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Vocabulary
Author Facts
Author's Purpose
Story Elements
Story Questions
100
First (reaction or response)
What is initial?
100
Julia Alvarez
What is the author's name of "Names/Nombres"?
100
This is when the author talks about how they feel about something.
What is opinion?
100
The narrarator is a character in the story (uses I, me, we, and us).
What is first person?
100
The Dominican Republic
Where are Julia Alvarez's parents from?
200
Disorganized; crazy
What is chaotic?
200
New York City
What is the birth place of the author?
200
This is when the author tries to change the reader's mind.
What is persuade?
200
Where the story takes place
What is setting?
200
Names and Nombres is a nonfiction story that tells about a person's life.
What is a personal narrative essay?
300
Difficult to understand; complicated
What is convoluted?
300
Tried to overthrow a dictator, but was unsuccessful.
Who is Alvarez's father?
300
This is when the author tries to have explain something.
What is inform?
300
This is the meaning, moral, and main message of the story.
What is theme?
300
This is the setting of Names and Nombres or where it takes place.
Where is New York?
400
To make known or identify
What is specify?
400
1950
What is Alvarez's birth year?
400
This is when the author makes the story interesting and fun.
What is entertain?
400
Julia, Ana, Mauricia in "Names/Nombres"
What are characters in a story?
400
She was independent and a little bit rebellious.
Who is Julia Alvarez?
500
Racial, national, or cultural heritage (Hispanic, Caucasian, African American, Indian, etc)
What is ethnicity?
500
Jules, Juliet, Hey Jude, Alcatraz
How are nicknames given to the author in school?
500
Julia Alvarez wants to share personal experiences with her readers as well as this...
What is entertain?
500
Story based on facts, real events, and real people
What is non-fiction?
500
She looked like an "American beauty" and her name was easy to pronounce.
Who is Ana?