The Awakening
Who is the protagonist of The Awakening?
Edna Pontellier
An international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom
Amnesty International
The art of effective communication through visual elements such as images, typography, and texts.
Visual Rhetoric
IB stands for...
International Baccalaureate
What is the central theme of "The Awakening"?
Self-discovery and personal freedom.
Who is Edna's close friend and confidante at Grand Isle?
Adele Ratignolle
What academic requirement do the Amnesty International ads meet?
IB BOW (Body of Work)
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience.
Rhetoric
IB students analyze a problem that is experienced by people throughout the world.
Global Issue
Most important Ice Cube quote relevant to this class is...
Check yourself before you wreck yourself
What does the sea symbolize in "The Awakening"?
Freedom, escape, and personal transformation.
Amnesty International was founded in... (time and place)
London, July 1961
The assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting. The people giving or likely to give attention to something.
Audience
What is the assignment you need to keep with you all year? (For two years if you're in the IB program)
IB Portfolio/Profile
Who is my favorite superhero and why?
Superman, he is a moral exemplar
What does the caged parrot symbolize in the novel?
The confined and restricted nature of Edna's life.
How many key areas does Amnesty International deal with? Must also give one example
6
A technique that a speaker uses to convey to the listener a meaning with the goal of persuading them towards considering a topic from a perspective, using language designed to encourage or provoke an emotional display of a given perspective or action.
Rhetorical Device
Broad conceptual lenses which can be addressed in many different ways. For instance, in choice of text, in points of comparison or contrast, or in the way of a unit of work is put together. Name one of the lenses.
Areas of Exploration
- Time and Space
- Intertextuality / Connecting Texts
- Readers, Writers, and Texts
The uncomfortable feeling when presented with information that contradicts your worldview
Cognitive Dissonance
Where does Edna find solace and embark on her journey of self-discovery?
Painting
Those persons imprisoned or prevented from expressing an opinion (typically race, sexual orientation, political ideology, etc.) by means of violence.
Prisoners of conscience
List all three modes of persuasion and their appeals
Ethos - appeal to trust/credibility
Pathos - appeal to emotions
Logos - appeal to logic
7 ways to analyze a text through an IB perspective that helps create insight. Name one.
IB Concepts
- Identity
- Culture
- Creativity
- Communication
- Transformation
- Perspective
- Representation
What is the most important thing to achieve in this class?
Confidence