Shut Up, This is Serious
Who is the narrator of the novel Shut Up, This is Serious?
AND
What is one internal conflict that she is facing?
Belen is facing an unknown future -- she does not know what she wants to do after high school
Where does the documentary Alice Street take place?
Oakland
Name all of the nouns in the following sentence:
The students like drawing pictures of cats and dogs.
Students
Pictures
Cats
Dogs
What are at least two reasons that Leti is nervous about her pregnancy?
She doesn't want to tell her parents that the father is black
She doesn't know how she is going to pay for college and pay for the baby
What are the buildings next to the Alice Street mural like? (How would you describe them)
The Malonga Center is a place for pan-African dance
Hotel Oakland is populated by many elderly Chinese people
Name all of the adjectives in the following sentence:
The old building stood on top of the green hill.
Old
Green
Why does Belen seem to want to meet a guy that she can become interested in?
Belen wants to be distracted from her feelings of depression and wants to be desired in a healthy way
What are the aerosol artists goals with their murals?
The artists want to enhance the visual appeal of public spaces. They want to celebrate Oakland's diversity.
Name each verb in the following sentence:
Every time I walk past their house I hear their dogs barking.
Walk
Hear
Barking
How did the withdraw of Belen's parents affect her?
Belen has less structure and focus when it comes to doing well in school
She has freedom to cut class and leave the house whenever she wants without consequences
What is a central conflict in the documentary so far?
Developers want to use the land where the murals are to create a high rise building for housing
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
She quietly hustled to her car.
The adverb is "quietly"
What is one theme from the novel so far?
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One option could be...
One theme from Shut Up, This is Serious is that body image can affect emotions both positively and negatively
What is one theme from the documentary so far
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Options could include...
There is a tension between preserving art and culture and creating lucrative housing in downtown Oakland
Identify the preposition of the following sentence:
The book is beneath the table
The preposition is "Beneath"