Punching the Air
The incarceration of the central park five
What is an extended metaphor?
A direct comparison between two things that lasts for more than one line
What is an anecdote?
A personal story you tell to convey your perspective
What does PEEL stand for?
Point
Evidence
Exaplanation
Link
What is the highest qualification Miss Brown has?
A masters degree
Redlining is a discriminatory practice in which financial services are withheld from neighborhoods that have significant numbers of racial and ethnic minorities.
What is parallel structure?
When the beginnings or endings of sentences/phrases are structured exactly the same way.
What is one way you can hook the reader at the beginning of a speech?
A shocking fact or statistic, an anecdote, a direct quote, a historical description, a metaphor or analogy, sensory description (any one of these)
What do you need to include when describing effect?
What effect does this have?
How was this effect created?
How old is Miss Brown?
28
What is gerrymandering?
Manipulating the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party, class or race.
Referencing something outside of the text - another text, a pop culture event, etc.
What is pathos?
Give an example
Appealing to the emotions of the audience
Sensory description, a personal anecdote, moving facts
What needs to be included in an introduction?
Title, author/ director, key words from the question, outline of what you will be talking about
How many schools has Miss Brown taught at?
3
What role does juxtaposition play in the novel?
The contrast between Jeremy and Amal's life paths and the impact of systemic racism on how they are perceived, treated, and where they end up
What is connotation?
The emotional definition or 'effect' of a word
What is logos?
Give an example
Appealing to the logic of the audience
Any fact, statistic, logical structure
What needs to be included in a conclusion?
A summary of what you've spoken about, a provoking statement
Where was Miss Brown born?
Taupo
What are three things alluded to in the novel?
Slavery, the Quran and prominent black activists like Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Tupac.
What is a motif?
An idea that is repeated throughout a piece of writing, film, or art
What is ethos?
Give an example
Ethos appeals to the speaker’s status or authority, making the audience more likely to trust them.
Saying that "I am a neurosurgeon"
What constitutes evidence?
Specific, using descriptive language, quotes and descriptions of key scenes
Where did Miss Brown move to Hutt Valley from?
Dandenong, Melbourne