FANBOYS
Vocabulary
Writing
Literary Devices
House on Mango Street
100

Name the FANBOYS

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

100

To feel separated from a group.

Alienation 

100

I need to have at least three ____ when I write an essay.

Paragraphs

100

Name 3 literary devices.

Onomatopoeia, Simile, Metaphor, Dialogue, Hyperbole, Personification, Imagery

100

What is the main characters name?

Ezperanza

200

Which FANBOYS should you use?

I want to go to the party ____ I have nothing to wear.

But 

200

Hopes or dreams

Aspiration

200

The introduction comes at the _____ of the essay.

Beginning 

200

What literary device is this?

I ran as fast as lightning to get back to my house.

Simile 

200

Where does Ezperanza live? (Street and City)

Mango Street in Chicago 

300

Which FANBOYS should you use?

I wanted to take a nap ___ I went and laid in bed. 

So

300

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Stereotype

300

What is a personal narrative?

A story written from your point of view that draws from your own experiences.

300

What literary device is this?

I heard the sound of the wind whispering outside of my window.

Personification. 

Wind can't whisper!

300

Why does Ezperanza want to change her name?

She thinks its too long, she does not want to be tied to a window, she wants something that reflects herself.

400

Which FANBOYS should you use?

I do not want to eat salad ____ soup for dinner.

Nor

400

Recall 3 vocab words from Unit 1

Immigrate, Asylum, React, Astonish, Baffle, Perception, Assimilation, Contribute, Liberty, Vow, Reminisce, Culture Shock, Abandon, Navigate

400

Tell me what you need in a complete sentence.

Subject

Verb

Capitalization

Punctuation

400

What literary device is this?

CRASH! I heard as my dog ran from the other room.

Onomatopoeia

400

What does Esperanza need five dollars for?

A bike.

500

Why do we use FANBOYS?

To combine sentences. 

500

Use alienation in a sentence relating to The House on Mango Street.

Esperanza felt alienation when she told people that she lived on Mango street.

500

Tell me the 6 parts of an essay.

Introduction, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

500

Give me an example of a metaphor.

Metaphor- Comparison not using like or as 

"She was a wild horse of a woman"

500

What does Esperanza want from the junk store?

A music box.