Prefixes
What does the prefix a- / ab- mean?
without or not
What is the name of Kino's wife and child?
Juana & Coyotito
Write a claim about what motivates Kino in the early chapters of the story.
Example response:
Kino is motivated primarily by hope for a better future for his family. He imagines Coyotito going to school and believes the pearl is the only way to break free from poverty. Steinbeck shows this when Kino envisions “a rifle” and “an education for Coyotito,” which reveals that his dreams for his son drive his decisions.
(Pg 7) Chapter 2, Par. 2
What is the purpose of this description?
Answers vary
What is a thesis?
The main argument or central idea of the essay, often stated in one sentence in the introduction.
1. What does the prefix mono- mean?
2. What is a word that begins with mono-?1. one
2. Answers vary: monologue, monoculture, monopoly, monorail, monotone, monarchy
The story takes place in whay Mexican town/city?
La Paz
Write a claim about what Juana’s warnings reveal about her understanding of the pearl.
Example response:
Juana understands early on that the pearl brings danger, not opportunity. She repeatedly calls it “evil” and urges Kino to destroy it. Her insistence shows she senses the destructive power of greed before Kino does.
(Pg 21) Select a piece of evidence that contributes to the foreboding tone of the chapter: the sense that something bad is going to happen?
Answers will vary
What is a counterargument?
An opposing viewpoint or argument against your position.
What does the prefix inter- mean?
Between or among
Before finding the pearl, what is Kino's most prized posession?
Canoe
Write a claim about what the pearl symbolizes at a key moment in the novel.
Example response:
At first, the pearl symbolizes hope and possibility, but later it becomes a symbol of corruption and loss.
A response that explains why the counterargument is incorrect or less convincing.
Which prefix means all? What is a word that begins with that prefix? A. trans B. inter C. pan D. mis
Pan-
panacea, pantheon, pantheism, pan-african, panorama
What is "The Song of the Family"?
The Song of the Family is a metephor that represents the harmony, peace, and contentment in Kino's family life. It is the the daily rhythms and routines of he and Juana's family life.
Write a claim about how Steinbeck shows that greed spreads through the community once the pearl is dscovered.
Example response:
Steinbeck shows that greed infects the entire village by describing how everyone imagines what they could gain from the pearl.
A rhetorical appeal that targets the audience’s emotions is known as what?
Pathos
What does the prefix super- mean?
What is a word that begins with super- ?
Over
superior, supercede, supernatural, superlative, superficial, supervisor, superman
What descriptions throughout the novel provide a "mirror" on the drama playing out with Kino and the pearl?
Descriptions of sea animals. Descriptions of light and air quality. Songs.
Write a claim about how Kino changes from the beginning to the middle of the novel. Support your claim with evidence.
Kino transforms from a peaceful, family‑centered man into someone increasingly driven by obsession.
Name three rhetorical strategies used by authors in argument essays?
Diction, repeitions, ethos, pathos, logos, concessions, tone