Literary Devices and more Summary
What figurative language is used in the quote from Entwined below AND what is its purpose?
"There are connections in our lives that we're often not aware of. We're entwined. We intersect like chains, or strands of DNA."
Simile. To compare chains to the way humans are connected to one another in some way.
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is the overall atmosphere or feeling
Tone is the author's attitude toward a subject
What is a synonym? What is an antonym?
Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning. Antonyms are words with the opposite or nearly the opposite meanings.
What does it mean to paraphrase?
To restate someone else's ideas in your own words.
When an author's purpose is to inform, they aim to provide what to the reader?
Factual information
What type of figurative language is used in the Excerpt from "Entwined"?
"...for fifty yards the sidewalk had been jackhammered and cordoned off with orange cones and yellow caution tape."
A: Imagery
B: Anecdote
C: Simile
D: Hyperbole
A: Imagery
What helps you determine the author's tone?
Word choice and style of writing
Academic vocabulary:
An objective summary must be based on...
fact!
Read lines 1-19 of "Gift Wrapped Fathers on pg. 253 and complete the PARAPHRASE below:
A father delights in caring for his infant son, but experiences...
Pain/guilt/loss when he goes to prison.
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Write an example of a hyperbole.
Results may vary :-)
Ex: Ms. McDaniels has read 1,000 essay rough drafts!
Read line 77 of "Gift Wrapped Fathers" on page 255. What tone does the final line convey.
A. An objective tone
B. An angry tone
C. An impersonal tone
D. A regretful tone
D. A regretful tone
Write the word or phrase from the surrounding text that provides a clue to the meaning of the word discernible as used in paragraph 112 on page 211.
"Another faint but discernable conversation is a woman telling a friend about what a jerk her boss is."
Faint but
"It's this double-edged sword where on one hand, [true crime shows] raise awareness about a serial killer like Ted Bundy who targeted young women. But on the other hand...when we are so used to consuming these images, when lesser forms of violence occur, it doesn't bother us in the same way because we've seen the most extreme examples."
Which of the following SUMMARIZES this quote?
A. Lee explains that true crime shows have the positive effect of informing people about violent behavior that they need to watch out for. However, these shows also desensitize people to violence, so that only the worst examples get their attention.
B. True crime stories inform people about violent events in the real world but also make violence seem less disturbing because it becomes so familiar.
B. True crime stories inform people about violent events in the real world but also make violence seem less disturbing because it becomes so familiar.
What is the difference between objective and subjective?
Objective is based on factual data. Subjective focuses on personal interpretation.
Which statement best summarizes the section titled “What about our emotional health?" on page 223-224?
A: People who watch true-crime shows may become violent themselves.
B: People who watch true-crime shows tend to victim-blame women specifically.
C: People who watch true-crime shows may feel less empathy for victims of crime.
D: People who watch true-crime shows tend to lose sleep and experience nightmares.
C: People who watch true-crime shows may feel less empathy for victims of crime.
The author’s word choice affects the tone of the section “When to tune out” by making the tone —
A: less cheerful
B: less ominous
C: more insightful
D: more cautionary
D: more cautionary
Read the dictionary entry below.
convey /kən-va′/ tr v 1. to take or carry from one place to another; transport 2. to serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit 3. to communicate or make known; impart 4. to transfer ownership of or title to
Which definition best matches the meaning of the word conveyed as it is used in paragraph 8 on page 222?
Definition 3: to communicate or make known
Flip to page 221. Which statement best summarizes the introduction of "Why are we so obsessed with True Crime?"
A: True-crime shows are violent, which is why people enjoy watching them. True-crime shows are violent, which is why people enjoy watching them.
B: People enjoy true-crime shows, but they should consider the effects of watching them. People enjoy true-crime shows, but they should consider the effects of watching them.
C: Many people binge-watch true-crime shows, without experiencing any negative effects. Many people binge-watch true-crime shows, without experiencing any negative effects
D: The content of true-crime shows is disturbing, so children shouldn’t watch them.
B: People enjoy true-crime shows, but they should consider the effects of watching them. People enjoy true-crime shows, but they should consider the effects of watching them.
What was the author's purpose of "Bully"?
A. to analyze the motives of the Ken McElroy
B. to provide a factual account of Ken McElroy terrorizing the town of Skidmore, Missouri.
C. to explain why Ken McElroy was a murderer
D. to persuade the reader that Ken McElroy deserved to die
B. to provide a factual account of Ken McElroy terrorizing the town of Skidmore, Missouri.
Describe the length of a summary and what it should include.
A summary should be brief and include essential points.
What best describes the mood of "Gift Wrapped Fathers"?
A: Objective
B: Grim
C: Sympathetic
D: Disturbing
C: Sympathetic
Academic vocabulary: What does chronological mean?
Events go in the order in which they occurred
Which statement best paraphrases lines 20–25 of "Gift Wrapped Fathers" on page 253-254?
A: When people come to visit him at prison, the speaker feels like a character from a crime movie.
B: Film portrayals of prisons are mostly accurate, but the speaker’s prison uses mirrors instead of Plexiglas.
C: The speaker compares the experience and emotions of receiving a visit in prison with how they are portrayed in films.
D: When he sees his son through the glass during a visit in prison, the speaker is saddened by how much his son looks like him.
C: The speaker compares the experience and emotions of receiving a visit in prison with how they are portrayed in films.
Write a summary of "Why are we so obsessed with true crime?"
The results...how they vary.