Concepts from Unfamiliar Text
While the topic is what the text is generally about, this is what the author claims about that topic
What is the central (or main) idea?
the primary reason or motivation an author has for writing a specific text
What is the author's purpose?
How does the ending shape the reader’s interpretation of the family’s actions?
What is - it shows that the family feels relief and looks forward to a new future.
Comma, Semicolon, Colon, or NOTHING?
In 2008, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won both the 100- and 200-meter races _ moreover, he became the first man in Olympic history to hold the world record for both events.
What is a semicolon?
In 2008, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won both the 100- and 200-meter races; moreover, he became the first man in Olympic history to hold the world record for both events.
This is the author's attitude toward a subject reflected in word choice
What is the tone?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words in close proximity
What is alliteration?
a serious disagreement, struggle, or clash between opposing forces, ideas, interests, or people
What is a conflict?
Gregor’s parents and sister eventually are able to make their own living without Gregor’s earnings. What do their efforts reveal about them?
What is they are determined and become self-reliant.
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The great white shark__whale shark__basking shark__sand tiger shark__sixgill shark__ and others have been protected in American Atlantic waters since the 1990s.
What is a comma?
The great white shark, whale shark, basking shark, sand tiger shark, sixgill shark, and others have been protected in American Atlantic waters since the 1990s.
A figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other, highlighting a shared quality to create a vivid image or deeper understanding
What is a metaphor?
"Avarice" is a synonym of this more commonly used word
What is greed?
a thorough, dramatic, or complete change in the form, appearance, nature, or character of something or someone
What is a transformation?
What is the effect of Kafka’s use of limited third-person narration focused on Gregor?
What is - it restricts the narrative to Gregor's perspective, emphasizing his isolation and misunderstanding.
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Hummingbirds don't have a sweet-taste receptor__but are still able to recognize nectar's sweetness due to a mutation in their umami taste receptors.
What is NOTHING?
Hummingbirds don't have a sweet-taste receptor but are still able to recognize nectar's sweetness due to a mutation in their umami taste receptors.
This is the emotional response of a reader in a text
What is the mood?
The use of vivid, descriptive language or sensory details to create mental images, impressions, or moods in a reader's or listener's mind
What is imagery?
a point of view where an external narrator tells the story using third-person pronouns ("he," "she," "they") while focusing exclusively on the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of one character at a time
What is third person limited narration?
This character can be described as dutiful and self-sacrificing
Who is Gregor Samsa?
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Zinc is a trace element found in the pancreas, where it may help store insulin__in the gastrointestinal tract, where it's a part of enzymes that digest protein__and in red blood cells.
What is a semicolon?
Zinc is a trace element found in the pancreas, where it may help store insulin; in the gastrointestinal tract, where it's a part of enzymes that digest protein; and in red blood cells.
What is Malala's purpose in her Speech at the United Nations?
What is to persuade her audience to support global education rights?
Persuading through reasoning, facts, statistics, and logical arguments
What is logos (or logic)?
The act of placing two or more elements—such as objects, ideas, characters, or images—side-by-side to highlight their differences, similarities, or to create a surprising contrast.
What is juxtaposition?
These characters in the home of Gregor Samsa are representative of society
Who are the lodgers and the maid?
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Several surgical instruments from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are, thankfully, no longer used__the gorget, the probe-razor, and the jugum.
What is a colon?
Several surgical instruments from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are, thankfully, no longer used: the gorget, the probe-razor, and the jugum.
Gender equality is whose issue according to Emma Watson
What is everyone?