Analyzing Dream Narratives and Travel Texts

Analysis of Dream Texts and Vocabulary

Dream Text Answers:

• 1. Which is most likely to make a relationship inimical (hostile)? Frequent maledictions.
• 2. As used in paragraph 2, which is the best synonym for invectives (insult)? Insult.
• 3. If the story were true, which would best describe its genre? Memoir.
• 4. The father's comment in paragraph 3 is best described as: Symbolism.
• 5. What is the tone of this story? Matter-of-fact (prosaic).
• 6. Relationship between the narrator, her mother, and her sister: From destructive to collaborative.
• 7. As used in paragraph 7, antonym for pellucid (traslúcido): Unclear (no claro).
• 8. "The professor derides me for my poor performance": The professor laughs mockingly at my poor performance.
• 9. "I bite into an apple. All my teeth fall out": I bite into an apple, and all my teeth fall out.
• 10. Negative connotation: Deprecated, pugnacious (pugna).

Dream Content

I always dream that I get into my high school to steal all the money, but I become sad because there is no money, so I steal the paints to sell them and buy dog’s food.

Analysis of Travel Text

Travel Text Answers:

• Which other title fits this passage? Never as planned.
• What literary term best describes the narrator's daydreams? Flashback.
• Which of the following could be described as secluded? A deserted island, a hiking trail.
• What lesson does the narrator's family seem to live by? Things don’t need to go as planned to have fun.
• "Then we all jumped in with our life jackets on": After we all jumped in.
• Why might the narrator say that the camping trip will have a punch line? He feels the trip will have a funny ending.

Interests and Summary (Spanish)

Te gustan las excursiones: Did you like to go on excursions? Because I love nature, animals, feeling connected with the environment.

Resumen (Summary)

Un domingo el padre decidió mientras leía una revista que saldrían de excursión porque podría ser bueno para la familia. Al comienzo el hermano menor pensaba que no saldría nada bien como se planeaba, pero al final, a pesar de todo, los viajes fueron divertidos: tanto en el lago, tirándose al agua con sus chalecos salvavidas; en la nieve, tomando cocoa y jugando juegos de mesa junto al fuego; o en el parque nacional, durmiendo en los asientos de la van, lo pasaron bien.