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Refugees
Northern Star
Who Said It?
All Sorts
Announce the Anecdote
100

My First Free Summer describes a girl adjusting to life speaking English at the Carol Morgan school in this country.  

What is The Dominican Republic?
100
This is the man who swears revenge for Caesar's death by carefully planning a well controlled riot.
Who is Marc Anthony (Marcus Antonius)?
100
"..and the raccoons ransack a rabbit's unmasked hole"
Who is Jennifer Chang?
100

This is the difference between what happened to Snowball in the book Animal Farm and what happened to him in the 1953 movie. 

What is: in the book he gets chased off but in the movie he gets killed by the dogs.
100
The princess was given three chances to guess this little gold spinner's name.  When she got it right, he twisted himself in two.  Literally.  Dead.
Who is Rumpelstiltskin? 
200
Under Rafael Trujillo's dictatorship this capital city was renamed Ciudad Trujillo.
What is Santo Domingo?
200
Even though the play is named after Julius Caesar, this character has more than four times as many lines as the title character.  
Who is Marcus Junius Brutus?
200
"for life's not a paragraph." 
Who is E.E. Cummings? 
200

The difference in diction parallels character traits in Two Kinds, Everyday Use and this Frank McCourt excerpt from Angela's Ashes.

What is Typhoid Fever?

200
George Carlin in his stand-up comedy video said ""Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" is a shameful example of our use of soft language.  It was called "Battle Fatigue" in WW2.  It was called this in WWI. 
What is "shell shock?"
300

In Exile This is where Alvarez' Papi told her they were going that night they fled the country.  

What is the beach?
300
This is the leading instigator of the plot to kill J.C.
Who is Gaius Cassius Longinus?
300

My little horse must think it queer 

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

Who is Who is Robert Frost?
300
This is the main point of disagreement between Maggie and Dee over the quilts and so becomes the main message of the story. 
What is the meaning of the word heritage?
300
This was the homework assigned for last night.  
What is eight hours of sleep and get some exercise!?
400
During the time of Langston Hughes' writing, many talented people from African descent were migrating north to this area famous for its artistic and social renaissance.
What is Harlem?
400
These two tribunes are sentence to silence.  Whether that means figuratively or literally, we're not sure.
Who are Flavius and Marullus?
400
Ten Bucks you say I owe you

Ten Bucks you say is due?

Well, that's Ten Bucks more 'n I'll pay you

Till' you fix this house up new.

Who is Langston Hughes? 
400

The first level of Animal Farm is an allegorical fable.  The second level is a harsh criticism of Stalinism.  This main message comes at us loud and clear when we reach the third level of analysis. 

What is: power leads to corruption?
400
This is the most popular way for the instructor of this class to try to get students to quiet down.  
What is raising a hand, sometimes both hands?
500
Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California two and a half years after her parents fled this historical event. 
What is China's Communist revolution?
500
Like a great number of Shakespeare's plays, all of the characters (for good or for worse) believe completely in this.
What is the supernatural?
500

"peers into the mirror, mirror on the wall

frowns at her face, her eyes, her skin,

not fair"

Who is Pat Mora?
500
This is the secret of poetry.  If you understand how these different and special literary devices are being used by the author, you unlock everything and see how so few words can carry so much meaning.  
What is figurative language? 
500
This was usually announced and applauded during the beginning of our eighth period of the week together. 
What is "Today is Friday?"