Plot
Argument
The Brave Little Toaster
The Automation Paradox
Grammar & Vocabulary
100

The point of the greatest suspense or interest. 

Climax

100

Argumentative writing is meant to do what to the reader?

Persuade the reader to have the reader think similarly to the writer.

100

Who are the main characters in "The Brave Little Toaster"?

Mister Toussaint

LOONY GOONY

100

How does the author support his claim? What specific type of evidence?

Graphs and charts

100

The definition of chafe is...

to annoy or bother someone or something


200

This usually occurs at the beginning of the story.  Characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting. Most importantly, we are introduced to the main problem of the story.

Exposition


200

What is claim?

What the author is arguing.

200

What do the main character's want in the story?

Mister Toussaint wants to get rid of LOONY GOONY because he is messing with his normal procedures.

LOONY GOONY wants to play pranks/make things hard for Mister Toussaint.

200

What is the author's claim?

workers will have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes some degree of computer automation

200
A synonym is...

A word that is similar in meaning to another word

300

The correct order of the plot diagram is  . . . 




Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

300

Effective evidence usually contains which component?

Numbers, percentages, and statistics

300

What is the setting of "The Brave Little Toaster"?

Mister Toussaint's apartment, train station-- set in the near future

300

Is this Claim, Reason, or Evidence? 

"Moreover, the computers are often more accurate than humans: In one study, software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent."

How do you know?

Evidence 

300

Reintegrate means

to come together, as when similar materials are collected for recycling 

400

This part of the story begins to develop the conflicts. A building of suspense or interest occurs.

Rising Action


400

This is an example of what part of writing argument:

"Moreover, the computers are often more accurate than humans: In one study software correctly found 95 percent of the relevant documents, while humans identified only 51 percent." 

Evidence

400

Which two details from the story convey that “The Brave Little Toaster” belongs to the science fiction genre: 

Advances in technology

The element of time travel

A setting on another world

A puzzling situation to solve

Non-humans having human traits

Advances in technology

Non-humans having human traits

400

Paradox means...

Contradictory statement 

400

Predominantly means...

refers to the most important, obvious, or typical aspects of something

500
The Rising Action of the movie Toy Story 1 is...

When Woody is introduced to Buzz Lightyear and the two characters do not get along. They are fighting for Andy's playtime. 

500

An opposing view or claim is a statement that shows...

How other people think and prove why the writer's opinion

500

What is the theme of the story?

Technology can create more problems than it can solve.

500
How does the author frame giving up automation jobs to create more jobs?

yes, some jobs have to be eliminated to computers, however more people will have jobs because they need to manage the computer systems. (Graph on page 42)

500

The next day, Mister Toussaint came home and discovered that the overflowing rubbish was still sitting in its little bag under the sink.

Sitting