Characters and Background
Where is Ishmael Beah originally from?
What is Sierra Leone?
What is the problem with the assignment given in "Theme for English B"?
What is it is too vague and unclear
What is a theme reflected in Theme for English B?
What is ___________
How old is Langston Hughes in the poem?
What is 22?
What two major tones does Langston use?
What is formal and informal?
Where is Langston Hughes living in "Theme for English B"
What is New York
What was the title of Ishmael’s entrance essay?
What is “Why I Do Not Have a Report Card”?
What is the meaning of the word "Theme" in the title?
What is that the poem reflects the overall feeling being in the classroom?
What are some of the things Langston lists that he likes?
What is eat, sleep, drink, be in love, work, read, learn, understand life, pipe for a Christmas present, records
What is the tone of line 6 in "Theme for English B"?
What is puzzled?
Who welcomed Ishmael when he first arrived in the U.S.?
Who is his adoptive mother?
How do you think Langston feels in his class?
What is like an outsider, because he is the only colored person
What is the story’s message about childhood? (Unusual Normality)
What is that reclaiming childhood is possible, even after trauma?
How did Ishmael trick his friends during the game?
What is by using guerrilla tactics like hiding and doubling back?
Why does Ishmael say “unusual” instead of “weird”?
What is because “unusual” sounds more respectful and sophisticated?
What is Winston-Salem
Why did Ishmael stay silent about his past at school?
What is because he feared being judged or feared?
Why didn’t Ishmael tell his friends the truth during paintball?
What is because he feared they would stop treating him like a kid?
What did his friends assume about his skills?
What is that he was a hunter or from a royal African family?
What is the meaning of the word "true" in the poem?
What is \an honest, personal reflection of how the author feels?
What term does Ishmael prefer over “weird”?
What is “unusual”?
What did some parents think about Ishmael attending school with their children?
What is that they were uncomfortable or disapproving?
What does Langston Hughes mean when he says "That's American"
What is that America is full of diversity and everyone contributes to it
Which Y does Langston go to?
What is the Harlem Branch Y?
How does Ishmael’s use of language affect how other teens see him?
What is they find him odd or different, which makes them curious or uneasy?