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43 Cards in this Set
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Motif |
a recurring pattern or a repeated action, element, or idea in a book. For Part Time Indian: Alcoholics. Fighting. Tribes, Racism. Drawing. Cartoons. Basketball games. Crying. Laughing.
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Theme |
universal ideas / topics and "what the work says about the ideas / topics"
Some themes from text: working to achieve hope, striving ahead in the face of ethnocentrism and racism, how family and friends can help or hinder one’s progress (and sometimes do both). |
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Symbol |
a concrete object or place that has significance in a literary work because it communicates an idea.
(Some) Symbols within our text: Frybread. Books. Junior’s five dollar Christmas gift. Turtle Lake. Ted’s dance outfit. What could these symbolize?
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adhesive
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(noun) glue
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articulate
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(adjective) clear |
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bales |
(noun) large, tightly bound bundles of straw or hay
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contradicting |
challenging or saying the converse or opposite
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delirious
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thrilled or disoriented
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nomadic |
nomadic: (adjective) drifting, describes someone who travels from place to place.. nomadic tribes… travel / live all over
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petrified |
petrified: hardened; calcified or scared/ terrified
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pyrotechnic |
pertaining to fireworks
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redundancy |
unnecessary repetition
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singular
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exceptional
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snickered
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chuckled
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tautologies |
needless repetitions of an idea using different words to say the same thing
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aboriginal |
original or earliest known
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alpha male |
the dominant male animal or person in a group |
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impending |
about to happen
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pony
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slang for a motorcycle
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ergonomic |
designed to minimize physical effort and discomfort |
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translucent |
permitting light to pass through
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humanoid |
a creature having human characteristics or form |
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mafioso |
a member of a mafia
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coot |
slang a foolish or crotchety old person |
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decrepit
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weakened by old age
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isosceles triangles |
triangles having two equal sides |
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minions |
followers of a person in power |
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bootleg
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alcohol that is unlawfully made and sold |
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brawling
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fighting |
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fry bread |
bread cooked in a skillet over an open fire |
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powwow |
a ceremony usually accompanied by dancing, feasting, and magic, performed for the cure of disease, success in a hunt, etc.
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smirked |
smiled in a slight way or a small half smile
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war dancing
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dancing involving mock combat |
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outsourced
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subcontracted, contract (work) out or abroad.
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perseverance
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steady determination
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shroud
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something that covers or conceals like a garment |
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cerebral
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pertaining to the brain |
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impediments
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obstructions
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lisp |
a speech defect in which s and z sound like th |
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orbited |
traveled around in an elliptical path |
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rez |
slang reservation; public land set apart for the use of an Indian (Native American) tribe |
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seizures
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sudden attacks |
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susceptible
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especially liable or subject to some influence |
