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The Border Kids
Conventions
Buried Onions
Vocabulary
WILD
100

A public place for walking, especially along a beach

What is a promenade?

100

It was night, and the waning moon peeked out behind the clouds. 

(moon) - to become thinner or less full

100
What happens to Mr. Stiles truck?
It gets stolen while Eddie is using it for work.
100
What vocabulary word is defined as: One side of an argument.
Claim
100
When we Freewrite in this class, what is the rule?
We must WRITE or DRAW the WHOLE TIME.
200

Anger caused by something that is unfair or wrong

What is indignation?

200

The journey was fraught with danger.

Full of something bad or unwanted.

200
What does Eddie's aunt give him and why?
A gun -- to avenge his cousin's murder.
200
What vocabulary word is defined as: The ability to care and share in the feelings of others.
Empathy
200
What are three things that should always be capitilized?
The beginning of sentences, names, and places...
300

Resembling heaven; seeming to belong to another world

What is ethereal?

300
What type of sentence is the following: Independent clause + ; + independent clause
Semicolon Sentence
300
Where is the novel set?
Fresno, California
300
What vocabulary word is defined as: Not having the official documents that are needed to enter, live in, or work in a country legally.
Undocumented
300
Who is Norma in our novel?
She used to have a crush on Eddie's cousin, but seems to be forming a relationship with Eddie. She works in the college cafeteria as a cashier.
400

To form or wait in a line

What is queue?

400
Write a CORRECT example of a FANBOYS sentence.
Independent clause + , + FANBOYS + indepedent clause. (Answers may vary)
400
Who is Angel?
He was Eddie's cousin's friend before Jesus was murdered.
400
What vocabulary word is defined as: Someone who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Refugee
400
What is the name of Eddie's cousin that was murdered?
Jesus
500

A short story about an interesting or funny event

What is anecdote?

500
Write a CORRECT semicolon sentence.
Independent clause + ; + independent clause. (Answers may vary)
500
What does Eddie do for money mostly?
Stencils house numbers on curbs.
500
What vocabulary word is defined as: The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee.
Asylum
500
What is a controversy?
An argument or disagreement about something; different points of view