Vocabulary
The main character in a story
Protagonist
The main character in Before We Were Free
Anita
The name of the obstacle in the poem, "An Obstacle"
Prejuidice
A type or category of literature that blends real history with an imagined story
Historical Fiction
The creek
A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph that states an idea to be proved
Claim
The name of the dictator controlling the Dominican Republic in Before We Were Free
General Trujillo/El Jefe
A real people group from the Dominican Republic's history that we read all about their culture
Taino Arawak
A direct comparison of two seemingly different things to convey an idea; it does not use “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
This basketball player recently signed with the Philadelphia 76ers
LeBron James
A big idea, message, or lesson in a text.
Theme
The famous sisters who were killed by Trujillo in a "car accident" because they opposed his dictatorship
The Mirabel Sisters/Las Mariposas/The Butterflies
The religion of Felipe Alonso in "The Inside Name," who was under target during the Spanish Inquisition
Jewish
The marks, such as commas, periods, and quotation marks, that help readers understand a text.
A type of narrative point of view in which one of the characters in the story tells the story from their perspective
First-person point of view
Mr. Smith/El Jefe/Trujillo wants to take her
In the poem "To a Daughter Leaving Home," what was the daughter riding
Biciyle
Giving human characteristics or behaviors to nonhuman objects or living things
Personification
This pop singer recently released an album titled "You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," featuring songs like "stupid song" and "drop dead"
Olivia Rodrigo
A ruler who has absolute power and control over a country
Dictator
Julia Alvarez
How did the speaker in "An Obstacle" get past Prejudice
He walked through him
The use of one's tone of voice, volume, emphasis, and timing to convey meaning and feelings
Expression
Christopher Nolan's new movie starring Tom Holland about a famous Greek mythology tale
The Odyssey