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Connotation
Academic Vocabulary
Crossroads Trivia
"An Indian Father's Plea" by Robert Lake-Thom
Definitions (dictionary)
100

What is connotation?

the feeling associated with the word.

100

theme

the message of a story

100

What are the three letters for the three communities?

G,E,D

100

The author is writing to his son's ...

teacher

100

of or relating to the earliest known inhabitants of a place.

indigenous

200

Does the word stench have a positive, neutral, or negative connotation?

negative

200

speaker

the person who is "talking" in the poem

200

Which two climate staff members are USUALLY in E community?

Rogers and Philips

200
The author's son was being bullied at school. Provide one specific example of this.

Making fun of long hair. Made fun of name. "Good Indian". "your kind of people".

200

A person who wants to stop or end slavery.

abolitionsist 

300

Which word has a more negative connotation when describing someone who stands their ground: stubborn or determined?

stubborn

300

tone

the attitude or feeling the speaker has toward a subject.

300
What street do you enter the building on?

43rd Street

300

This five-year-old Native American boy is the subject of his father's letter, having been labeled a "slow learner" by his kindergarten teacher.

Wind-Wolf

300

very harmful

pernicious 

400

Which word has a more negative connotation when describing someone who keeps to themselves: reserved or distant?

distant

400

When something is repeated in a text , the author is using ...

repetition
400

What brand of phone does Mr. Krivitsky have?

Nokia

400

The father notes that if asked how many months are in a year, Wind-Wolf will give this number based on the native tribal calendar.

13

400

the ability to learn, understand, and think about things

intelligence

500

 Between "youthful" and "childish," this word has a positive connotation suggesting energy and vitality.  


youthful

500

What is the name of the literary term when an author references other famous things, people, ideas?


Example: “Back in 2010, I went to school with a Desert Eagle/ Sean John hoodie, with Shawn Carters in my Evisus/ Family treat me different, I had to walk 'round like I'm see through/ N***** treat me like family.”

allusion

500

What's Mr. Brier's real name? 

Gymnasium

500

What type of intelligence does Wind-Wolf most likely have?

Naturalistic

500

the sides of a text where you can leave notes and annotate. 

margins.