Vocabulary 1
A natural ability, aptitude
What is talent?
The decade that the Black Arts Movement began in
What is the 1960's?
The name of a book or story
Title
Desires or goals, images seen while you sleep,
What is a dream?
This type of actor doesn't need talent
What is a baby?
The way a person feels, state of mind
What is mood?
The Black Arts Movement mainly focused on this subject
What is African American life?
The person who writes a story or book
What is the author?
A model or sample
What is an example?
Most babies in movies or TV shows are played by
What are identical twins?
A reference, a remark, to refer to briefly
What is to mention?
The numerous types of artists involved in the Black arts movement (4 possible answers)
What are poets, actors, musicians, and dancers?
Information in the surrounding text to help decode the meaning of a word
What are context clues?
Very many, several
What is numerous?
Many actors say this is their favorite part of the job
What is traveling around the world?
The affirmative (opposite of negative), a confident attitude
What is positive?
This was the dream of the Black Arts Movement
What is a proud and strong community?
Where the story takes place
What is the setting?
To like one thing better than another
What is prefer?
You might think it's great but many child actors do not
What is missing school?
Oddly different from the usual, stange, distinctive, particular
What is pecular?
One famous poet from the Black Arts Movement (lesson 2)
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
Something you learn or know about the story that may or may not be written directly in the text
What is inference?
A violation of the rights of another, unfair or unjust act
What is injustice?
A peculiar fact about child actors (pg 3)
What is having a teacher come to them on set?