Themes
What theme is shared between "Death Constant Beyond Love" and "Notes of a Native Son"?
Possible Answers:
Imagery
Symbolism
What is it called when an author uses their own life experience to share information?
Personal anecdote
Reflection
Autobiography
Who delivers instructions in "Girl"?
The Mother
Who wrote "Girl"?
Jamaica Kincaid
What is the Contemporary World?
The term "contemporary world" generally refers to the current era or period in history, encompassing the events, developments, and trends occurring from around the late 20th century to the present day.
What theme in "Girl" reflects societal pressure on young women?
Gender Roles
Societal Expectations
What literary device does Marquez use to combine the fantastical with the real?
Magical Realism
What is the senator's secret in "Death Constant Beyond Love"?
He is dying in 6 months and 11 days
Which author won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982?
Gabriel Marquez
Identify two facts about the Contemporary World
New Countries/Decolonization
Economic Boom: Many countries experienced rapid and sustained economic growth in the post-war decades (1950s–60s), a phase sometimes called the “Golden Age of Capitalism."
Spread of consumer culture, global trade networks, and cultural exchanges.
Social movements advocating for various causes, including racial justice, gender equality, environmental sustainability, etc.
Digital Technologies
What is a central theme in "Yellow Woman"?
Blending of Myth and Reality
What literary device uses descriptive language to appeal to the five senses? Identify a text covered in this unit that uses it.
Imagery
Ex: Death Constant Beyond Love
Who is Silva in "Yellow Woman"
A mysterious man who claims the narrator is Yellow Woman.
Which author was both a preacher and a Civil Rights Activist?
James Baldwin
Identify two Characteristics of the Contemporary World.
Media and Pop Culture influence everyday life
Cultural Diversity
Environmental Concerns
Health/Pandemics
Growth of Technology/Rise of Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Concerns
Digitalization
Which story explores themes of legacy and reconciliation with family history?
Notes of a Native Son
Which story uses the ka’tsina as a symbol?
Yellow Woman
What events shape Baldwin's essay and his view of America?
His father's death and the Harlem riot.
Which author blends Pueblo myth and modern life in her storytelling?
Leslie Silko
What is the difference between "modern" and "contemporary"?
The concepts of “modern” and “contemporary” often find themselves used interchangeably, creating confusion in understanding their true meanings. In essence, the term “modern” refers to a period in history, while “contemporary” pertains to the present or current times.
Which two texts mostly strong explore themes of identity and power?
Yellow Woman
Death Constant Beyond Love
What tone dominates 'Girl' by Jamaica Kincaid, created through repetition and command?
Oppressive/Dominant/Intrusive
Identify one of the lines the daughter says in "Girl"?
"But I don't sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday School."
“But what if the baker won’t let me feel the bread?”
Which author changed her name after moving to the US to start her writing career?
Jamaica Kincaid
#PlotTwist
Identify two major writers in the Contemporary World (other than the authors we've studied)
Haruki Murakami (Japan)
J.K. Rowling (U.K.)
Mo Yan (China)
Jonathan Franzen (USA)
Alice Walker (USA)
Stephen King (USA)