The author's purpose of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer."
What is to entertain the audience about learning from nature rather than science?
100
What the astronomer is presenting at the beginning of the Whitman's poem.
What are scientific data/ calculations of stars/ astronomy?
100
In Whitman's poem, this literary device is used in lines 1–4 when each phrase begins with "when."
What is parallelism?
100
Label as connotative, figurative, or technical/denotative.
1 - The literal meaning of a word
2 - The emotional meaning of a word
3 - Words that go beyond the literal to make a striking comparison
What are
1 - technical/ denotative
2 - connotative
3 - figurative
200
The author's purpose of "Called Out."
What is to inform the readers about the varied theories of why the desert wildflowers bloomed in 1998?
200
The central idea of "I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer."
What is people can learn better/more through experiencing nature rather than science?
200
What Whitman is contrasting to when he includes sensory details such as “moist night air” (line 7).
What is Whitman contrasting the dry lecture?
200
Two words with connotative meaning in lines 2-8 of "Called Out."
What are "cursing," "cheering," "colorized," "wild," and/or "transformed?"
300
The author's purpose of the excerpt "Hope for Animals and Their World."
What is to persuade the readers to agree that the American burying beetle and other insects play a vital role in the maintenance of environments?
300
The central idea of "Hope for Animals and Their World."
What is that the American burying beetle and other insects play a major role in the ecosystem?
300
The meaning of the metaphor “It’s just a blink, or maybe a smile . . .” (line 115).
What is each spring flowering is a brief moment?
300
This text contains the largest mix of word meanings.
What is "Called Out?"
400
Goodall's purpose for writing the first three paragraphs on page 64.
What is to inform/describe how the beetles recycle decayed animals?
400
The central idea of "Called Out."
What is no one truly knows why the desert wildflowers bloomed in 1998?
400
One example of personification in lines 57-69 of "Called Out."
What are
- "...the object of the game is persistence..." (L 58-59)
- "The Navajo call these female rains, as opposed to the "male rains" of late summer..." (L 62-63)
- "...these rowdy thunderstorms..." (L 63-64)
400
Two sets of words that show the Kingsolver's view of the desert flowers in "Called Out."
What are miracle, magic, and or remarkable?
500
Why Goodall suggests a comparison between the beetles and humans.
What is to have the audience find a link with the beetle and to persuade them to agree with her claim?
500
The main idea that emerges through the Goodall's narration of her conversation with Lou in the last part of the text.
What is many adults are more closed to the wonders of the natural world than children?
500
Two examples of figurative language in lines 108-118 in "Called Out."
What are
- "captive to the calendar" (L 110)
- "this floral magic show" (L 111)
- "or maybe a smile" (L 115)
500
Why Goodall includes technical terms, such as "carrion" and "pheromones" in her argument.
What is to convey/give/show information about the beetles to readers?