Vocabulary
Two ideas or words that sound/mean the same thing. Ex: Small and tiny are _________
synonymous
Someone who has seen or is seeing wrongdoing and decides to do nothing about it.
Bystander
She was like a ray of sunshine
(comparison of two things, using like/as)
Simile
When a character in a story shares their inner thoughts with the reader. Ex:
I stared at my mom wishing she would leave my room. She was giving me the usual lecture about doing well in school.
Internal Monologue
The main point or message of the story
Central idea
To be in shock, or disbelief. "I sat there, __________. My dad had paralyzed an unarmed black kid?"
dumbfounded
So shocked that you can't look away.
Quinn was ________ and couldn't look away when Paul was beating up Rashad
Transfixed
BOOM, snap, meow, ROAR, pop
(a word that's also a sound)Onomatopoeia
I want to say my friend is cheap without saying she's cheap. Instead, I can say she's thrifty. This sounds better because it has a ________ __________.
positive connotation
When writing a short response, you should follow the _______ format - which stands for...
RACECES
a belief or prejudiced against a person/group based on their identity
Ex: Ms. Hassan is ________ and thinks English teachers are better than math teachers.
Bias
How someone sees or understands the world.
In All American Boys, Rashad's chapters and Quinn's chapters show two different ________.
Perspectives
This class is a zoo
(Comparing two things not using "like" or "as")
Metaphor
A writer develops a character's "voice" through...
(Think about Your POV vs Flipped POV - how did you make them sound different?)
Dialogue, Thoughts, Colloquial Language
If a question refers to a paragraph/line, you should...
go back to that paragraph/line
The quote at the beginning of a novel...
Epigraph
Informal, everyday speech like slang...
In the novel when Quinn states, "But before I could get my buzz on with Guzzo and Dwyer..."
The use of the word buzz is an example of...
Colloquial Language
I'm so tired, I could sleep for a hundred years.
(An extreme exaggeration)
Hyperbole
The way a word sounds...
For example "The house was cozy" has a positive _________ vs. "The house was cramped" has a negative ____________.
Connotation
Process of elimination
Read carefully
Answer all questions
Using context clues, what is a synonym for the word allegiance?
When Quinn was conflicted about Paul, he was unsure about how he could show allegiance to someone who did something so terrible.
Loyalty
a struggle with yourself; takes place inside a character's mind.
internal conflict
That test was a piece of cake
(A non literal phrase)
Idiom
How the author wants you to feel reading a particular passage.
Mood
You should always TYBYGTIBIY (?)
try your best, you got this - I believe in you!!!!