Vocab 1
A Dynamic character is..
What is a character that changes through conflict in a story.
A static character is...
When someone demonstrates growth and more adult-level decisions and judgements..
Maturity
What does Mark do to Angela when she is drunk?
a community of people; all people; organized groups; people with similar values or beliefs.
What is a society?
A particular sector of the population.
What is demographics?
A problem a character faces in a story
What is conflict?
How did Mark come to live with Bryon and his mother?
His parents killed each other.
issues in the larger social environment which affect many individuals within a society. Social issues do not have to affect everyone, but they do impact a significant amount of people either directly, or indirectly.
What is social issues?
the study of how demographic classifications (class, race, culture, ethnicity, etc.) and economic factors affect a person’s life.
What is social economics?
the practice of alternating between two or more languages, behaviors, or varieties of language in conversation
What is code switching?
Which memory does Bryon regret a lot? (*Hint, it is something that happened before the book started).
Beating up a hippie kid who didn't fight back
What are Mr. Clark's dog and cat named?
Krystal and Daisy :)
What does etymology mean?
The origin of a word's meaning.
The physical setting in which people are raised. It includes the culture they were raised in and the groups with whom they interact.
What is social context?
A repeating idea throughout literature is...
A motif
What best describes Bryon's stance towards Cathy after Mark's arrest?
apathetic (synonyms are acceptable)
How many schools has Mr. Clark Vazquez worked in?
Mark Twain makes five.
Write three different examples of social issues other than bullying, homelessness, and drug abuse.
poverty
gang violence
lack of supportive family structure
criminal justice system
juvenile delinquency
discrimination
stereotypes
What are three different types of conflict in a story?
Person vs person
Person vs self
Person vs society
Person vs nature
Person vs machine
Person vs supernatural
What happens to M&M at the end of the novel?
He suffers a mental breakdown and will recover physically but not so much mentally. His dream of having a big family is seemingly crushed as well as he is worried that his chromosomes might be damaged.