Vocabulary Salad
Through the Looking Glass
In Case You Missed It
Surrealism
Throwback
100
A _____ is when two ideas are directly opposed to one another.
contradiction
100
Define what a "visual text" is, and provide a few examples.
A visual text is an image or moving image, usually without words, that comprises meaning. Examples include photographs, paintings, movies, memes, advertisements, and more.
100
Where was your English teacher on Wednesday?
Monterey Bay Aquarium
100
Define surrealism.
An artistic movement that explores the unconscious mind, irrational thinking, and dreams.
100
Name one character in Things Fall Apart besides Okonkwo.
Nwoye
Ezinma
Ekwefi
Obierika
Chielo
... more
200
In order to prove that a claim is valid, you must ____ that its evidence is accurate.
verify
200
This term refers to the colors that comprise a painting.
palette
200
How many kids does your English teacher have?
Two
200
Name one Japanese surrealist artist.
Tetsuya Ishida, Ichiro Fukuzawa, Jiro Yoshihara, Yayoi Kusama, more...
200
Define what "author's purpose" refers to.
It is what an author wants their audience to think, do, or understand by reading their text.
300
Paraphrase this sentence:
The students discussed the painting without objection.
- The students did not protest talking about the painting.
- The students willfully discussed the painting.
- (Other possibilities)
300
This term refers to how elements are arranged in a visual text.
composition
300
Who are the materials managers for your class?
Period 1:
Period 2:
Period 3:
Period 4:
300
Examine this image of "The Therapist," by René Magritte. Explain why this painting is surrealist.
Various possibilities:
- dreamy
- disconnected from reality
- strange, odd, curious
- evokes the unconscious mind
- etc.
300
Explain what a social hierarchy is.
A social hierarchy is a system of ranking individuals or groups based on certain influential traits (e.g., wealth, status, education level, etc.).
400
Samuel is an ______ for clean energy and fossil fuel reduction.
Samuel is an advocate for clean energy and fossil fuel reduction.
400
This term refers to a specific type of visual text, for example painting, photo, watercolor, film, etc.
medium
400
What was your substitute's name on Wednesday?
Ms. Lopez
400
Examine "The Persistence of Memory," by Salvador Dalí. Describe the painting's composition.
Various responses:
- clocks that are droopy
- empty beach
- cliff on the right side of the painting
- pocket watch in the bottom left
- eyelashes on a partial face
- ... more
400
Explain what a thesis statement is.
It is an original claim that responds directly to an open-ended question.
500
If you negate that unicorns are real, what are you doing with regard to the existence of unicorns?
You are proving that they are not real.
500
Describe Ishida's The Sleeping Pill Bug, and explain its meaning in terms of our unit's essential question.
(Various answers)
How important is it to belong?
500
What is the essential question for our new unit?
How important is it to belong?
500
Imagine and describe an original surrealist painting.
(Answers should include surrealist principles)
500
Name two features of an MLA formatted essay.
- 12 pt font
- Double spaced
- Times New Roman or Arial font
- Last name and page number in top right corner
- Name, course, and date in top left corner
- Title centered at top of page
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