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The Scholarship Jacket - Short Story Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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What are the 5 elements of a short story?

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setting, characters, plot, conflict and theme

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TRUE OR FALSE
Authors write for varied reasons. While reflective readers cannot analyze information more thoughtfully when they know the author’s purpose.

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False

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VOCABULARY

able to move quickly and easily

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agile

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VOCABULARY

an idiom that means “with great force, energy, violence or power”

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“with a vengeance”

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VOCABULARY

to feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve

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despaired

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VOCABULARY

to listen secretly to what someone else is saying

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eavesdrop

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VOCABULARY

a bean plant that grows in the southwest US and Mexico

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Mesquite

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On what places does Mesquite grow?

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Southwest US and Mexico

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An American writer, received a degree in creative writing, University of California at Irvine and has published journals and collections.

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Marta Salinas

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When Marta Salinas published “The Scholarship Jacket”?

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1986

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11
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How authors teach their readers about a character?

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Through characterization

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What are the common ways authors use to teach the readers about a character?

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Character’s speech, thoughts, looks, actions and effect on other characters

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What is SPEECH?

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What characters say and how they say it

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What is THOUGHTS?

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What a character thinks about

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What is EFFECT ON OTHER CHARACTERS?

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What other characters think, feel and say about a character

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What is ACTIONS?

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ACTIONS

What a character does or how a character act

17
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What is LOOKS?

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LOOKS

Description of what they look like, wear, etc.

18
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Where most scenes in “The Scholarship Jacket” happened?

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small school in Texas

19
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What a scholarship jacket looks like according to the story?

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Beautiful with gold and green colors. It has a big gold S on the left front side and a name will be written in gold letters on the pocket.

20
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What was the occupation of Marta’s grandfather?

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He runs a business and also owns a two-hundred-acre ranch bean field.

21
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What are the qualifications in getting the scholarship jacket?

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Maintain and have the highest grade for 8 consecutive years.

22
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Why did Marta call the scholarship jacket her “only chance”?

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Because it is the only free item that is available in her small school and for free education.

23
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What was Mr. Boone and Mr. Schmidt arguing about?

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About falsifying the reports of Marta.

24
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During the teachers’ argument, one of the teachers says, “Martha is Mexican.” What could he mean by this?

A

Inequality between races and Joann is better compared to Marta.

25
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What was the grandfather’s reason for not agreeing to buy the scholarship jacket for fifteen dollars?

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Because it is not a SCHOLARship jacket anymore if they will buy it and it must be given for free.

26
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What did the principal do to help Marta get the scholarship jacket?

A

He talked to the Board to make an exception to Marta’s case.

27
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Did Sir Schmidt favored Sir Boone?

A

No

28
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Why they want to falsify the records of Marta?

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So, Joann, the 2nd honor, can get the scholarship jacket.

29
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In the end, do you think Marta achieved her goals and dreams?

A

Yes

30
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IDENTIFY

“The Scholarship Jacket” symbolizes ________.

A

Inequality

31
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What aspects of life are presented in the story?

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Equality and injustices in life. Learn to go and move on.

32
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How much does a scholarship jacket cost?

A

$15

33
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What are the parts of a plot in order?

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Exposition —> Rising Action —> Climax —> Falling Action —> Resolution

34
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IDENTIFY

Marta’s father was a __________ who cannot sustain the needs of his ________ children.

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farm laborer, eight

35
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TRUE OR FALSE

Marta is 14 years old and in the 9th grade.

A

False; Marta was still in 8th grade.

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