Arguments
A piece of writing that states the author's stance on an issue and supports the opinion with relevant evidence.
What is an argument?
A story that expresses a message or theme that can be read in one sitting.
What is a short story?
A true story that is told as a memory that reflects a message or lesson.
What is a memoir?
What does the poet make connections between in the poem?
Her father's past culture and present experiences.
What is Yoni's idea for a documentary?
To ask people what they would do with a fish who gave them three wishes.
The main claim of the majority opinion for Texas v. Johnson.
What is, flag burning is protected under the First Amendment?
Describe the statue that Annie makes in detail. Also include the inspiration behind the statue.
Man crouching down looking at his hands, statute inspired by Annie's father, who was a prisoner in a Haitian prison.
Why are the girls' names changed, and what are they changed to?
Because their Indian names are too hard to pronounce; Cynthia and Pamela.
Describe the tone of the poem and give an example.
Sad--no singing of buffalo song.
What does Sergei do to Yoni when he comes to film his documentary?
Pushes him and kills him.
The main claim of the dissent opinion for Texas v. Johnson.
What does Annie's father do with the statue and why?
He threw it in a lake, because he did not want the lies to be seen.
Why are the girls taken out of school?
teacher said Indian students cheat.
Type of poem that Without Title is
What is lyric poetry?
What does Sergei want to do to fix the problem, and what does the fish want him to do?
Sergei--hide the body
Fish--use his third wish to fix the problem.
Define a piece of evidence for each argument.
Quotes, stats, etc.
Describe what Annie's father reveals to her.
What is, that he was actually a guard?
How did Santha see herself at school?
Because of the new name, she saw herself as two different people.
The time and place where an action occurs in a story.
What is setting?
How do we know that Sergei used his wish?
End of story--he ends up talking to Yoni about his wish.
Describe the event that led to the Texas v. Johnson ruling.
Man burned a flag to protest Reagan, got arrested, and stated that his act was protected under the First Amendment, so it went to court.
First--dad was a prisoner who just gotten released, second is that he was angry and going to hit a prisoner but ran into her mom outside and lied about who he was.
Name two differences between how the Indian students acts and how the English students act.
Clothes, food they bring, how they play games, etc.
Theme of Poem
Identify the three wishes and their results.
cancer, loses wish
fix son, loses girl
helps Yoni, loses fish