The Stolen Party
True or False: Class is a big idea in the stolen party?
True
What was the item that Miss Crossman gave to the narrator?
An Umbrella!
True or False: "The War of the Wall" about a painter who comes to a new community and doesn't fit in.
True!
Who is the author of “The White Umbrella?"
Gish Jen
Who is Michael Jordan?
A basketball player!
What does Senora Ines give to Rosaura at the end of the story?
Money
True or False: Practice pays off with success is a theme of this story.
True
The setting is the ___________ and __________ in a story.
time, place
What is a theme?
A central topic, subject, or message within a story.
Who is the baby character from the movie Monsters, Inc. ?
Boo!
Why does Rosaura and her mother disagree in the stolen party?
“Rosaura thinks that she is friends with Luciana and her mother says that because they are of a different class they are not friends”
What does the white umbrella come to represent at the end of the story?
The narrators guilt for feeling embarrassed about her mother.
At the restaurant, in what way is the painter lady going against the expectations of the community?
She asks lots of questions about the food in Mama’s restaurant instead of just ordering it and enjoying it like everyone else.
What is a character?
A person in a novel, play or movie.
What does Hakuna Matata mean?
No worries
How does class differences negatively affect Rosaura in the story?
People only see her as the maid's daughter or the other kids in the story and Senora Ines treat her differently
What does the umbrella first represent to the narrator?
It represents what American girls have.
Why did the narrator and Lou chisel Jimmy Lyons’ name into the wall?
To remember/honor him after they found out he died in the Vietnam War.
Explain the upside down pyramid style of writing.
Writing the most important info, then the remaining details.
What are the names of the 7 dwarves in Snow White?
Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey.
The upside down method for an introduction begins with a ____ statement and ends with a ______ statement.
General statement, Thesis statement.
The narrator doesn't say anything about her mother coming home late, why?
True or False: The setting also includes community norms: expectations and rules.
True!
What is a plot?
The main events of a play, novel, movie or similar work, devised and presented by the writer.
What is the movie where 2 dogs share spaghetti at a restaurant?
The lady and the tramp