Vocabulary | Grammar | Literary Terms | Critical Thinking | "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan |
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What is recluse?
This word means a person who lives alone in solitude.
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What is at the beginning of the sentence or when a word is a proper noun?
List the two most important times to capitalize a word.
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What are the characters?
In a short story, these are the ones (usually people) who have motivation to do things and the driving force of the story.
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What is identify the problem?
The first step of critical thinking.
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What is the mother wants more for her daughter and her daughter resists?
The conflict of the story.
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What is ingrate?
This word means an ungrateful person.
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What is b. camping?
Which of the following is the correct way to complete this sentence: My family really enjoys fishing and _______.
a. to camp b. camping c. when we camp. |
What is plot?
In a short story, this is the action of the story that happens throughout the story.
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What is gather evidence?
The second step of critical thinking.
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What is Jing-Mei?
The main character's name.
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What is candor?
This word means to be honest and straightforward.
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What is
1. Greeting 2. Correct grammar 3. Sign off
The three most important elements of an email.
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What is climax?
In a short story, this is the high point of tension.
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What is evaluate the evidence?
The third step of critical thinking.
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What is playing the piano?
The talent the daughter is forced to practice and fails at when in a talent show.
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What is debilitate?
This word means to make weak.
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What is parallel structure?
Using the same construction for sentence elements that are the same in function.
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What is setting?
In a short story, this is the time and place the story takes place.
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What is brainstorm/list solutions?
The fourth step of critical thinking.
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What is China?
The country Jing-Mei's mother has moved to the USA from.
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What is acrimony?
This word means rough or bitter.
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What is
1. Ms. Jones 2. Passing 3. I 4. Paris 5. There's no sign off.
Fix this email using all of the grammar rules we've learned so far. (You must find all the mistakes to get the points).
Dear ms. Jones, I am concerned about failing my vocabulary quiz and to pass this class. I need to do well so i can go to paris with French Club. |
What is style?
In a short story, this is the way the author writes and how they include things like imagery and figurative language.
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What is implement the solution and reevaluate?
The last two steps of critical thinking.
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What is a prodigy?
The mother wants her daughter to be this specific word in the story.
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