Vocabulary
Setting
Plot
Conflict
RANDOM
100
To be likely to start arguments or face problems directly instead of avoiding them.
What is confrontational?
100
The state that the story takes place in
What is Utah?
100
At the beginning of the story, what is broken down?
What is their car/truck/van/vehicle?
100
This word means a struggle or problem that a character faces in a story.
What is conflict?
100
When the man makes a “conciliatory sign” by putting his hands up, what does he mean to show?
What is trying to calm things down?
200
To completely get rid of or destroy something.
What is eradicate
200
This is where our main character was born, and where her abuelita lives.
What is Puerto Rico?
200
The exposition is also known as the ___________ of the story.
What is the beginning?
200
This event becomes the setting for Coralí’s biggest external conflict — proving to others, and herself, that she belongs.
What is the final Rodeo Queen competition?
200
This animal helps Coralí learn to trust herself and stay calm.
What is a horse?
300
Fill in the blank with the correct word:
My main ______________ today is to prepare for my quiz in ELA tomorrow.
What is objective?
300
In 2017, a _________ destroyed much of Puerto Rico, causing almost 3,000 deaths.
What is a hurricane?
300
The __________ is the most exciting part of the story, or the turning point.
What is the climax?
300
This type of conflict happens inside Coralí as she struggles to balance her Puerto Rican identity with her new life in Utah.
What is internal conflict (a problem inside herself)?
300
This is the lesson does Coralí learns by the end of the story.
What is she learns to be proud of who she is and where she comes from?
400
To be too trusting or inexperienced
What is naive
400
This is the when and where of a story.
What is setting?
400
In Island Rodeo Queen, Who is Trent?
What is Corali's boyfriend?
400
When Coralí learns to calm her horse, Sugar Daddy, it shows how she learns to control her own fears. What kind of conflict is this?
What is an internal conflict (man vs. self)?
400
This is what Coralí compares girls to when talking to Jazzy
What is water and light?
500
You can do this in first, second, or third person when writing.
What is narrating?
500
To be the 'ideal' rodeo queen, according to many of the characters in the story, you should adapt to the ____________ way of life.
Hint:
What is western?
500
What is the conclusion or resolution in Island Rodeo Queen?
What is, Corali feels confident in both parts of her identity and successfully completes her reining pattern.
500
Some people in Utah don’t understand Coralí’s culture. What type of conflict does this show?
What is a conflict between Coralí and society (man vs. society)?
500
One theme (overall message) of “Island Rodeo Queen” could be...
What is staying true to yourself while finding where you belong?