This literature consists of the Greeks, Romans, the Bible, and Shakespeare.
What is classic literature?
100
An idea that is stated outright by an author.
What is an explicit message?
100
Understanding hidden truths is the definition of this.
What is "insight."
100
When presenting insight, it is useful to use words such as "since", "although", "because", "even though", "After", "While"
What are subordinating conjunctions?
100
3 examples of texts we've read.
What are speech, short story, novel.
200
This literature consists of writing between Shakespeare and around the 1900's
What is traditional literature?
200
An idea that is hinted at by an author, often through characterization, point of view, or figurative language.
What is an implicit message?
200
Two good ways to get or give insight about a work is to understand these two concepts.
What are "audience" and "purpose"?
200
What are two types of laws that Tom Godwin uses in "Cold Equations"?
What are man's laws and nature's laws?
200
an effective way to interact with a text that "sticks" with you
What is putting sticky notes in text and writing on them (annotating with sticky notes)
300
The rule of thumb for when contemporary literature era begins.
What is WW2?
300
This central message must be stated in a complete sentence, apply to all of humanity, and contain an idea word.
What is a theme?
300
This term identifies whom a text is intended to be read/heard by.
What is its "audience"?
300
What insight does "cold equations" give about man's laws vs. nature's laws?
What is something similar to "WHILE man's laws may be broken, nature's laws cannot."
300
This interaction strategy places important parts of a story on an inverted check-mark
What is a plot line?
400
President Bush's Address to Congress after 9/11, and Of Mice and Men are from these eras.
What is contemporary and traditional?
400
"Innocence isn't an excuse for ignorance" is a possible theme for Marilyn and "Cold Equations." Godwin mainly develops her innocence through this technique (literary component).
What is characterization?
400
This term identifies either a story's theme, or an article's main point.
What is its "purpose"?
400
Sometimes using "you" in your themes and purposes is an effective strategy.
What is 2nd person.
400
This term identifies the point in a story that occurs toward the end, is the most tense, and it's the point where we know who "wins" the conflict.
What is the climax?
500
"The facts of science are often at odds with men's wishes" is a possible theme for this work.
What is "Cold Equations"?
500
Word choices such as "white EDS," "cold logic," "frigid space," "cold equations" imply the attitude that space is unsympathetic and unfeeling. This literary component is called this.
What is tone?
500
This component helps the reader figure out the author's purpose because it looks at his/her attitude toward the characters & conflict.
What is "tone"?
500
This is an insightful theme of "The Croods"
What is "While survival is good, living is better."
"Although change is difficult, it is inevitable."
500
Explain the abbreviation for C.E.R. paragraphs.
What are the claim (topic sentence that restates prompt or identifies what paragraph is about)
The evidence (provides specific details or direct quotations)
Reasoning (you, the author, explains how evidence supports claim)