Central Ideas
What is the central idea of “Wangari Maathai: Like the Hummingbird”?
One person’s small actions can create meaningful change.
Unfair treatment.
What is an argument in literary terms?
A claim supported by reasons and evidence
What is Parallelism?
Using similar grammatical structures to emphasize ideas and show equal importance.
Who wrote both “I Have a Dream” and “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
Dr. Martin Luther King.
What problem does Wangari Maathai work to solve in the article?
Environmental destruction/deforestation.
What strategy helps readers determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word using surrounding words?
Context clues.
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on logic and facts?
Logos.
What makes faulty parallelism incorrect?
The sentence parts are not in the same grammatical form.
Which text was written to respond to criticism from corrupt clergymen?
Letter From Birmingham Jail.
What is the main goal of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech?
To call for racial equality and civil rights.
What is the difference between denotative and connotative meaning?
Denotative is the literal meaning; connotative is the emotional meaning.
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on credibility or trustworthiness?
Ethos.
What effect does parallelism have on the audience?
It makes the message stronger and easier to remember.
Which text is structured to be heard aloud rather than read silently?
"I Have A Dream".
What issue is Dr. King responding to in “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
Criticism of the civil rights protests as untimely or extreme.
Which word parts are added to a base word to change its meaning?
Examples - unhappy, helpful, quickly,
Prefix or suffix
What is Dr. King’s main claim in “Letter from Birmingham Jail”?
Nonviolent protests are necessary to fight injustice.
What is a relative clause?
A clause that describes a noun and begins with a relative pronoun.
What reading skill requires using text evidence to draw conclusions or make predictions based on what they read in the text
Making Inferences.
What is the Central Idea of "The Friendship Bench"
Processing and overcoming trauma/grief.
What term describes the small differences in meaning between similar words?
Nuances in meaning.
Repeating a phrase to emphasize an idea is an example of what rhetorical device?
Repitition.
Which words commonly introduces a relative clause?
Who, whom, which, or that.
What is Point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told.