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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Grammar
German Fairy Tales
French, Vietnamese, & Chinese Fairy Tales
100
A person or thing that ruins/spoils or causes harm
What is a bane
100
Mr. Clay has an ____________ in his voice. It makes me tremble.
What is asperity
100
Name the part of speech: In the German Cinderella, the stepsisters quickly chop parts of their feet off. WORD: CHOP
What is verb
100
Name the three German Fairy Tales we read
What is "Fitcher's Bird", "The Frog Prince", "Cinderella"
100
How can we tell from the French story of "Bluebeard" that women depended on men to raise their status?
The youngest daughter marries the rich and ugly Bluebeard for his money.
200
Yeh-Shen was so ___________ when her stepmother and sister told her she couldn't go to the festival again!
What is doleful
200
Those ninth graders are so _______________, they just act crazy!
What is rambunctious
200
What is the complete subject of the following sentence: All of the German fairy tales have violence in them.
All of the German fairy tales
200
How can we tell German society WAS patriarchal (dominated by men) from reading "The Frog Prince"
What is Ms. Jernberg will decide if the answer is acceptable.
200
Think about the modern movie of "Bluebeard". Give one reason we discussed as to why they had the little girl reading the story go into the bloody chamber instead of Bluebeard's wife.
Ms. Jernberg will decide if this answer will get full or partial credit.
300
A person who is overly concerned with others and not overly concerned with themselves.
What is extrovert
300
A fool= a ____________
What is buffoon
300
Name the part of speech: In the German Cinderella, the stepsisters quickly chop parts of their feet off. WORD: QUICKLY
What is adverb
300
Why is the German story of "The Frog Prince" the most violent?
In Grimm's or the German "Frog Prince" the princess never kisses the frog like she does in all the over versions, instead she throws the frog.
300
How does the Vietnamese "The Master Frog" remind us that we need to respect animals?
When the king denies Master Frog the right to marry his daughter, Master Frog calls all the animals from HIS kingdom in the castle. The king is threatened by all the dangerous animals walking around, as we are reminded that we are not always the most powerful animal on earth.
400
He ____________ the whole thing when he took my pen. I never would have gotten into trouble if it wasn't for him!
What is instigated
400
Adding up numbers is a _________. You must know how to do this basic skill before you can multiply or even do complex equations.
What is rudiment
400
What is the simple subject of the following sentence: The girl in "Fitcher's Bird" rolls around in honey and feathers.
girl, or the girl
400
What story is "Fitcher's Bird" similar to?
"Bluebeard"
400
Compare "Yeh-Shen" to "Cinderella". Why can we probably guess that the Germans heard "Yeh-Shen" and changed it to fit their culture? What elements are THE SAME!?
The slippers are gold In both stories there is a festival In both stories the girls lose a slipper In both stories the protagonist has stepsisters or a stepsister and mother. ETC. . . .
500
My teacher ___________ me when she assumed I couldn't do the work.
What is undermined
500
Tourists in New Orleans always buy huge bright beads and walk around. They don't know how __________ they look.
What is garish
500
Name the part of speech: In the German Cinderella, the stepsisters quickly chop parts of their feet off. WORD: PARTS
What is Noun, or Plural Noun
500
What happens at the end of "Fitcher's Bird" that makes the story so violent?
The youngest daughter tricks the wizard and his wedding guests into the house, where she and her brothers lock them up and burn them.
500
What direction (North, South, East, West) is Vietnam compared to China?
South