The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Content
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Another Brooklyn - Content
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Writing Skills
100

The range of conditions characterized by challenges in socializing and communicating and by repeated or strict patterns of thought and behavior.

What is autism?

100

A noun for behaviors, actions, and personality traits that are considered usual or expected.

What is normalcy

100

This is a major motif (recurring idea) in Another Brooklyn.

(acceptable answers)

What is friendship, grief, trauma, memory, OR loss?

100

This is the idea that a person has about the kind of person they are.

What is self-perception?

100

This is the purpose of including text evidence in a paragraph.

What is supporting the claim?

200

DAILY DOUBLE: This character killed Wellington.

Bonus: Why did this character kill Wellington?

Who is Father (or Christopher's father)?

He killed Wellington accidentally after he got into a fight with Mrs. Shears and she said some cruel things about living with Father and Christopher. 

200

This rarely used narration style is characterized by the use of "you" and "your".

What is second person narration

200

This event brings August back to Brooklyn.

What is her father's illness and death?

200

In this stage of grief a person tries to regain control by coming up with ways they could have changed the outcome.

What is bargaining?

200

A claim is complete with these parts.

What are an opinion and two reasons?

300

This character is the reason Christopher is nearly killed by an oncoming train in London.

Who is Toby?

300

The narrative quality of being unable to trust.

What is unreliable?

300

This event triggers August to accept her mother's death.

What is Angela's mother's death?

300

The definition of imagery.

What is descriptive language; language that helps the reader imagine a scene?

300

This is our recommended way to embed evidence in your paragraphs.

What is "On page X, [author's name] writes,"?

400

This is the way Christopher organized the chapters in his book.

What are prime numbers?

400

This is an idea that has been created and accepted by the people in a society, rather than an objective reality.

What is a social construct?

400

This is where Sylvia's parents are from.

What is Martinique?

400

This is the definition of juxtaposition.

What is placing two things side by side in order to highlight their differences.

400

A strong theme statement has these five (5) criteria for success.

What is 1. universal, 2. specific, 3. written in third person, 4. written in one sentence, and 5. can be supported with text-evidence?

500

This is the reason Mark Haddon wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. (Think carefully and be detailed)

(some variation of) What is to characterize autism not as a disability, but as an eccentricity that makes a person's view of the world unique?

500

This is a way of viewing the world which says that people are disabled by barriers in society, not by their impairment or difference.

What is the Social Model of Disabilty?

500

DAILY DOUBLE: Based on the best response.

Write a theme statement based on the following prompt: What is Woodson's message about the impact of denial on a person's grieving process?

N/A


500

List three healthy coping strategies.

(responses can include anyone of the following)

 - Talking about the problem

- Seeking professional help

- Using problem-solving or relaxation techniques

- Finding a hobby or setting a goal

- Using social support and leaning on friends/family

- Practicing spirituality/religion

500

Strong analysis does this.

(some variation of) What is explains the connection between the claim with corresponding reason and the chosen text evidence?