The setting in "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien (Time & Place)
What is late the 1960/80's, Vietnam & US (Iowa & Mass)
100
"The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls (2 People)
Who are Jeannette, Lori, Brian, Maureen, Rex, & Rosemary Walls
100
To tell a story/event or series of events. This writing mode frequently uses the tools of description writing.
What is narration
100
The device of using character and or/story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning (Example, Animal Farm)
What is allegory
100
The unit that this "Big Idea" comes from: Social media is more prevalently growing than ever?
What is the "Social Revolutions/Socialnomics Unit"
200
Setting in "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Place)
What is Kabul, Afghanistan; California, United States
200
"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien (2 People)
Who are Tim O'Brien, Jimmy Cross, Mitchell Sanders, Kiowa, Norman Bowker, Henry Dobbins, Bob "Rat" Kiley, Curt Lemon, Ted Lavendar, Lee Strunk, Dave Jensen, Azar
200
To recreate, invent, or visually present a person, place, event or action so that the reader can picture it. Sometimes an author engages all five senses.
What is description
200
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone.
What is colloquial/colloquialism
200
The book that this "Big Idea" comes from: Success has many factors
What is "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
300
The setting in "Columbine," by Dave Cullen (Place)
What is Columbine High School, Litteton Colorado
300
"Columbine" by Dave Cullen (2 People)
Who are Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold, Dave Fuslier, Mr. D'Angleis (Principal)
300
To prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning and discussion that thoroughly convinces the reader.
What is argumentation
300
To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.
What is inference/infer
300
The unit that this "Big Idea" comes from: The power and culture, influence, and perspective
What is the "Nacirema, Rape Culture, Feminist Culture, Masculine Culture - Essay Unit"
400
The setting in "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley (Place, 2)
What is England, Savage Reservation in New Mexico
400
"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell (2 People)
Who are Steward Wold, MD (Rosetta), Roger & Paula Barnsley (Canadian Psychologists), Bill Joy, Bill Gates, Chris Langan Lewis Terman, Joe Flom, Louis & Regina Borgenicht (Polish/Jewish Immigrants) , David Levin & Michael Feinberk (KIPP), Daisy Nation (Gladwell's Mother)
400
To explain an analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.
What is exposition.
400
A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.
What is loose sentence/non-periodic sentence
400
The book that this "Big Idea" comes from: Physical and Emotional Burdens, The Subjection of Truth to Storytelling,
What is "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
500
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell (Place, 2)
What is Rosetta PA, Canada, University of Michigan, New York City, Harlan KY
500
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (2 People)
Who are Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy & Tom Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson
500
Name all four rhetorical modes
What is exposition, argumentation, description, and narration
500
The grammatical of rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.
What is parallelism
500
Book: The Consumer Society, The Incompatibility of Happiness and Truth