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Tina's email: vocabulary
John's email: vocabulary
John's email: inference
Tina's email: inference
Miscellaneous
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Definition of trauma
What is serious physical, mental, or emotional damage?
100
Definition of Demise
What is death or disappearance?
100
Based on the line "they killed my friends... it's nothing new not really" what can we infer about John?
What is that he has seen and has gotten used to death?
100
"I saw smoke in the distance and a man waving his arms above him in the universal distress signal," what can we infer has happened based on this line?
What is there has been an accident, or somebody is in danger?
100
How does this story relate to the song, "Home"?
What is they both describe the honor and battle we go through to attain/ keep our freedom?
200
definition of discreet
What is showing good judgement in the way info is shared
200
Definition of objective
What is a goal one plans to achieve; the job at hand?
200
Just looking at the title of the letter and the summary, who can we infer the audience is?
What is who is his fellow comrades who died?
200
"He reminded me of a ping pong ball walking back and forth, talking, mumbling, all though I had no idea who he was speaking to...he made zero sense when he spoke," what can we infer has happened to this man based on this line?
What is he has been seriously scared, or traumatized?
200
What can you infer the writer was feeling when he wrote the song Home?
What is a sense of pride and honor toward our country?
300
definition of casualty
What is Death or injury that occurs as a result of war?
300
definition of irrevocable
What is unable to be taken back, changed, or stopped?
300
Based on the line, "Breath is sweet, Sleep is sweeter, and friends are priceless" what can we infer about John?
What is he values life/ thinks life is important.
300
"I scratched and pounded, a door that I couldn't budge, 'Why isn't he listening to me? Why isn't he getting up?'...The others explained he could not hear me" What can we infer happened to the man that is keeping him from hearing?
What is during the crash his hearing was damaged?
300
In the letter, "The smell of Fresh Paint" what did Tina say the man with a head trauma reminded her of and why?
What is a ping pong ball, because he was walking around everywhere?
400
Definition of Barrage
What is a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area?
400
definition of shunning
What is to deliberately avoid someone or something?
400
Based on Johns tone and the text, what can we infer about how he felt when his friends died?
What is powerless, hurt, or guilty?
400
"Pools of blood, some dark and brown, some still red and fresh, reminded me of the tragedy that occurred earlier that morning" what can we infer happened that morning?
What is there was an accident that resulted in the deaths of people?
400
In the letter, "The Fallen" what is the reason that John tells his mother that he is okay?
What is he knows this isn't a Divine mission just Man's War?
500
Definition of Briskly
What is active, fast, and energetic?
500
Definition of impending
What is upcoming; going to happen very soon?
500
Looking at the line, "We cannot leave them now, as we would have were they still living" what can we infer about John?
What is he feels a strong tie to his dead comrades?
500
"Just remember this, next time somebody comes up to you asking you about your story in disbelief, you look at them and ask them with a stone cold face, 'Were you there? Then how would you really know what happened?" What can we infer Tina is feeling based on this line of text?
What is she feels like her story is so unbelievable no one will believe her, or listen to her?
500
How do both letters, and the poems have in common?
What is they both describe the sacrifices, and grief we go through to keep our freedom?