Cultural Identity Struggles: The Latehomecomer Narrative

2. “Bonne Annee”

3. “from The Latehomecomer”

4. “Powwow at the End of the World”

5. “What to Bring”

6. Figurative Language

7. SLAM & Narrative Techniques

8. The Latehome-comer Powwow at the End of the World SLAM and Narrative Techniques Figurative Language What to Bring Bonne Annee $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

9. 1-100 1 - 100 Define central idea. $100

10. 1-100A 1 - 100 The central idea is the main point the author wants to communicate to readers. $100

11. 1-200 What is the central idea of “Bonne Annee”? $200

12. 1-200A 1 - 100 The central idea for Bonne Annee is… Jean-Pierre Benoit struggles with identifying himself as either Haitian, his birthplace, or as American, the place where he was raised. $200

13. 1-300 What is the climax of “Bonne Annee”? $300

14. 1-300A The climax of Bonne Annee is… When Bebe Doc flees the country because Jean-Pierre finally has the freedom to choose between staying in America or returning to Haiti. 1 - 100 $300

15. 1-400 Name the literary device the author uses in “Bonne Annee”… “Americans perceive desperate brown masses swarming at their golden shores…” $400

16. 1-400A 1 - 100 “Americans perceive desperate brown masses swarming at their golden shores…” is an example of imagery. $400

17. 1-500 How is the conflict in “Bonne Annee” resolved? $500

18. 1-500A 1 - 100 “I fulfill my destiny, more or less. I return to Haiti, on an American passport, for a two-week visit. $500

19. 2-100 1 - 100 Define supporting details. $100

20. 2-100A 1 - 100 Supporting details are sentences from the text that support the central idea. $100

21. 2-200 What is the central idea of “from The Latehomecomer”? $200

22. 2-200A In “The Latehomecomer”, Koa Kalia Yang struggled with accepting the American culture without betraying her Hmong culture. 1 - 100 $200

23. 2-300 What is the climax of “The Latehomecomer”? $300

24. 2-300A 1 - 100 The climax is when Koa Kalia Yang has an anxiety attack in her bedroom and feels like she is dying. $300

25. 2-400 Name the literary device the author uses… “I could hear the pounding in my ears, very loud and deep, like a hollow cry from my chest”. $400

26. 2-400A 1 - 100 “I could hear the pounding in my ears, very loud and deep, like a hollow cry from my chest” is an example of a simile. $400

27. 2-500 How is the conflict in “The Latehomecomer” resolved? $500

28. 2-500A “That had always been the point in the Hmong life, and even in the American one. I grew satisfied with myself. Slowly, the sickness went away.” Koa Kalia Yang finds a way to accept her American culture, as well as maintain her Hmong culture. 1 - 100 $500

29. 3-100 1 - 100 What are the five plot elements? $100

30. 3-100A • Exposition • Rising Action • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution 1 - 100 $100

31. 3-200 What is the central idea of “Powwow at the End of the World”? $200

32. 3-200A The central idea of “Powwow…” is … “Alexie was passionately angry that the dams caused the Indians to move away, taking their culture with them.” 1 - 100 $200

33. 3-300 The repetition of “I must forgive and so I shall after…” indicates that the author used which organizational pattern? A. Chronological B. Cause and Effect C. Compare and Contrast $300

34. 3-300A The repetition of “I must forgive and so I shall after…” indicates that the author used which organizational pattern? B. Cause and Effect 1 - 100 $300

35. 3-400 Name the literary device the author uses in… “…that salmon leaps into the night air about the water, throws a lightning bolt at the brush near my feet, and starts the fire which will lead all of the lost Indians home.” $400

36. 3-400A “…that salmon leaps into the night air above the water, throws a lightning bolt at the brush near my feet, and starts the fire which will lead all of the lost Indians home.” is an example of imagery. 1 - 100 $400

37. 3-500 How is the conflict in “Powwow at the End of the World” resolved? $500

38. 3-500A 1 - 100 Sherman Alexie maintains that his forgiveness will only come with the list of stipulations provided in the poem (the dams are deconstructed and the salmon return to their community restoring their population and culture). Since the poem ends before these stipulations are met, we can infer there is no forgiveness, therefore no resolution to the problem. $500

39. 4-100 1 - 100 What are three types of supporting details? $100

40. 4-100A 1 - 100 Three types of supporting details are… facts, opinions, and anecdotes. $100

41. 5-100 1 - 100 What is imagery? $100

42. Imagery is…descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for readers usually appealing to one or more of the five senses 1 - 100 $100

43. 5-200 What is an allusion? $200

44. 5-200A 1 - 100 An allusion is… a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature $200

45. 5-300 What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? $300

46. 5-300A Both similes and metaphors compare two things that wouldn’t normally be compared. Similes use the words “like” or “as” to compare, while metaphors usually us to-be verbs, such as “is”. 1 - 100 $300

47. 5-400 Give an example of a simile. $400

48. 5-400A 1 - 100 One example of a simile is… I could hear the pounding in my ears, very loud and deep, like a hollow cry from my chest.” $400

49. 5-500 How does the author’s use of allusions affect the reader? $500

50. 5-500A 1 - 100 Because the author makes a reference to something else, the reader will better understand the author’s point. $500