1984
Narrative Elements
Arguments
The Things They Carried
Miscellaneous
100

Name of protagonist in 1984

Who is Winston Smith?

100

Beginning of story mountain

What is exposition?

100
The main idea of an argument

What is the claim?

100

Author of TTTC

Who is Tim O'Brien?

100

The federal financial aid form for college

What is the FAFSA?

200

Three party slogans of Big Brother

What is...

War is Peace

Ignorance is Strength

Freedom is Slavery

?

200
Name of the good guy and bad guy in a story

Who is protagonist and antagonist?

200

Information, or facts, to support the argument

What is evidence?

200
Reason of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War

What is to stop the spread of communism?

200

The mascot of San Jose State

Who is Sammy the Spartan?

300

Ministry name and room # of torture

What is Ministry of Love, Room 101?

300

The perspective:

You need to start running! The enemy is right on your heels!

What is second person?

300

Explanation of the evidence, supporting the claim

What is reasoning?

300

Genre of TTTC

What is metafiction?

300

Name three of the four Del Mar school counselors

Who are...

Ms. Geist

Ms. Beas

Ms. Perez

Ms. Martinez

400

Write an example of theme from 1984

What is...

  • Totalitarian governments maintain power by controlling truth and manipulating reality.
  • The suppression of individuality leads to the loss of identity and humanity.
  • Fear and constant surveillance are effective tools for enforcing obedience and preventing rebellion.
400

The difference between third person limited and third person omniscient

What is..

third person limited uses he/she/they, and only has the POV of one character

third person omniscient uses he/she/they, and has the POV of all characters

400

The following is an example of:

Mom, I need a new laptop because there is a sale happening right now for only 2 more hours!

What is kairos?

400
Difference between story-truth and happening-truth

What is...

story-truth is the general feeling, or sentiment, surrounding events; focused on emotional impact

happening-truth is the more precise retelling of events; focused on accuracy

400

# of years required for English, Math, History, and Science

What is...

4 years English

3 years Math

3 years History

3 years Science


500

Final feeling Winston has towards Big Brother

What is: love; "I love Big Brother" ?

500
Describe how a story might change if it is told in first person compared to third person limited

What is..

first person is more intimate, and puts the reader in the shoes of the character; it makes it feel personal

third person limited can help build suspense with a limited perspective, leading to suspense or drama

500

Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Kairos

What is...

an appeal to credibility

an appeal to emotion

an appeal to logic

an appeal to timeliness

500

O'Brien's opinion on the purpose of war novels

What is...

to express the story-truth and harsh realities of war, the lasting impact on soldiers, as well as humanity; NOT to provide a moral, or happy ending (then you have been tricked!)

500

The names of Ms. Jakubowski's two cats

What is Hambone and Little Murray Sparkles?

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