Unit One: Themes of Early America
True or False: Theme statements can be one word.
False
What paragraph contain the thesis?
The Introduction
What ended up being America's first literary killer?
An Orangutan
What color symbolizes growth, envy, and renewal?
Green
Where is the missing comma in “Let’s eat Grandma!”?
Let's eat, Grandma!
Where does The Crucible take place?
Salem, Mass.
True or False: A topic sentence is ALWAYS a thesis sentence, but a thesis IS NOT ALWAYS a topic sentence.
False
What context is "December 9th, 2025?"
Historical
What was Jay Gatsby's birth name?
James Gatz
What were Mondays called?
Mapping Mondays
Why is "The Sky Serpent says you should get revenge" NOT a theme?
It is specific to a singular story, and it is advice
What is The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown considered in American history?
The 1st American Novel
Who was the narrator of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Diedrich Knickerbocker
If we looked at a symbol of passionate transformation, what would we be looking at?
It’s an item that contains red—possibly orange as well—and it would best be represented by a red door.
Where is the missing comma in “Mark loved his parents, God and Buster the dog.”?
“Mark loved his parents, God, and Buster the dog.”
What are the TWO core parts of theme, and what are they defined as?
Big Idea-The main idea or concept of a story
Little Idea-The evidence that BEST supports the main idea or concept
What was Harrington's first name?
Thomas "Tommy" Harrington
"We all have that one friend" is an example of what kind of context?
Reader's Personal
What all did Lena do with her husband's life insurance check?
She put a down payment on a house and gave the rest for Walter to set up a savings account for Beneatha's schooling and his own dreams.
What is the mistake in "Yesterday, I had to lie down for a nap."?
"Yesterday, I had to lay down for a nap."
What three colonies did we read Geographic literature about?
Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania
DAILY DOUBLE: If we were to write a traditional, eight-paragraph essay, how many topic sentences would it have, technically?
Eight: The thesis, the topic sentences of the six body paragraphs, and the restated thesis in the conclusion.
What are the two contexts of "The dark, scary apartment on the Rue Morgue," and where do they appear in the example?
Visual ("dark, scary") & Physical ("apartment on the Rue Morgue")
What does Gatsby's yellow car symbolize?
Greed and Decay
What are the two halves of a diagrammed sentence?
The subject and predicate
What word was carved into a tree when the Roanoke colony was found missing?
CROATOAN
The Power of Sympathy was a novel composed entirely of letters between characters. What is a novel made up of letters called?
An Epistolary
Give an example of relational context in one of the texts read in this unit.
Sleepy Hollow-Katrina's father, Ichabod's students, The Sleepy Hollow Boys, etc.
Rue Morgue-daughter and grandmother, Dupin and narrator as roommates, the owner of the orangutan, etc.
Devil in the White City-Holmes' relation to his victims and the public, etc.
What does a home symbolize, and how did those symbols play out in The Great Gatsby and A Raisin in the Sun for Gatsby and the Youngers?
It symbolizes the values and beliefs of its occupants.
Gatsby's Mansion-Power, Corruption, Lies, etc.
The Younger's Apartment-Confinement, Limitations, Poverty, etc.
What is the difference between "good" and "well?"
"Good" describes nouns while "well" describes verbs.
What is the Big Idea of The Crucible?
Fear overpowering reason, betrayal of loyalties, holding fast to your values, etc.
In as much detail as the text allows, why did Harrington kill himself at the end of the novel?
He wanted to be with Harriot again, but he also wanted to love her in a place where their love could exist without sin.
Name all three major texts we read in unit three and what their "firsts" were.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Ghost Story), The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Murder Mystery), & The Devil in the White City/The World's Fair/H.H. Holmes (Serial Killer)
What were the dreams in each of the major texts read in these units, and what was the major symbol attached to them?
The Green Light-repeating the past with Daisy, The Check-the Younger family achieving their dreams (Walter's investments, Lena's retirement, Beneatha's schooling, Ruth's baby, Travis having a real bed)
What are the three types of dependent clauses discussed this semester?
Adjective, Noun, & Adverbial