Quarter 1 Things
An essay written by Richard Rodriguez where he proposes that America should identify with the cultures around them as well as the ones they're born to.
"Blaxicans: And Other Reinvented Americans"
This is the term for the time period where many Americans moved out West for more land.
Westward Expansion
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A simile.
The rules that every language follows - which will make you a better writer.
Grammar
Ms. Alleyne's favorite hobby.
video games
Structure
The main focus of the American Dream in the 1920s was...
Wealth and making a name for yourself
The author's attitude on a topic.
Tone
An independent clause.
Simple Sentence
Ms. Alleyne's favorite (fast) food.
Chipotle
Refers to the way a work of art expresses beauty or pleasure. In other words, what makes it ENJOYABLE?
Aesthetics
The Stock Market Crash of '29
Words that help you visualize what the author is writing about.
Imagery
Two independent clauses separated by either a conjunction or a semicolon.
Compound Sentences
Ms. Alleyne grew up around here.
Washington, DC
The three rhetorical devices - referred to as the "rhetorical triangle"
Ethos, Logos, and Pathos
Name the promise of Ellis Island.
Powerful language that helps the author get his point across/ specific words or phrases that seem stronger than others
Diction
FANBOYS
Conjunctions - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Ms. Alleyne works on this outside of school.
Young adult novel
A short, personal story that provides an example to a claim.
Anecdote
Name some obstacles to the American Dream
Social class, geographical location/origin, generational wealth, etc.
The author's opinion about a topic.
Point of view
Signals that automatically suggest that a clause is dependent.
Dependent Markers
If Ms. Alleyne wasn't a teacher, she'd be a...
Writer for video games.