Short Readings
What rhetorical devices did Dr. Martin Luther King use in his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Anaphora, allusion, alliteration, metaphor, and simile.
Why does Lennie have a dead mouse in his pocket?
Lennie wanted to pet the mouse as they walked to their next job. He likes animals.
What is the definition of comprehension?
The action or capability of understanding something.
What is evidence within writing?
Evidence is the facts or sources that support your written argument.
What is rhetoric?
What is the main point that King argues in his speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Dream” speech was a call for equality. It identified the faults of America and what measures were needed to make it a better place. A central theme throughout the speech was the importance of everyone being treated equally.
How is Lennie different from the other men?
Lennie has a mental disability.
What is the definition of context?
The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
What are claims in English Language Arts?
A claim is the main argument of an essay.
What is rhetorical device?
A writing or speaking technique to help promote ideas to make them more persuasive.
In St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by did the girls hate Jeanette?
They hated Jeanette because she was out shinning the other girls and basically was the nuns teacher's pet.
Why do George and Lennie travel together?
George and Lennie travel together because they have known each other since they were children and a natural friendship developed over time. George explains their history when he confides in Slim, saying, “Him and me was both born in Auburn. I knowed his Aunt Clara. She took him in when he was a baby and raised him up
What is the definition of analyze?
Examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure or (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
What is an argument within a story?
Argument is when an author wants to convince you of their position
What are three rhetorical devices?
Anaphora, allusion, alliteration, metaphor, or simile.
Who is the one telling us the story of St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves.
Claudette
Why isn’t Curley’s wife’s name ever revealed?
Curley’s wife’s name is never revealed as a way of showing her lack of independence and identity while also displaying the role of women on a ranch in the 1930s. In other words, she is Curley’s possession, confined to a dependent role as “wife.”
What are secondary sources?
Secondhand information and commentary made by other researchers.
Example: textbooks, history books, newspaper, documentary films, and magazines.
What is reasoning in English Language Arts?
Reasoning is the thinking behind the evidence that led to the claim
What is an example of a metaphor?
His emotions was a rollercoaster.
He is a couch potato.
She is the light of my life.
What does purgatory mean?
A place of purification or temporary punishment after death; a place in between two worlds
Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse?
They are greeted by Candy, an aging “swamper,” or handyman, who has lost his right hand.
What are primary sources?
Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Firsthand evidence.
Examples: diaries, journals, speeches, eyewitness interviews, and autobiographies,
What is debatable and can be proven and disproven?
Arguments
What is an example of a simile?
Her hair was like a lion's mane.
As cold as ice.
Cool as a cucumber.