THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD
Janie spends much of the novel searching for this personal quality.
What is identity/voice?
This object across the bay symbolizes Gatsby’s hopes and dreams.
What is the green light?
George Takei’s memoir focuses on the imprisonment of this group during WWII.
Who are Japanese Americans?
This rhetorical appeal relies on emotion.
What is pathos?
Many texts studied this semester focus on struggles involving identity and this social issue.
What is inequality?
Hurston’s use of Southern Black dialect mainly helps preserve this.
What is cultural voice/realism?
Gatsby’s mansion most strongly represents excess and this idea.
What is illusion?
Protest art is often created to inspire audiences to do this.
What is think critically/create change/take action?
A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as” is called this.
What is a metaphor?
Comparing texts across genres helps readers recognize these shared messages across works.
What are universal themes?
This symbol represents Janie’s dream of perfect love and fulfillment.
What is the pear tree?
This narrator tells the story while observing the wealthy elite around him.
Who is Nick Carraway?
In What the Constitution Means to Me, Schreck blends legal discussion with these personal elements.
What are personal stories/anecdotes?
An object representing a deeper meaning in a text is known as this.
What is symbolism?
Characters like Janie, Gatsby, Bigger Thomas, and George Takei often struggle against these outside pressures.
What are societal expectations/systems?
Joe Starks often controls Janie because he believes women should act in this way.
What is submissive/quiet/obedient?
Fitzgerald critiques the American Dream by showing how wealth can lead to this moral problem.
What is corruption/greed?
The title They Called Us Enemy highlights how language can do this to groups of people.
What is dehumanize them?
This term refers to an author’s attitude toward a subject.
What is tone?
A strong thesis statement should make this type of claim.
What is a clear arguable claim?
The hurricane scene ultimately demonstrates humanity’s lack of power over this force.
What is nature?
This setting, filled with industrial waste, symbolizes moral and spiritual decay.
What is the Valley of Ashes?
A central question of Schreck’s play asks whether this document truly protects all Americans equally.
What is the Constitution?
Addressing an opposing viewpoint in an argument is known as this.
What is a counterclaim?
Narrative writing becomes stronger through the use of conflict, characterization, and this sensory element.
What is descriptive detail/imagery?