Vocabulary
Define decline.
To fall apart or deteriorate slowly.
What idea is most important in the selection?
African American women were successful mathematicians at Langley.
Define text structure.
The way authors organize information in text.
Define repetition.
Repeats the exact same words for emphasis.
MartinLuther Kings Jr.'s main purpose of in writing his speech is to --
Urge all people to peacefully work together for racial equality.
Connotation of Enable.
Empowerment: suggests giving someone the tools, resources, or support needed to achieve something.
Facilitation: making something possible or easier
Permitting: allowing or making something feasible without any emotional undertone
Dependency: fostering dependency or a lack of self-reliance
What were female mathematicians called and why?
Computers.
Introduce details with words such as: for instance, for example, most importantly, first, or last
Main idea.
Descriptive.
Define parallelism.
The use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or of similar importance
The central point of an argument is the ___
claim.
To show or make known.
Reveal.
The purpose of the NACA during World War 2 was to --
Mass produce airplanes to be used in the war.
What text structures use traditional words and phrases such as: at dawn, by midday, later in the afternoon, the next day
Chronological
Sequences
What rhetorical device is similar to a chorus of a song?
Repetition.
How does Dr. King appeal to the emotions of his audience?
He uses repetition and parallelism. to create a rhythm.
Computers can now ______ the experiences of flying an airplane.
Simulate.
Female mathematicians had worked at Langlet since ---
9135, a few years before the start of WW2.
This is an example of what text structure:
"By 1943, the American aircraft industry was the largest, most productive, and most sophisticated in the world, making three times more panes than the Germans, who were fighting on the other side of the war."
Narration of an event
Chronolgoical
Given an example of parallelism from I Have A Dream.
"Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia; let freedom ring from Lookout Moutain of Tennessee; let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi"
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Explain Dr. King's vision in your own words.
He compares people in conflict to a discordant orchestra, and he imagines that they come together to create a "beautiful symphony".
It can be difficult to _____ in a tight space.
Manueuver
Identify the cause-and-effect relationship to explain about the decision to hire African American women as mathematicians at Langley:
"...the mangers couldn'tsatify the demand with only white employers. The government decided to hire African American.
Cause: The managers couldn't satisfy the demand with only white employers.
Effect: The government decided to hire African Americans.
What transitional words or phrases are used for cause-and-effect?
consequently
as a result
becuase
Name the three rhetorical appeals
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
What does King mean by "the whirlwinds of revolt"?
Believes that injustice creates a reaction from oppressed people that no one can control; their revolt is like a "whirlwind"
Use the word analytical correctly.
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Identify one of the African American colleges during this time.
West Virginia State University
Howard University
Hampton Institute
Arkansas Agriculture, Mechanical & Normal College
Name 3 text structures.
description
cause & effect
compare & contrast
chronology
problem & solution
Given an example of either logos, ethos,or pathos.
Answers may vary.
Find examples of parallelism from I Have A Dream speech.
answers will vary
A recruiter from the NAtional Advisory Committee forAeronauticsvisitedollege in search of young women with ____ or mathematical skills.
Analytical.
How did employers figure out which applicants were African American?
If one of the names listed in paragraph 14 was listed in an applicant's resume, recruiters could safely conclude that the applicant was an African American.
given an example of the text structure: description.
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Give an example of appeal being used in I Have A Dream.
answers may vary.
Why do you think King's speech is remembered as one of the most significant speeches in American history?
He raised important issues of race and discrimination that are still important today