Unit 1 Texts
What does it be to be American?
"What does it take to survive?"
What is the essential question of Unit 2?
What is Point of View?
A question asked just for effect, or to lay emphasis on some point being discussed
What is a Rhetorical Question?
A punctuation mark used to indicate a major division in a sentence
What is a semicolon?
The reason for an author to write a text, commonly "to entertain" "to inform" "to persuade" and "to reflect"
What is author's purpose?
The key message that the writer wants to communicate about the topic
What is the Central Idea?
A text that is spoken and designed to change a listener's view on a topic. "I Have a Dream" is an example
What is a Persuasive Speech?
Figure of speech that exaggerates an idea
What is a Hyperbole?
A type of phrase that can act as a noun, adjective, or adverb. Places a "to" before the verb
What is an infinitive phrase?
A essay that describes America as "A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone."
What is "A Quilt of a Country"?
Pi becoming more comfortable with death over the course of the story.
What is an example of a Dynamic Character?
A brief, unexplained reference to a well-known person, historical event, organization, literary work, or place
What is an Allusion?
A phrase not to be taken literally
What is an idiom?
A verb that can function as an adjective
A narrative composed from personal experience
What is a memoir?
The story "Unbroken" is written in this style
What is Nonfiction Narrative?
The lack of pattern in the poem "For my People" by Margaret Walker, is an example of this poem writing style
What is a Free Verse Poem?
Two opposite ideas put together to create contrast
What is Antithesis?
Strong, precise words that bring ideas to life and communicate them forcefully.
What is Vivid Language?
The need for Elena to find her cultural identity in "American History" is an example of this
What is Internal conflict?
Piggy's Glasses
What is a symbol for intelligence in Lord of the Flies?
Logos and Pathos
Patterns of words and ideas that create emphasis and emotion
What are Rhetorical Devices?
which, that, who, whom, whose
What are the relative pronouns?