What’s the Word
The introduction of a story. In the _________, the writer usually introduces one or more characters and establishes the setting and atmosphere.
What is the exposition
Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” and Barack Obama’s Dreams of My Father are examples of ________.
What are memoirs?
The novel, The Joy Luck Club, was written by this novelist.
Who is Amy Tan
The following, from “Corn Pone Opinions”, is written in the ___________ perspective.
What is first person?
Iowa’s biggest export:
What is corn?
The events, actions, and interactions within the latter part of a story after its climax. This part of the plot can be rich and detailed, further developing the elements and themes of the story, or it can be brief, even nonexistent
What is the falling action?
The following is an example of what kind of narration?
“An aged stranger entered and moved with slow and noiseless step up the main aisle, his eyes fixed upon the minister, his long body clothed in a robe that reached to his feet, his head bare, his white hair descending in a frothy cataract to his shoulders, his seamy face unnaturally pale, pale even to ghastliness. … he ascended to the preacher’s side and stood there waiting.”
What is third person narration?
Which author said the following:
“Together, we publish an anthology—Emergency Tacos (…)”
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
In his memoir, Barack Obama describes himself as:
What is a “very angry” young man?
This famous cartoon gets his strength from a trusty can of spinach.
(+ 100 Bonus points if you know his love interest)
Who is Popeye?
Who is Olive Oyl?
If I and me are used, and the narrator seems to be a character in the story, which is told directly through that character's thoughts and words, it is using ______________ _____________ _____________.
What is first person narration?
Which of the stories we read are examples of narrative essays?
Accepted responses: Mark Twain’s Essays (Corn Pone, War Prayer), Amy Tan’s story (Mother Tongue).
+100 Bonus pts
Give me a summary of one of Cisneros’s vignettes.
Sample Answer:
In “A House of My Own” Esperanza (Cisneros’s character) dreams about a place to call her own, which is no one’s but hers.
Tom Wolfe is the father of this variety of reporting, which adds creative writing elements to the story:
What is New Journalism?
Goldfish and carp are related to these fish:
What are koi?
When a narrator has the ability not only to describe characters' actions and interactions, but also to go inside their heads and reveal their thoughts and feelings, the narrator is referred to as _____________.
What is omniscient narration?
The following definition matches which form of narration?
If the story is told from a point of view outside any of the characters and uses third-person pronouns in the narration, it is using _____________ _______________ _____________.
What is third person narration?
Tell me about one connection between Amy Tan’s and Barack Obama’s writing.
Sample Connections:
Memoir
Caught between two worlds
Uncertain of belonging
Afraid/ashamed of their background sometimes
List at least two kinds of English Amy Tan described in her short story.
1. Standard (Formal, School) English
2. Intimate (Family, kind she uses with her mom) English
3. Broken (Limited, Fractured, kind her mom uses) English
+ 100 Bonus Pts
In the 1960s, these Midwesterner’s earned five NFL championship trophies.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
A term derived from Latin, meaning "in the midst." In a narrative, ______ ______ _______ occurs when an author plunges directly into the events or actions of a story with little or no exposition. In this type of narrative, the story typically moves forward through events and actions, with the background and exposition presented only through flashbacks.
What is in media res?
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Put the following story elements in the order in which they occur:
Climax, Rising Action, Resolution, Falling Action, Exposition.
What is: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Barack Obama found himself truly alone when:
Frank told him Black people had a reason to hate, and Barack’s grandmother was right to be afraid.
Based on his narrative essays, Mark Twain’s view of human nature is:
Sample answer: Mark Twain sees human nature in an unflattering light. In CPO, he talks about our lack of originality with our opinions (and our need to conform). In TWP, he discusses our tendency to pray (or generally fight) for our benefit, without consideration of the needs/wants of others. In other words, we tend to follow the crowd and be selfish.
The smallest of the Great Lakes, it has a surface area of about 7,500 square miles.
What is Lake Ontario?