September 10
1A
I can correctly use commas with
nonessential clauses or phrases.
I can score 80% or higher on my
vocabulary quiz.
I can review information for book
test.
I can create a first draft of a writing.
Grammar
• Rule #4b- Use commas with interrupters. Use
commas to set off nonessential clauses and
nonessential participial phrases.
• A nonessential clause or participial phrase is
one containing information that isn’t needed
to understand the main idea of the sentence.
Examples
• My cousin, walking home on day, found a large
snapping turtle.
• That scarf, which is real silk, was made in India.
• Don’t get these confused with essential phrases
or clauses- one that cannot be left out without
changing the meaning of the sentence. Essential
clauses and phrases are not set off by commas.
– Example: A book written by Maxine Hong Kingston is
about growing up as a Chinese American woman.
Vocabulary
• Grab your clickers.
• Write your answers on a sheet of paper and
then put them into your clickers.
• Record your score on your assessment chart.
House on Mango Street Trashketball
Rules of Trashketball
1. Stay in your seats at all times.
2. You will have 30-60 seconds to discuss the
answer to a question AND
3. Write ONE response to the question on a sheet
of paper.
4. All teams will hold up their answers.
5. If you are correct, your team will get the
opportunity to shoot the correct response into
the trashcan from a 1, 2, or 3 point line.
6. If the shot is made, the team gets extra-credit.
7. Shots will be made after ALL the questions have
been answered.
1
• Q.1)
• Esperanza is named after:
Answer
Her great grandmother
2
Esperanza dreams of having:
Answer
House of her own
3
• Which one of the following would be used as
evidence to support the claim that the House on
Mango Street is not what Esperanza wisher for in her
dream house?
• A. Esperanza thinks the house is too small
• B. It’s small and red with tight steps and window so
small you’d think they were holding their breath
• C. It had real stairs, not hallway stairs
• D. We’d have a basement and at least three
washrooms
Answer
B. It is small and red with tight steps and
window so small you’d think they were
holding their breath
4
In "The Family of Little Feet," the girls try on
high heels and walk around the neighborhood
with them. They are having a fun time until
what happens?
Answer
A bum asks Rachel for a kiss
5
Which one of the following demonstrates
personification?
• A. We come from Texas
• B. Nenny and I don’t look like sisters
• C. As if the wheels were spaghetti
• D. Not the shy …giggles
Answer
D. Not the shy…giggles
6
What type of sandwich does Esperanza bring to
lunch the day she gets to eat in the "Canteen"
at school?
Answer
A rice sandwich
7
Which one of the following demonstrates
a simile?
A. Two girls raggedy as rats live across
the street
B. Five dollars, five dollars
C. In English my names means hope
D. I would like to baptize myself under
a new name
Answer
A. Two girls raggedy as rats live across the
street
8
When the girls are playing double-dutch (jump
rope) they begin singing about what?
Answer
Hips
9
Esperanza describes her house as “red and
crumbly”. What literary device is the author
using?
Answer
Imagery
10
What is Esperanza's first job?
Answer
Developing pictures
11
• What is the significance of the “Four Skinny
Trees” vignette?
Answer
• It describes her feelings about overcoming
obstacles
12
• What does Esperanza and Nenny want to buy
at the antiques store (what do the girls call it
in the book)?
Answer
• A Music Box
13
• What color does Esperanza say her name is
like?
Answer
• A muddy color
14
• What is the name of the boy Marin dances
with at a club? (He is later killed by a hit-andrun accident.)
Answer
• Geraldo
15
• How would you descirbe Esperanza's great
grandmother?
Answer
• Wild and independent
16
• “Until then I am a red balloon tied to an
anchor." This figure of speech is an example
of:
Answer
• A Metaphor
17
• Which character is related to French royalty,
and also likes cats?
Answer
• Cathy
18
• What two things are Alicia afraid of?
Answer
• Mice and Fathers
19
• What family has too many kids and no dad?
Answer
• The Vargas family
20
• What does Darius say one of the clouds looks
like?
– Remember this was something that impressed the
others, since Darius is usually not insightful
Answer
• God
21
• Louie, who steals a car, is whose cousin?
Answer
• Marin
22
• Esperanza has several interactions with nuns
in the story. How do the nuns generally make
Esperanza feel?
Answer
• Ashamed
23
• Why is Esperanza embarrassed at the baptism
party?
Answer
• Her shoes are old
24
• What does Elenita, the fortune teller, see in
Esperanza'a future?
Answer
• A home in the heart
25
• In the vignette “A Good Day”, what makes it a
good day?
Answer
• Esperanza makes 2 new friends and buys a
bike with them
26
• What is the theme of the novel?
Answer
• Identity
27
• Make a connection: Relate the novel to
important ideas of the place in which it is set.
Answer
• Answers will vary. Ms. Faulkner will decide if
your team will shoot.
Writing Project
• Put finishing touches on your writing project.