A Nation Divided
What is the central idea of the text?
A how the postal service adapted to the Civil War
B how the Union control of the mail affected the Confederacy
C the role of the postal service during the Civil War
D the importance of mail for Confederate soldiers
C. The role of the postal service during the Civil War
Compares two things using "like or as"
Simile
What are the 3 types of 3rd person
Objective
Limited
Omniscient
What does Bi mean?
Two
How many supporting details go with the main idea?
3
Why was the printing of postal stamps delayed for the Confederate postal system?
A The stamp designs had to be imported from England.
B The typical stamp printers were all located in the North.
C All of the reliable stamp printers were housed in the South.
D No one could decide on a design for the stamp.
B The typical stamp printers were all located in the North.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. A magical thing And sweet to remember. 'We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September," I heard a bird sing In the dark of December.
What is ABAB ABAB?
Types of Conflict
Man v Man
Man v Society
Man v nature
Man v self
What does Dis mean?
Away
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing
What does the phrase “first-person depictions of battles” mean in paragraph 12?
A direct participation in the battles themselves
B permission to send letters about battles
C battles seen through the eyes of the men fighting
D recorded sounds of the battles
C. Battle seen through the eyes of the men fighting
A poem that tells a story
Narrative
What is theme
Lesson, moral or message of the story
What does Pre?
Before
What is a verb?
An action
How does the section entitled “The Confederate Postal System” contribute to the understanding of the title?
A The section explains why the United States Postal Service could not produce stamps during the Civil War.
B The section describes the characteristics of the first postmaster general, John H. Reagan.
C The section describes why ships were needed by the United States Postal Service.
D The section explains that the Confederate states started their own postal system during the Civil War.
D. the section explains that the Confederate state started thier own postal system during the Civil War.
What is the rhyme scheme? Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
What is ABAAB
Tone is how you feel about a piece of literature
True or False
False
What does less mean
Without
What is the Indirect Characterization?
Which statement is supported by information in the text?
A The Union postal system played an important role in ending the Civil War.
B The Confederacy ran a successful mail program with Union support.
C The Union postal system lacked resources to support the Confederacy.
D The Union limited the Confederacy’s ability to send mail
D. The Union limited the Confederacy's ability to send mail
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
Personification
3 types of authors purpose
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
ence/ible
Able to be done
What is the "E" on the STEAL method?
Effect on others