Vocabulary #15
A deep cut to dig or force out; to push one's thumb into the eye
What is gouge?
drams, hope, society, class, family, and friendship are all themes in this text
What is The House on Mango Street?
having to do with literature or books
What is literary?
not polite or proper
What is semibarbaric?
although, after before, then are
What is tranisitions words?
aperson who opposes; a competitor
What is opponent?
The central message in this text is that people often act cruelly against those who are different from them
What is All Summer in a Day?
to hold back; to abstain; a phrase or verse repeated in a song or poem
What is refrain?
bravery
What is valor?
for, and nor, but, or, yet are
What are FANBOYS?
to suggest favorably; to advise
What is recommend?
the main character in this text was afriad to walk throught the cemetry
What was The Cemetery Path?
one of the five senses; all of the teachers at a school, college, or university
What is faculty?
very bad; causing great fear or worry
What is dire?
Tthe character within the story retells the story
What is 1st person POV
to give up under pressure; to let or allow
What is yield?
The main character in this story thinks 7th grade sucks
What is How to survive 7th grade?
conforming to the rules of grammar
What is grammatical?
loyalty
What is allegiance?
descriptive, chronological order, compare & contrast
What is text structure?
move skillfully or carefully
What is maneuver?
Michael thinks making faces (scrowl) makes him look handsome
What is Seventh Grade?
a statement of opinion in the media by the opinion
What is editorial?
friendly
What is genial?
prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history
What is nonfiction?