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Gimme Shelter
Conventions
Forged By Fire
Vocabulary
WILD
100
Why does Apple Bailey leave her mother?
Her mother is a prostitue, a drug addict, and is abusive towards Apple.
100
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
100
How does Gerald end up seperated from his mother?
She leaves him home all the time and one day he accidentally starts a fire.
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
What are two obstacles Apple must overcome once she runs away from her mother?
Answers may vary. - being pregnant - being homeless - getting in the accident - Step-mother wanting her to get an abortion - etc.
200
What type of sentence is the following: An independent clause + , + conjunction + independent clause
A FANBOYS sentence
200
Why does Gerald have to leave Aunt Queen?
She ends up passing away from cancer
200
What vocabulary word is defined as: The ability to care and share in the feelings of others.
Empathy
200
What is one thing that the border children and Apple Bailey have in common?
Answers may vary. - no food - poor/little money - trying to escape their bad situations - etc.
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
What does Gerald's little sister enjoy most to do?
Dance
400
Why does Apple choose to go by "Apple"?
Her father had written her a letter when her mother had become pregnant with her. Her father explained in the letter why he couldn't take care of her, but that she was the "Apple of his eye."
400
Write a CORRECT example of a FANBOYS sentence.
Independent clause + , + FANBOYS + indepedent clause. (Answers may vary)
400
How does Gerald get rid of Jordan Sparks the first time?
He tells his friend's father, Mr. Washington, who helps him call the police.
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
Write these sentences correctly: Its best to have these kids safe then having them killed bye gangs they have a future ahead of them.
It's best to have these kids safe, then having them killed by gangs. They have a future ahead of them.
500
Many of the migrant children are abused, robbed, or worse, _______ along the way. Fill in the blank.
Killed
500
Write a CORRECT semicolon sentence.
Independent clause + ; + independent clause. (Answers may vary)
500
What happens to Monique that changes her?
Jordan comes back from jail and asks her one night to buy cigarettes for him. When she is crossing the street back home, she got hit by a car.
500
What are 5 things that a homeless teen has to deal with?
Answers may vary. - No food - No shelter - No education - Violence - Drugs - Etc.
500
What is a controversy?
An argument or disagreement about something; different points of view