Background Info
Also known as Juvenile detention centers or youth correctional facilities.
Reform Schools
This punctuation mark is used to separate two independent clauses.
Semi-colon ;
the state of understanding something
Enlightenment
A literary element that allows writers to convey complex or abstract messages or themes. Represents something other than itself.
Symbolism
This is the year Ms Matos graduated High School
2012
1954 Supreme Court Case that overturned the "separate but equal" legal doctrine established by Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Conjunctive Adverbs
A book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects
Encyclopedia
In literature, an allusion is an unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text. Writers commonly allude to other literary works, famous people, historical events, or philosophical ideas.
Allusion
This is Ms Matos favorite fast food restaurant
Extremely high rate of imprisonment in the United States, particularly for nonviolent offenses.
Mass Incarceration
In MLA format, this is the size the of the font.
12
feeling of disappointment resulting from the discover that something is not as good as one believed it to be
Disillusionment
When the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected.
Situational Irony
This is the number of years Ms Matos has been teaching
11
Period of legalized segregation
Jim Crow Era
These two things are all you need when citing an author using MLA format
(Author #)
Give evidence as a witness
Testify
Act of placing contrasting or incongruous elements side by side often to highlight their differences.
Juxtaposition
This is Ms Matos' room number.
523
prominent African American newspaper that played a crucial role in the Great Migration and the Civil Rights Movement.
The Chicago Defender
How you should refer to the author throughout the essay after the introduction paragraph.
The process of wealthy or middle class individuals moving into an drevitalizing lower income urban neighborhoods.
Gentrification
Metaphor is a figure of speech that symbolically represents something by comparing it to something else.
This is the time that the pep rally starts today.
(specific time)
2:10