Close Reading / CRR
"The Search for an Ideal State"
"Policy"
"May Day"
"I Have a Dream
100
These are the close reading strategies.
What are: chunk the text, number the chunks, circle and underline with a purpose, summarize each chunk, and analyze each chunk.
100
The Greek philosopher, Plato, believed an Ideal State would only be achieved when the citizens main ambition was this.
What is to gain knowledge in order to rule with unfailing wisdom and justice.
100
This man is the author of "Policy."
Who is Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
100
Describe the two groups who are in opposition, according to Lenin.
What are the rich (blood-suckers) and the poor (working class).
100
Who is the audience of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech?
What is the entire world and all humans.
200
This is the format of the CRR.
What is answer the question/prompt, provide text-based evidence, analyze evidence, provide another piece of text-based evidence, analyze evidence, provide conclusion sentence(s).
200
This sixteenth century English statesmen wrote about a group of people who lived on an island in a non-existent state of perfection, called an Utopia.
Who is Sir Thomas More.
200
Voltaire believed the "whole object and business of man" was to do this.
What is procure for himself subsistence and accommodation, and protect himself from evil (survive the natural world).
200
This is the Political/Economic system that Lenin strongly supports.
What is Socialism.
200
A score is how many years?
What is 20.
300
This is the purpose of using the Close Reading Strategies.
What is: to look at text in a more meaningful way to gain a better understanding of it, and to retain the information longer.
300
This man was the founder of The Social Contract, and believed that "man is born neither good nor bad, but that his character is molded by social environment."
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau
300
Because man requires assistance to secure himself from evil, THIS imperfect concept was born.
What is the concept of society (working together for a common goal).
300
True or False: Lenin is a proponent of violence when it serves his purposes.
What is True.
300
MLK Jr. used several techniques to engage his audience in his speech. Name one of the top three we discussed in class.
What is repetition, imagery, OR emotion.
400
The Critical Reading Response (CRR) is like a mini _______.
What is an essay.
400
During the 18th Century, the reading points out that there were three main social classes in France. Name them.
What are the aristocracy, the bourgeoisie, and the peasantry.
400
Voltaire believed thousands of years plagued by _________ and _________ have to "roll on" before we are able to reach an ideal state.
What are ignorance and barbarism. (Lack of knowledge and violence/disaster)
400
The title of the ruler/leader in Russia during the time of Lenin's speech was this.
What is the Tsar.
400
During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln spoke about the Emancipation Proclamation. 5 score years later, MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. What is the connection between the content of these two famous and historical speeches.
What is racial equality.
500
The Close Reading Strategies and the CRR both help us become better readers and writers. Why is it important to be a successful reader and writer?
What is so we can gain knowledge and share our ideas in meaningful ways to work toward living in an ideal world.
500
Among the French bourgeoisie was a man named Voltaire, who was a brilliant philosopher, and who demanded liberty of 3 things. Name them.
What are speech, action, and worship
500
The opposing person to Voltaire's "genius" would be called a ____________.
What is a soothsayer.
500
Lenin referred to the Russian working class as this.
What is the Proletariat.
500
Why is MLK Jr.'s emphasis on meeting "Physical force with Soul Force" so important to understand?
What is so we can understand the difference between a leader who accepts and pursues violent measures, and one who does not.