Table 1 Sample Sentences Used in...

Table 1

Sample Sentences Used in Translation

Sentence and Text	Importance for Comprehension	Linguistic Challenges
“Suddenly I realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping.Looking up, I saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family”(from All American Slurp, Namioka, 1987).	Plot: visualizing an important moment in the life of the narrator Theme: fitting in; embarrassment over cultural difference	Figurative language (dead silence) Unusual usage (zipping) Synecdoche/unusual syntax (the eyes of everyone …)
“Can I last a whole month without eating during sunlight hours? That task is my own personal Mount Everest ” (from Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. Sharif, 2011)	Character: the narrator is not sure she can do it Theme: overcoming personal challenges	Rhetorical question Figurative language (My own personal Mount Everest)
“Death made a threatening gesture, and I fled in terror. May I please borrow your horse?” (from Appointment in Samarra, traditional).	Plot: visualizing what constitutes a “threatening gesture” Character: relationship between servant and master Plot: narrator shifts from telling about a past event to taking action in the present	Personification(Death) Rare word(fled; terror) Register (may I please …)

Sentence and Text	Importance for Comprehension	Linguistic Challenges
“Suddenly I realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping.Looking up, I saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family”(from All American Slurp, Namioka, 1987).	Plot: visualizing an important moment in the life of the narrator Theme: fitting in; embarrassment over cultural difference	Figurative language (dead silence) Unusual usage (zipping) Synecdoche/unusual syntax (the eyes of everyone …)
“Can I last a whole month without eating during sunlight hours? That task is my own personal Mount Everest ” (from Bestest. Ramadan. Ever. Sharif, 2011)	Character: the narrator is not sure she can do it Theme: overcoming personal challenges	Rhetorical question Figurative language (My own personal Mount Everest)
“Death made a threatening gesture, and I fled in terror. May I please borrow your horse?” (from Appointment in Samarra, traditional).	Plot: visualizing what constitutes a “threatening gesture” Character: relationship between servant and master Plot: narrator shifts from telling about a past event to taking action in the present	Personification(Death) Rare word(fled; terror) Register (may I please …)

Note: Teachers not only selected sentences that were linguistically challenging and/or important for comprehending an important aspect of the story (including plot, characterization, or major themes), but that also aligned with long term curricular aims.

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