Part of Speech- verb

Defintion- stare with one’s mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder.

Source- dictionary.com

Field Trip to the Museum of Human History by Franny Choi

In the poem on lines 7-8, they are staring in amazement at the artifacts in the clay at the museum.

Part Of Speech-Adjective

Definition-Subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.

Source -Webster Dictionary

Found in ” Hair” by Elizabeth Acevedo (line 17)

This word is is used to describe how people felt about the way they were treated because of their looks.

Part of Speech-noun

Def-piety- dutifulness in religion

Source- Merriam Dictionary

Found in All American Girl line 10

This word describes what the speaker thinks of herself, and explains her insecurities.

Part of speech -noun

Def- used as an insulting term for non-white, especially for an Asian person

Source- Merriam Dictionary

Found in the poem Choi Jeong line 5

This word shows that Choi had a particular view on others and she knew what others think of her and say when they look at her.

Part of speech- noun

Def- courtesy

Source- Spanish Dictionary

Found in All American girl in line 13

This word helped translate the meaning and get a clearer understanding of Julia Alvarez.

Part of speech-noun

Def-a feeling of contempt for someone regarded as unworthy

Source- Merriam Dictionary

Found in All American girl LIne 7

This word helped me understand the speaker’s feelings better

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: “greedy or excessive indulgence”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluttony

Found In: “Choi Jeong Min” by Franny Choi line 34 – “& accuse us of gluttony when we learn to swallow it.”

Explain: The word gluttony means being greedy. This helps me better understand the poem because it shows that the speaker is accused of being greedy but she accepts being called greedy because she says she is greedy.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: “a fictitious name”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym

Found In: “Choi Jeong Min” by Franny Choi line 22 – “her pseudonym, though everyone in my family is a poet.”

Explain: The word pseudonym means a fake name. This helps me understand the poem better because it shows how her mom doesn’t use her fake name but her real English name.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: “a white inhabitant of the U.S. of non-Hispanic descent”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Anglo

Found In: “All-American Girl” by Julia Alvarez line 16 – “I practiced foreign faces, Anglo grins,”

Explain: The word Anglo refers to a English person. This helped me understand the poem better because the girl is trying to make the expressions on her face look american.

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition: “a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior”

Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disdain

Found In: “All-American Girl” by Julia Alvarez line  7 – “disgust, disdain-feelings I had yet to feel”

Explain: The word disdain means not showing respect because you are not important or good enough. This helped me understand the poem because it shows me that the speaker has not been disrespected yet but she doesn’t want to be disrespected so she tries to make herself more americanized.