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In this gibberish poem, a hero fights a fearsome beast with his Vorpal sword.
What is Jabberwocky?
🎵 An you called me up one day just to break me like a promise 🎵
What is simile?
Comparison using like or as
In "How to Bartle Puzzballs" it was important to use ______ to answer the comprehension questions.
What is context?
Theme is NOT
One word (Example: Love), a cliche "moral of the story", the author's attitude, etc.
True or False:
The values of an individual can change over time based on their life experiences.
True!
This speech about the intricacies of the Latina identity was given by this Supreme Court justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
🎵 'Cause baby now we got bad blood 🎵
What is alliteration?
Repetition of consonant sounds
_____ strategies like highlighting and underlining can help navigate a challenging text.
What is annotation?
Theme IS
The central idea or message of a story.
The definition of value.
Individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another. They serve as a guide for human behavior.
This short film set in a dystopian city explored topics of acceptance, finding home, and escaping the mundane.
What is "The Lost Thing"
🎵 Fever dream high in the quiet of the night 🎵
What is Assonance?
Repetition of vowel sounds
It is important to stop and ______ regularly while reading a difficult text.
What is summarize?
Theme or NOT?
The theme of my school year so far has been disappointment because I don't get to sit with my friends in class.
What is NOT
What is one of the values of the Maimafu villagers from "A Single, Lucid Moment?
In "Roots," this animal is beheaded by the father.
What is a garter snake?
🎵 And the saddest tear comes creeping in🎵
What is Personification?
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Using colorful markings like neon pink or yellow can help differentiate main or important ideas. What is this process called?
What is highlighting?
True or False:
The theme of a story is usually obvious and easy to point out. Like, it's obvious that teamwork is the theme of Avengers movies
What is false!
Theme is not always an easy thing to identify, especially because themes are made up of complex ideas.
The definition of culture.
The characteristic features of everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time.
In the TED Talk "Danger of a Single Story," the speaker warns about the problems with ________.
🎵 I'll spend forever wondering if you knew 🎵
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration for a specific effect
We often use the visual metaphor of an _____ to describe close reading--there's more beneath the surface.
What is an iceberg?
True or False:
Themes are claims about a story, and claims need evidence to back them up.
True!
Themes always require evidence or justification!
Sociology is the study of ______.
Society/Human behavior