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What kind of article is ‘a smart cookie?’

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anecdote

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Who wrote A Smart Cookie?

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Sandra Cisneros

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Who wrote ‘treasure of lemon brown’?

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walter dean myers

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who wrote The wise old woman?

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yoshiko uchida

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who wrote the gift of stories, the gift of breath?

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joseph brucbac

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who wrote the courage that my mother had?

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edna st. vincent millay?

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who wrote legacy II?

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leroy V. quintana

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what is a totem?

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totem is a symbol that represents you

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What is vision quests? in which place do they celebrate this ritual?

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It is a self-discovery journey, which marks the change from childhood to adulthood, entrance into or out of an important relationship, a greater understanding of God or Mother Earth, or a celebration of positive change and growth in a person’s life. This is in Native American Cultures

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What is Bar & Bat Mitzvah’s?

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It’s when boys and girls in Judaism get recognized as an adult and are personally responsible to follow Jewish commandments and laws.

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When does boys become Mitzvah? girls?

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boys - 13

girls - 12

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what is ‘the twenty first’?

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It is a party which takes place in Austrailia, New Zealand, and many other countries. This is held lm their 21st brithday, celebrating youth

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When do they celebrate the Come of Age day in Japan?

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people who will have their 20th birthday in a given year will have their celebration on the second monday of January

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what is Dol Jan Chi?

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it is a big celebration on a child’s first birthday. the child’s parents invite reletives and friends to come, to hope the child to have wonderful future and healthy lifetime

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what is the interesting ritual during Dol Jan Chi?

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the child pick up one object out of several different items like pencil, money, rice, and threads. The item that the child has picked signifies their future

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What kind of ritual is in Amazon that represents becoming a real man?

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12 years old boys have to wear a glove filled with bullet ants for 10 minutes 20 times

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what kind of strange ritual does Muslim celebrate?

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they toss newborn babies off the side of 15m tall temple, giving them good luck. The followers will catch the baby with a large sheet

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what is an anecdote?

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short qnd amusing or listening account, which may include real incident or person’s story

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what is a keepsake?

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item kept in memory of the person who gave it or originally owned it

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what is a legacy?

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something handed down by a predecessor

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what is a heritage?

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valued objects and qualities that have been passed down from previous generation

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what is a tradition?

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transmission of custom or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way

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what is ABC poem?

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Series or lines that starts with Alphabet order.

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what is Haiku Poem?

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3 unrhymed lines with 5, 7, 5 syllables

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What is a Tanka Poem?

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5 lines haiku poem. 5,7,5,7,7 syllables

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What is Terza Rima?

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It is a poetry with 10~11 syllable lines arranged in Tercets form

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what is Cinquan poem?

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poem with:
1st line : title
2nd line : two words describing the title
3rd line : 3 words telling the action
4th line : 4 words expressing the feeling
5th line : 1 word recalling the title

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what is a couplet poem?

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stanza of 2 lines with rhymes

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what is quatrian poem?

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4 lines with 1st and 3rd rhyming, 2nd and 4th may or may not rhyme. Rhyming lines must have similar syllables

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What is Shakespearean Poem?

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  • 14 lines
  • 3 quatrians + 1 couplet
  • 10 syllables per each line
  • 3 parallel ideas
  • ABABCDCDEFEFGG
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what is allusion?

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breif reference to some person, history, art, mythology, event or situation

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what is analogy?

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comparison of something familiar and unfamiliar

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what is a connotation?

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emotions and associations that words are connected with

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what is hyperbole?

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exaggeration used to create effect

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what is metaphor?

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direct comparison between 2 things without ‘like’ or ‘as’

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what is oxymoron?

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combination of 2 words that are opposite of each other

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what is personification?

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giving human characterlistics to animals, objects and ideas

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what is simile?

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direct comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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what is a symbol?

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something that represents something else

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what is a totem?

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item that represents you

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what is alliteration?

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two neighbouring words having the same letter as a start

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what is onomatopoeia?

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words that sound like their meaning

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what is repetition?

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repeating words or phrases

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what is rhyming?

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words that sound alike

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what is rhythm?

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pattern or melody of words in poem

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what is 1 single line that is arranged in a pattern in a poem called?

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verse

46
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list 5 different types of love

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phileo
romantic
agape
country
treasure/object
pets
self love
47
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what genre is Romeo and Juliet?

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tragedy

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what is romeo and juliet’s full name?

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romeo montegue

juliet capulet

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who is friar lawrence in R&J?

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the prist who helped romeo and juliet to marry

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how many people died in Romeo and Juliet? who are they?

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mercutio, tybalt, paris, juliet, and romeo

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When and where was William Shakespeare born?

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William Shakespeare was born in 23rd April 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Who was william shakespeare’s wife? when did they marry?

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He married with Anne Hathaway in 1582

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how many children did he have? their names?

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Hamnet, Judith, Susanna.

Hamnet and Judith are twins

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one of his children has died. who is it, and why did he/she die?

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Hamnet died because of an unknown deadly illness

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who many plays and sonnets did he write?

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he wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets

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In which theatre in London did he work?

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the Globe Theatre

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What is William Shakespeare’s theatre company?

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the Chamberlian’s men

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when did William Shakespeare pass away?

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he died in 1616, on his 52nd birthday

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