Apache girl
Just be yourself
Hanging Fire
You are the electric boogaloo
100

How many days did it take to finish the ritual 

4 days

100

what was the main message in the story 

to just be yourself 

100

what mood is set in this poem 

The mood is Depressing and is sadness 

100

What activity does the author focus on

Dancing

200

What was the purpose of the ritual?  

To prepare her to become a women so she get older

200

why was she trying to get her younger self to just be her self

she is trying to many activities and most of them she does not like  

200

Why is the author depressed in this poem  

The author was depressed because she is going through puberty and her mother does not notice her. 

200

What does the teen author scream when security comes to escort him out the mall

Dancing is not a crime !!!

300

what special places and events were apart of the ritual 

dancing for 10 hours , running 4 times around the basket , and the fire pit

300

What does the narrator tell her teen self as a result of all the time that she spends on trying to find herself

That she is losing herself

300

what is the author going though at the age 14

Puberty

300

in the 2nd paragraph , what does the author mean by   "don't lie there in bed."

The author tells his teen self to not lie in bed because he doesn't need to think about the past 

400

in what order are the events presented in the video

the four stages of life infancy , childhood , teenage , and woman hood 

400

why did the narrator join so many clubs 

she felt like she didn't fit in with the other students

400

On stanza 25-27 , what does she mean when she should have been on the math team

she had better marks than the person on math team

400

What mood is in "You are the electric boogaloo" 

happiness 

500

what symbols are apart of the ritual and what do the represent 

The clay on face that represents a goddess 

500

what does the narrator mean by " your losing yourself."

The narrator means that her teen self was doing to many activities and that she is not doing the things that she loves  

500

what does the narrator want through out the poem

she want her mother to notice her 

500

What is the main message in the letter ?

To not think of the past and to go on with your life