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MiscTheme andVocabHouse on Mango Questions Grammar

The Names ALL 8 Parts of Speech Categories Editing and Revising Prompt 100 Points

Editing and Revising Response 100 Points Categories Noun, verb, adverb, conjunction, interjection, preposition, adjective, pronoun

Editing and Revising 200 Points Identify all parts of speech in this sentence. Mary slowly dragged her feet inside the classroom Categories

Mary, feet, classroom -noun Slowly-adverb dragged- verb her - pronoun Editing and Revising Response 200 Points

Editing and Revising 300 Points What is a preposition? Give an example. Categories

Editing and Revising Response 300 Points Categories Prepositions describe the placement of an object in relation to something else. It also can be a direction. Ex. Above, below, right, left

An independent clause has both a subject and a verb. A dependent clause is an incomplete thought. Since he practiced, he passed his driver’s test. Identify the independent and dependent clause in the above sentence. Categories Editing and Revising Prompt 400 Points

Categories Since he practiced = dependent clause he passed his driver’s test = independent clause Editing and Revising Response 400 Points

We did not have school yesterday, I’m not sure why because it didn’t snow. The above sentence is a run-on. List 3 ways to fix it! Then rewrite it using one of the fix-ups! Categories Editing and Revising Prompt 500 Points

Categories 1.Add a semi-colon ; 2.Add a comma and a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so 3.Create two separate sentences We didn’t have school yesterday, but I’m not sure why because it didn’t snow. Editing and Revising Response 500 Points

The name of the author and the name of the main character in the novel. Categories House on Mango Prompt 100 Points

House on Mango Response 100 Points Categories Who is Sandra Cisneros and Esperanza.

House on Mango Prompt 200 Points What is a vignette? Give an example Categories

short, detailed scene that focuses on one moment or gives a particular insight into a character, idea, or setting. We can compare a vignette to a SNAPSHOT! House on Mango Response 200 Points

House on Mango Street Prompt 300 Points What are two things that Esperanza dreams of having in part 1? Categories

House on Mango Street Response 300 Points Categories Friends, a nicer home, acceptance

Why doesn’t Esperanza like her name? What does this reveal about her attitude toward her culture? Categories House on Mango Street 400 Points

Categories She associates her name with being weak. She is named after her grandmother who always “[sat by the window].” In other words, she feels that her grandmother did not live her life the way that she wanted to. Esperanza represents the next generation of Mexican-American women who want to be independent. House on Mango Street 400 Points

Who is Nenny and what does Esperanza realize about her in the vignette “Laughter”? Categories House on Mango Street 500 Points

Categories She is Esperanza’s sister. She realizes that her sister will always be there for her. House on Mango Street 500 Points

What does boisterous mean? Categories Vocab 100 Points

Writing Response 100 Points Categories Loud and energertic

Vocab 200 Points What does jovial mean? Categories

Joyful and happy Vocab 200 Points

Vocab 300 Points Something that is excessive or too much is ____________. Categories

300 Points Categories profuse

If I look something up in the dictionary, am I getting the denotation or connotation? Categories Vocab 400

Categories Denotation 400 Points

Use jovial and boisterous in a sentence. Categories Writing Prompt 500 Points

Categories Answers may vary. Writing Response 500 Points

The definition of theme. Categories Theme and Characterization Prompt 100 Points

Theme 4 Response 100 Points Categories The message or lesson learned in a story.

Theme and Characterization Prompt 200 Points List 3 examples of universal topics. Categories

- coming of age -acceptance -culture Theme and Characterization Response 200 Points

Theme and characteriztion Prompt 300 Points Four steps to finding universal theme Categories

Theme and Characterization Response 300 Points Categories Step 1: identify main character and topic Step 2: What does the character reveal about the topic at the beginning? Step 3: What does the character reveal about the topic at the end? Step 4: lesson learned by main character about the topic

How does Characterization reveal theme? Support your answer with an example Categories Theme and Characterization Prompt 400 Points

Categories The theme is the lesson learned by the character in the story. In order to find theme the reader must determine how the character develops which is characterization. Theme 4 Response 400 Points

What is the theme of “Those Who Don’t”? Include a quote that BEST represents this theme! Categories Theme 4 Prompt 500 Points

Categories Answers will vary Theme 4 Response 500 Points

What is personification? Give an example. Categories MISC Prompt 100 Points

MISC Response 100 Points Categories Giving human quality to non-human objects

MISC Prompt 200 Points What is hyperbole ? Give an example Categories

Hyperbole- a deliberate exaggeration for meaning Ex: we have enough good to feed an army MISC Response 200 Points

MISC Prompt 300 Points True or false: A universal theme can be one word (i.e. hope) Categories

MISC Response 300 Points Categories False= it must always be a sentence! Those who have hope will always succeed.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ? Categories MISC Prompt 400 Points

Categories Simile is a comparison using like or as. MISC Response 400 Points

What does the House on Mango Street symbolize to Esperanza ? Categories MISC Prompt 500 Points

Categories Answers will vary. MISC Response 500 Points

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