Mango Madness
She's the main character of Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street.
Who is Esperanza?
He was the leader of the opposition to Ralph on the island.
Who is Jack?
It states the topic of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
To compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation.
What is improvise?
It's used as a short form for a word or group of words with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe.
What is a contraction?
It's the name of the vignette that features Cisneros' message around resilience and strength.
What is "Four Skinny Trees?"
He's the boy who hallucinated and was talking with the Lord of the Flies.
Who is Simon?
It states the claims of an essay as well as what type of essay it is.
What is a thesis statement?
Portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious.
What is ominous?
It's used to separate items in a list.
What is a comma?
Cisneros uses this kind of figurative language when she says, "I am a red balloon."
What is a metaphor?
It's what is referenced as the Lord of the Flies in the book.
What is a pig head?
It's the two pieces of information needed for an in-text citation.
What is the author's last name and page number?
To irritate; annoy; provoke.
What is vex?
They're used to indicate the title of a chapter, poem, or article.
What are quotation marks?
This object is often used in Cisneros' book to represent women and their inability to participate in life outside.
What is a window?
It's where Ralph runs to in the final chase.
What is the beach?
A strong introduction should include a hook, thesis statement, and this kind of text identifier.
What is TAG (title, author, genre)?
To weep or cry; to affect a tearful state.
What is snivel?
In some cases, this punctuation mark can be used to separate two independent clauses without the use of a conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
It's the animal name given to a magical place that later feels like a place of "shame."
What is The Monkey Garden?
Who is Piggy and the conch?
A strong essay will use these to flow seamlessly from one argument to the next.
What are transitions?
Strong displeasure at something considered unjust.
What is indignation?
It's the kind of sentence that is formed by two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?