Narrative
What point of view is the following excerpt? How do you know?
“I never had a brain until Freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and that’s the truth, the whole truth. The unvanquished truth, is how Freak would say it, and for a long time it was him who did the talking. Except I had a way of saying things with my fists and my feet even before we became Freak the Mighty, slaying dragons and fools and walking high above the world” (Rodman Philbrick, Freak the Mighty).
1st person because of the pronouns I, me, my, we
What is the difference between a literary analysis and a literary summary?
Summary: a brief paragraph that describes and sums up a selection of reading.
Analysis: is an examination, evaluation, dissection, interpretation, original opinion, reading between the lines, connecting to other knowledge
What is the author’s claim in the following statement:
It’s going to be a beautiful weekend. I know we had planned to go to a movie on Saturday, but the weather will be nice, we are all free, and it’s been ages since we enjoyed the outdoors together. So we should think about going on a picnic.
We should think about going on a picnic.
A. "... help humans work and explore in space."
C. "Robonauts will expand our ability for construction and discovery."
E. "... embodied by an ability to use one's hand to do work..."
1. Acting with determination
What are character traits and how are they different from physical traits?
Character traits describe a character on the inside
“Did you stay home from school today?” inquired Hannah. “Why do you want to know?” asked Jenna. “I don’t know. I was just making conversation,” replied Hannah. “The trigonometry project is due next Friday,” said Jenna.
What does this conversation reveal to the reader?
A. Jenna skipped school.
B. Hannah is trying to make Jenna feel bad.
C. Jenna wants to avoid Hannah’s question.
C. Jenna wants to avoid Hannah’s question.
Which would make the BEST shampoo slogan?
A. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”
B. “Sometimes harsh shampoo dries out your hair.
C. “How would you look as a blonde?”
D. “It’s time to try a new shampoo.”
A. “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.”
What is the difference between precision and concision?
precision (n.) to be exact or very correct.
concision (n.) the quality of saying much in a few words; the quality of being short and to the point.
"When I've got something, I take care of it," she always said.
What does the following paragraph most reveal about the mother?
A. She is tireless
B. She is responsible
C. She has a hard time relaxing
D. She has devotion for animals
B. She is responsible
What is the difference between the main idea of a story and the theme of story?
The main idea of the story is what the story is mostly about. The theme is the lesson or moral of the story.
Which is the typical structure of a novel with a flashback?
A. past and then present
B. present, then past, then present again
C. future and then present
D. future, then present, then past, then future again
B. present, then past, then present again
Which of the following is NOT an element of an argumentative essay?
A. position
B. anecdote
C. evidence
D. counterargument
B. anecdote
Which piece of evidence is concise?
A. The United States joined World War I later than many other countries. The United States President promoted neutrality. There was a deciding factor that changed things for the United States. This incident transformed the “Peace President” (Zuber). The United States entered the war.
B. Shari Lyn Zuber writes about the United States and World War I: “Since the United States traded with both the Allies and the Central Powers, President Woodrow Wilson tried to maintain U.S. neutrality. But to combat a British naval blockade of continental Europe, Germany used a new weapon, the Unterseeboot, or U-boat. While underwater, this submarine was able to launch torpedoes that could sink enemy ships. In May 1915, the British cruise ship Lusitania, which was carrying American passengers, was sunk. When outraged Americans called for war, President Wilson’s strong protests to Germany resulted in a temporary halt to U-boat attacks on passenger vessels and neutral merchant ships, and the United States stayed out of the war.” Zuber continues: “U.S. neutrality did not last, however. Sabotage orchestrated by the German ambassador in America and the resumption of U-boat activity forced President Wilson to act. On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the conflict, with Wilson declaring that ‘the world must be made safe for democracy.”’
The United States joined World War I later than many other countries. The United States President promoted neutrality. There was a deciding factor that changed things for the United States. This incident transformed the “Peace President” (Zuber). The United States entered the war.
What is the difference between a word’s connotative meaning and it denotative meaning (connotation and denotation)?
Denotation: a words literal meaning or dictionary definition;
Connotation: the ideas and feelings that come to mind when people hear or read a word.
Explain the difference between the antagonist and the protagonist of a story.
The antagonist is the character who causes conflict with the main character or “The bad guy.” The protagonist is the main character.
What does the phrase anecdotal observations mean as used in the following paragraph?
The study was the first to look into and investigate the responses to distress in elephants, which is incredibly difficult because distress is spontaneous and hard to predict among animals. It also would be unethical to cause unneeded stress to the animals for the sake of the investigation. Because of this, the New York University, had to rely on anecdotal observations of wild and contained elephants.
A report that is somewhat invalid and unreliable because it is based on a personal account.
Label the following four statements as either “reasoned judgment,” “fact,” or “speculation.”
1. The value of a humanoid over other designs is the ability to use the same workspace and tools.”
2. NASA and General Motors are working together with assistance from Oceaneering Space Systems and Engineers to create an robotic leg to travel through the corridors in space shuttles.
3. Another way this might be beneficial is during a robotic precursor mission.
1- reasoned judgment,
2- fact,
3-speculation.
Which piece of evidence is precise?
A. The United States joined World War I later than many other countries. The United States President promoted neutrality. There was a deciding factor that changed things for the United States. This incident transformed the “Peace President” (Zuber). The United States entered the war.
B. Shari Lyn Zuber writes about the United States and World War I: “Since the United States traded with both the Allies and the Central Powers, President Woodrow Wilson tried to maintain U.S. neutrality. But to combat a British naval blockade of continental Europe, Germany used a new weapon, the Unterseeboot, or U-boat. While underwater, this submarine was able to launch torpedoes that could sink enemy ships. In May 1915, the British cruise ship Lusitania, which was carrying American passengers, was sunk. When outraged Americans called for war, President Wilson’s strong protests to Germany resulted in a temporary halt to U-boat attacks on passenger vessels and neutral merchant ships, and the United States stayed out of the war.” Zuber continues: “U.S. neutrality did not last, however. Sabotage orchestrated by the German ambassador in America and the resumption of U-boat activity forced President Wilson to act. On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the conflict, with Wilson declaring that ‘the world must be made safe for democracy.”’
B. Shari Lyn Zuber writes about the United States and World War I: “Since the United States traded with both the Allies and the Central Powers, President Woodrow Wilson tried to maintain U.S. neutrality. But to combat a British naval blockade of continental Europe, Germany used a new weapon, the Unterseeboot, or U-boat. While underwater, this submarine was able to launch torpedoes that could sink enemy ships. In May 1915, the British cruise ship Lusitania, which was carrying American passengers, was sunk. When outraged Americans called for war, President Wilson’s strong protests to Germany resulted in a temporary halt to U-boat attacks on passenger vessels and neutral merchant ships, and the United States stayed out of the war.” Zuber continues: “U.S. neutrality did not last, however. Sabotage orchestrated by the German ambassador in America and the resumption of U-boat activity forced President Wilson to act. On April 6, 1917, the United States entered the conflict, with Wilson declaring that ‘the world must be made safe for democracy.”’
Define the following literary devices: foreshadowing and suspense
Foreshadowing: hints or clues suggesting what may happen later in a story;
Suspense: an anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in the story.
Explain the difference between internal conflict and external conflict in literature.
Internal conflict takes place inside the character’s mind or heart, sometimes involves a decisions; external conflict: takes place between a character and something outside the character– outside forces – nature, another character, or event/situations
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is writer/author-centered.
Mood is reader-centered.
Students should find narratives online and read them.
Which sentence BEST supports the idea that reading is beneficial?
A. Some children begin reading at the age of four.
B. If you’re good at reading, you will perform better with your other subjects.
C. At the ninth grade level, students will spend approximately two hours per night on their reading homework.
D. If a parent likes to read, their children will often enjoy it as well.
B. If you’re good at reading, you will perform better with your other subjects.
To interrupt or stop something from getting to its destination.