Text Structures
Telling a story
Narration
Sign of future trouble or evil
Ominous
Who is the patient zero for the bubonic plague?
Goodwoman Philips
Social epidemic vs. Medical epidemic?
Social epidemic: The way people react and behave in times of chaos
Medical epidemic: Diseases spreading through one area
Name all of the nouns in this sentence:
The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
Nouns are people, places, and things
Teacher
Lesson
This is an example of which structure?
“Humoral theory was one of the key principles in Western
Medicine. According to this theory, first proposed by the
doctors of ancient Greece, the human body contained four
humors, or fluids. . . .” (Patient Zero, 12)
Informational
Cover entirely
Engulf
Who is the person who became fascinated with the Bills of Mortality and the statistics behind the plague?
John Graunt
They boarded up her house, painted a red cross on it, and avoided at all costs walking by it.
Name this figurative language:
The flower danced in the wind.
Personification:
The flower did not literally dance, it was just swaying in the wind and it looked like it was dancing.
To compare
“The boys built their own dwellings and lived communally.
But this wasn’t a culturally acceptable arrangement for the
girls, who instead were placed with families from their
home districts—sometimes relatives, sometimes not.”
(“How the Lost Girls Became the Forgotten Girls” by S. and
D. Chanoff, Module 1)
Compare and Contrast
A belief not based on fact
example: breaking a mirror brings you 7 years of bad luck
Superstition
The people who came to record the death. They often accepted bribes to write someone died a different way rather than from the plague.
DAILY TRIPLE
What was the title of John Graunt's job?
haberdasher: a seller of small wares like buttons and lace collars
The narrator's point of view. Provide evidence:
The Green Fox's legs were sore. He had been sitting on a tree branch for several hours waiting for the Sheriff. He believed that the Sheriff would be coming this way to transport some prisoners, one of whom might be the Green Fox's best friend, Lavender Luke. The Green Fox heard the sound of hooves approaching. He swung down from the branch by his knees and observed an armored carriage with the royal symbol on the door. "That's our mark. Get ready boys!" the Green Fox shouted to his men.
Third-Person Limited Explanation: That was third-person limited because the narrator reveals the internal thoughts and feelings of a single character (the Green Fox).
What is the difference between process and order & sequence?
Process: steps (1. grab the bread 2. open the bread)
Order & Sequence: a flow of events over time (chronological)
Charm worn to ward off evil
Amulet
Another way to say the Bubonic Plague
The Black Death
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the bacteria that causes all 3 plagues?
Yersinia Pestis
Using a mixture of the author's words and your own to prove an answer.
Paraphrasing
What is the purpose of authors using different text structures?
Each structure serves a distinct purpose, such as showing a timeline (chronological), explaining causes and effects, or presenting a problem and its solution. This organization helps readers understand the main idea, anticipate what comes next, and ultimately infer the author's purpose for writing.
Gloomy and depressing
Dismal
DAILY DOUBLE
How many people died from the bubonic plague?
Between 75 and 200 million
What are the 3 types of plague?
Bubonic
Pneumonic
Septicemic
A watery light touched the granite bridge, and white without the slightest tinge of gold, the city shivered in the cold.
Personification
Light cannot TOUCH with their hand.
The city cannot SHIVER.