english march 28th

What is a narrative?

A story involving a series of connected events

Which of the following sentences has a synonym for 'inconsistent'?

'The capricious winds today are shifting so much that our kite flying adventure may be doomed to fail.'

These types of graphics are USUALLY used to present data:

Charts and graphs

True or False: 'Of Plymouth Plantation' was written by William Bradford as a diary.

False

What is the ideal that Chesterton hopes we will return to?

The industrious apprentice

In his autobiography Black Boy, what does Richard Wright attribute his childhood hunger to?

The poverty caused by his father's abandonment of the family when Richard was very young

In his autobiography Black Boy, why does Richard Wright part ways with the Communists?

They don't like that Richard challenges their ideology and questions them

Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Jim is writing a news article about the causes of a local recession. What signal words is he most likely to use in his article?

Thus, due to, since

This type of graphic shows the passage of a time on a continuum:

Timeline

What is the goal of prewriting?

To get your basic ideas on paper.

Chesterton makes the point that self-help books that teach about success really only teach what?

About greed

Which of the following is/are helpful for finding meaning in a work of performing art?

All of the answers are correct

What elements of a work of visual media can help you determine its meaning?

All of the answers are correct.

Which graphic will have a horizontal and vertical axis?

Bar graph

The word 'authenticity' is the antonym of the word 'spurious' in the following sentence. Why? 'The spurious accusations of the disgusting liar will be proven false since they completely lack authenticity.'

Because it has the opposite meaning

Chesterton begins his essay with a paradox. What are the conflicting elements of his paradox?

Books on success are wild and dull

When writing about your opinion, what type of descriptions should you offer?

Clear and descriptive with reasons why.

Imagine you're watching a movie adaptation of the book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If you haven't read it, this is a horror story by Robert Louis Stevenson about a doctor who unintentionally turns himself into a monster with a mysterious serum and eventually takes his own life. What would you expect the atmosphere, including setting, props, costume choices and overall mood of the movie to be like?

Dark and gloomy, with a lot of shadows and some strange-looking scientific equipment

Which of these terms refers to the actual definition of a word?

Denotation

What type of graphic is this?

Diagram

What is the main quality that most teachers are looking for in a response?

Evidence that you understand and have thought about the artwork.

True or False: 'Of Plymouth Plantation' discusses the history of the civil war.

False

Which of the following describes the legal relevance of the U.S. Constitution's Preamble?

Federal courts often use it to judge the general beliefs of the Founding Fathers on a particular issue.

In the following sentence, which word serves as a definition of 'transient'? 'Her transient thoughts of quitting her dead-end job are fleeting, lasting only as long as the weekly meeting she abhors.'

Fleeting

'Cheap posters' and 'economy hatchback car' are examples that define which word in the following sentence? 'Even though he says he likes ornate artwork, extravagant clothes, and immoderate cars, Tom is so frugal that he hangs cheap posters on his walls and drives an economy hatchback car.'

Frugal

Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage: He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. He didn't think he could take the sound of the construction crew across the street anymore. The sounds of jackhammers and hammering were driving him insane.

Irritated

In his autobiography Black Boy, what was the main cause of the violent clashes between Richard and the women of his family?

Richard's budding atheism clashes with their conservative Christian beliefs

The artist's depiction of Napoleon in this work makes him look...

Ridiculous

Which type of graphic might have a key and a scale?

Schematic

If a scholarly journal article includes signal words, such as: 'then', 'later', and 'finally', what type of organizational structure is being used?

Sequence or Chronology

Which is NOT a section of the Declaration of Independence?

The Call to Action

What is tone?

The author's attitude towards a topic

In a work of performing art, which of the following must be true?

The body of the artist (or the bodies of the artists) is/are part of the art itself.

Which of the following terms refers to the attitude of a speaker?

Tone

True or False: 'Of Plymouth Plantation' has been published under several different titles.

True

True or False: Despite being over 400 years old, it is still completely legible.

True

True or False: The document was lost for a century and discovered in British hands in the 1800's.

True

Why is it important to understand the context in which a pun is said?

Without the context or situation in which a pun is said, we wouldn't understand how that word or phrase is being used in two ways or how the word has a sound similar to another word with a different meaning.

What is an inference?

a deduction your mind makes that is not explicitly stated in the text

Your friend is really eager for lunch and says, 'I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.' This is an example of...

a hyperbole

The word 'stubborn' has a _____ connotation.

negative

An implied main idea is the primary point of a sentence or passage that is...

not clearly stated

Which type of graphic must have numbers that add up to 100?

pie chart

Which of the following is NOT part of a classic narrative arc?

A thesis

What kinds of words are great places to begin looking for inferences because they are descriptors that often carry assumptions about the reader's past experiences?

Adjectives

This statue of Napoleon implies that he's a very strong, powerful person. What elements of the statue accomplish this?

All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following is representative of a type of graphic commonly used in expository texts?

All of the answers are correct.

What kind of texts do we naturally draw inferences from?

All texts

'The two teams faced off. One team had gone undefeated for three seasons. The other, a young team, was playing their first game. This competition was a David and Goliath match-up.' This passage is an example of which literary term?

Allusion

Read the brief passage below and identify its implied main idea. You wouldn't peel carrots with a nail file. And you can't tune an engine with a cheese grater. So why would you buy a wrench to do a screwdriver's job?

Always use the right tool.

Juliet says, 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' She's comparing Romeo's last name, Montague, to a rose because no matter what you call him, Romeo is still going to be a sweet guy. Juliet is using which term to explain her idea?

Analogy

According to Richard Wright in his autobiography Black Boy, what do Southern white people want black people to do?

Be irresponsible so that white people can feel superior to them

Which questions should you ask yourself when determining the meaning of a piece of visual media?

Both of the questions are correct.

Which word could be substituted for 'querulous' in the following sentence? 'The querulous child I babysit just won't stop bothering me until I let him play video games.'

Complaining

Which of the following describes one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Congress had no ability to raise or lower taxes.

'Youthful' and 'childlike' have similar definitions, but they have different emotional impacts. The emotional impact of a word is the word's:

Connotation

What is the mood of the following passage? Nearly in tears, the proud father beamed as he handed his newborn daughter to his mother. The grandmother smiled wide and cradled the baby in her arms.

Happy

According to his autobiography Black Boy, what leads to Richard Wright to become an alcoholic at a very young age?

He is forced to drink by patrons of a bar after he is caught making fun of them

What is the first step in drawing inferences from an informational text?

Identify the type of text you're reading

Why is it important for readers to be able to identify the type of organizational structure used in an informational text?

It can help readers focus on key concepts and relationships between important concepts, predict what's to come, and be more aware of what they understand as they read.

Which of the following best describes the Articles of Confederation?

It was the national government of the U.S., preceding the U.S. Constitution by over ten years.

Chesterton's The Fallacy of Success, which sounds fresh and current, was written when?

Over 100 years ago

What committee was formed to address the grievances by King George III?

The Continental Congress

Which section of the Declaration of Independence outlines the general beliefs of government that justifies a rebellion?

The Preamble

In this lesson, you looked at a painting of Napoleon on a horse. This is also a painting of Napoleon on a horse. Notice the differences in the color scheme - Napoleon is no longer wearing a bright red cloak, and there are other people in the painting as well. How do the author's choices about composition and color scheme affect your 'reading' of this painting?

The duller colors and the hunched-over postures of the people suggest a defeat or a setback.

What is mood?

The feeling we get when reading a story

Which of the following is NOT helpful in identifying mood and tone?

The length of the piece

What is a thesis?

The main idea or argument of the person writing the response.

Which of the following best describes the importance of the phrase 'A More Perfect Union?'

The phrase indicates that the Founding Fathers wished for the new national government to be more powerful and durable than the Articles government, given the term 'union.'

Which of the following best describes the U.S. Preamble's inclusion of the phrase 'We the People?'

The phrase was changed from listing the states by name, since the document had to be submitted to the states for ratification, and the first option was impractical.

What is the purpose of a graphic in a functional or persuasive text?

To support the content of the text

What are the two ways to success, according to Chesterton?

Working hard to become skilled or cheat

Which of these is NOT a step in the process to finding a passage's implied main idea?

Write a summary of the passage

Can one informational text, such as a news article, contain more than one type of organizational structure? Explain why or why not.

Yes, authors can use different organizational structures within one informational text because one portion of the article might be focused on a sequence of events while another paragraph or two might be devoted to comparing those events to a similar instance.

Use your context clues to arrive at the best meaning for the capitalized word in the following sentence: Choking, he grabbed his LARYNX.

a part of the human throat

When it is best to use a dictionary to discover the meaning of a word?

after you've tried to decipher the meaning yourself

Which of the following was a grievance by King George III?

all answers are correct.

Which of the following are good ways to commit new terms to memory?

all of these are correct

A person accidentally blurts out a secret, and then says, 'Oops, I just spilled the beans!' This is an example of...

an idiom

A drawing or a sketch used in an expository text is _____.

an illustration

Ideas and feelings associated with specific words are called:

connotation

What are the parts of a sentence which can tell us the meaning of a word we don't understand?

context clues

When reading critically, we make inferences using _____ and _____.

context; previous knowledge

An implied main idea is _____.

deduced from surrounding details

Nonfiction texts, such as news articles, scholarly journal articles, and readings from textbooks, are all considered expository texts. Authors of these informational texts organize their ideas by using basic organizational structures, such as:

description, compare/contrast, problem/solution, sequence or chronology, cause/effect

The following presents facts and information on a specific topic and is designed to describe or explain:

expository text

Which of these represents the primary point or argument of a sentence or passage?

main idea

The word 'determined' has a _____ connotation.

positive

What's going on beneath the surface of the writing is called:

subtext

Use context clues to arrive at the best meaning of the capitalized word in the following sentence: Troy was so angry he chose to DEFENESTRATE his homework right out the window!

throw something out the window

If you just found out that the Internet isn't working and you have to do research online for a project but you say, 'That's just great.' you're using...

verbal irony