pm.
program
The narrator in "I Go Along" is ____ .
A male student named Gene
"Theme for English B" is a ___ by Langston Hughes.
a) short story
b) poem
b) poem
A short story has a narrator. A poem has a _____ .
speaker
In 9th grade, I took beginner French. In 12th grade I took a more ____ French class.
advanced
What kind of student does Gene think he is in the beginning of the story?
A lazy, uninterested, or not good student.
In "Theme for English B" the speaker is a ____ in English B Class.
a) student
b) instructor
a) student
A short story has sentences. A poem is organized in ____.
lines
At work, I am very ____. I do not joke around.
serious
True or False: Sharon tells Gene she thinks he is smarter than he knows.
*hint: look at lines 22-26
likes, interests, hobbies
A group of lines in poetry is called a ___ .
stanza
When I do laundry, I put my my clothes in ____ by color.
categories
Does Gene like the poem about high school?
Why or why not?
No.
He thinks it's about an ordinary topic
You can tell if the narrator is 1st or 3rd person by looking at...
the pronouns used.
Teachers believe that all of their students have the _____ to be successful.
potential
a) his own thoughts
b) all characters' thoughts
a) his own thoughts
What identity, or category, does the speaker discuss in the poem?
Poetry is often like _____. For example, the dashes and commas as in line 19 from "Theme from English B" give the poem this quality:
"hear you, hear me--we two--you, me, talk on this page."
like music; musical