Vocabulary
Empty; not filled or occupied
What is vacant?
The name of Darrell's teacher that gives him a book.
Who is Mr. Mitchell?
Signal Phrase integration
Context: Darrell in bullied at the school dance.
Quote: "He wanted to get away forever from the people who laughed when they saw him, who humiliated him when they got the chance" (Langan 156).
What is
The narrator reveals Darrell's thoughts by noting, "He wanted to get away forever from the people who laughed when they saw him, who humiliated him when they got the chance" (Langan 156).
Element of a short story that refers to the sequence of events that make up the narrative.
What is plot?
"What every household needs: a shower like a car wash, keys ticking like a bomb, luggage on a leash?’ By now, as you can see, it’d become something of a family joke, our Thomas Edison Mami, our Benjamin Franklin Mom.”
What is "Daughter of Invention"?
Feeling embarrassed or guilty because of something one has done or a characteristic one possesses.
What is ashamed?
The character in "Daughter of Invention" that represents creativity and adaptation.
Who is the narrator/daughter/cukita?
Seamless Integration
Context: The story "Pancakes" as Jill is describing the breakfast rush.
But no one left. They just kept coming, storming through the restaurant like Cossacks.”
What is
The customers "just kept coming, storming through the restaurant like Cossacks."
When the author explicitly tells the reader what a character is like.
What is direct characterization?
"But as time goes on they begin to realize that even if the child could be released, it would not get much good of its freedom: a little vague pleasure of warmth and food, no doubt, but little more. It is too degraded and imbecile to know any real joy."
What is "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"?
Causing a physical shock or painful sensation
What is jarring?
Jill's ex-boyfriend in "Pancakes" who ends up helping her during a rush hour at the end of the story.
Who is Allen Feinman?
Signal Phrase Integration
Context: In "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas," the narrator asks the reader questions throughout the story.
Quote: Do you believe? Do you accept the festival, the city, the joy? No? Then let me describe one more thing.
What is
The narrator directly asks, "Do you believe? Do you accept the festival, the city, the joy? No? Then let me describe one more thing."
A story with a hidden meaning, often moral or political
What is an allegory?
“I guess she was right. Downstairs, I found him setting up a brand new electric typewriter on the kitchen table. It was even better than the one I’d been begging to get like my mother’s.”
What is "Daughter of Invention"?
Disordered or untidy; wrinkled (especially clothing or hair).
What is rumpled?
The two options that the citizens have in "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"
What is to stay and endure the suffering child or to walk away and leave the city?
Seamless Integration
Context: Darrell in the cafeteria at Blueford.
Quote: When his tray was full, Darrell stepped into the rapidly filling lunch area. Is there anyone I can sit with? He wondered.
What is
As Darrell entered the cafeteria for the first time it was "rapidly filling" as he frantically searched for a place to sit."?
Writing that breaks down a topic to understand its parts and explains how or why something happens
What is analysis writing/analysis paragraph?
"The choice is yours. Remeber, the sport is like anything else in life. You've got to work hard to get good at it, and it takes time."
What is "The Bully"?
To dare to do something or go somewhere that may be dangerous or unpleasant; or to express (an opinion) in a tentative way.
What is ventured?
In The Bully, Amberlynn says this during class when Tyray and Rodney make fun of her for talking to Darrell. Darrell gets upset by what she says.
What is "He's not my boyfriend!" Or "I don't like him or anyone right now!"
Signal Phrase Integration
Context: Darrell on his first day in California.
Quote: "As they entered the city, the landscape changed. Older stucco houses were crowded on narrow lots, with newer apartments stuck here and there along the street."
Darrell is in California for the first time and the narrator describes, "Older stucco houses were crowded on narrow lots, with newer apartments stuck here and there along the street."
The words that represent the letters in the S.T.E.A.L. acronym for indirect characterization.
What is
Speech
Thoughts
Effects on Others
Actions
Looks
"They did not respond the way they did in his mind. they did not even look up. Were they ignoring him?"
What is The Bully?