Kindred
TAG and POV for Kindred
Kindred, Octavia Butler, Science Fiction
Flashback Narrative 1st person POV
TAG and POV for The Crucible
The Crucible, Arthur Miller, Play/Drama
3rd Person Objective POV
TAG and the POV for Persepolis
Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, non-fiction memoir in graphic novel form.
third person limited, narration in first person
TAG and POV in The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The "Five People You Meet in Heaven" written by Mitch Albom-- philosophical fiction
third person-- quest narrative (the protagonist spends entire novel working tirelessly towards a goal)
Language used in paper 2
Comparative language
Main conflict in Kindred
Dana trying to ensure the survival of her bloodline and loved ones while also trying to survive, herself, as black woman in the antebellum south
Main conflict in The Crucible
The town of Salem is ridden in hysteria, accusing people of witchcraft, and putting them in questions of morality and truth.
Main conflict in Persepolis
There is the islamic revolution and the Iran-Iraq war that caused change in society and limits the freedoms of citizens in the country
Main conflict in 5PYMIH
After Eddie's unfortunate passing, he's made to confront his ordinary life (which he believes to be unfulfilled and unspecial) and past ghosts in the afterlife, unable to move on to 'the great beyond' before making his last resolutions with his past experiences.
Two types of body paragraph structures
block style
alternating style
Main Themes in Kindred
Family and home
Inter-racial relationships
History and Trauma
Freedom and Privilege
Choice and Power
Main themes in The Crucible
1. Oppression of individuality
2. Hysteria
3. Dangers of ideology
4. Reputation and integrity
5. Status in society
Main themes in Persepolis
religion, repression, and modernity
violence, forgiveness, and justice
children, war, and growing up
gender inequalities
Main Themes in 5PYMIH
redemption and forgiveness
cycle of life and death
value in ordinary life
mortality
Different kinds of thesis statement models
1. emphasizing similarities
2. emphasizing differences
3. Two sentences; one for sim, one for diff
Main Symbols of Kindred
The whip, Dana's Left Arm, Dana's knife
Symbolism of The Crucible symbolize literally and figuratively
literally: subjection to severe trail
figuratively: conformity at the face of high stakes
Main symbols of Persepolis
The veil, the bread swan, the plastic key painted gold, and a cigarette
Main symbols in 5PYMIH
Ruby Pier / The Ferris Wheel
"Maintenance" -- the ordinary
The Ocean
Birthdays & celebrations
Components of a conclusion
restate thesis, synthesize key points of argument, reach/discuss larger implications
What are Dana's Values
Dana values her family, the relationships she creates, and the spread & defense of righteousness and morality
The _______ of the society of Salem is the repression of ______.
culture, identity
The ____ in Iran limits Mari's expression of her ___.
culture, identity
Eddie's ____ undergoes a _____ as he is taken through his lifespan and relives key moments through a different lens
perspective, transformation
Components of the Paper 2 rubric
A: knowledge and understanding
B: response to the question
C: appreciation of the literary conventions of the genre
D: organization and development
E: language