english unit 1

4 purposes of non fiction

1 persuade 2 inform (surface level) 3 explain 4 entertain

How did Anaya's grandfather make his living?

By farming

restatement

Expressing the same idea or key points in different words

1st person POV

One of the characters is telling the story; uses pronouns I, my, we, us

Narrator

Person telling the story

syntax

Sentence structure (way in which authors arrange sentences)

Style

The author's own personal approach how they put their own spin on writing

which of the following best defines parallelism

The repetition of a grammatical structure or arrangement of words

which of the following does a persuasive essay usually contain

appeals to reason and emotion

what does "carry your own skis" mentality mean in this passage from dolans essay? " the carry your own skis mentality filtered into almost every aspect of our life as we grew up."

be responsible for yourself

ehich of the following quotations best states the main idea (theme) of carry your own skis

be responsible for yourself and your stuff or you miss out

from lian dolans description which of the following do you think her mother stressed most with her children

being responsible

which of the following best states the lesson the writer learned from the tragic death of a young man dragged by his horse

death is part of the natural cycle of life

which of the following best describes the underlined words in this sentence from I have a dream "we can never be satisfied as long as the Negro was the victim of the Unspeakable horrors of police brutality

emotionally charged languagw

Repitition

expressing the same idea using the same words

read this excerpt from I have a dream go back to Mississippi go back to Alabama go back to South Carolina go back to Georgia go back to Louisiana go back to the slums and ghettos of our Northern cities knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed." which of the following words or phrases in this passage illustrate parallelism

go back to

in a celebration of grandfathers the writer describes his grandfather as connected to the cycles that brought the rain or kept it from us. what does this does description suggest about the author's personal beliefs?

he believes that people should respect and participate in the natural order

what does lady bird johnson mean when she says that her husband is a good man in a tight spot

he is calm in an emergency

when King tells his audience let us not wallow in the valley of Despair what is he charging them to do

he wants them to feel hope that the present situation will change

which of the following best states Kings persuasive purpose in I have a dream

he wants to challenge his audience to improve the civil rights of all Americans

in the celebration of grandfathers the frequent use of spanish words and phrases is and important feature of the writers style. why do you think anaya uses spanish so often?

he wants to emphasize his respect for heritage

why do you think King refers to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in his speech

he wants to stress that all Americans are guaranteed certain rights

what feeling is mrs johnson expressing in the passage from a white house diary? "i would have done anything to help her, but there was nothing i could do, so rather quickly i left and went back to the main part of the airplane when everyone was seated.

helplessness

the ending of King's I Have a Dream speech evokes a strong feeling of which of the following

hope and optimism

slang

informal language adds feeling or emotion

why is the selection from a whitehouse diary considered an example of autobiographical writing

it relates the writers thoughts and feelings about her life

which of the following best identifies the dream King Expresses in his speech

liberty and justice for all Americans

in front of which building in Washington DC did Martin Luther King jr. deliver his I Have a Dream speech in August 1963

lincoln memorial

in carry your own skis the writer uses the words blame shifters and no RSVPers. what tone or attitude do these words convey

negative

what attitude toward the subject do s the writer suggest by his choice of the title "a celebration of grandfather"

praise

what does King mean when he says that one day the rough places will be made plans and the Crooked places will be made straight

racial discrimination Injustice will end

Parallelism

repeating sentence structure to create reading rhythm

in the excerpt from a whitehouse diary which word or phrase best describes the authors attitude or feelings avoutthe events she describes

saddened

which phrase best describes the authors voice in the excerpt from a whitehouse diary

serious and shocked

what is mrs. Johnson's purpose in writing the following Passage? I would have done anything to help her but there was nothing I could do so rather quickly I left and went back to the main part of the airplane where everyone was seated

she is describing the scene moments before the president was shot

according to mrs johnson why did jackie Kennedy continue to wear her blood stained clothes when lyndon b johnson was sworn into president

she wanted people to see what had been done to the president

anecdotes

short interesting story

what does lian dolan mean in carrying your own skis when she says that skiing was work?

skiers then did not have the conveniences they have now

which of the following best describes the authors tone or attitude in this passage from carrying your own skis? "at the end of the day, there were no hot toddies by a roaring fire in furry boots or drinks in the hot tub of a slopeside condo?

slightly mocking

autobiographical writing

story of a person's life written by that person

which of these terms the way writer arranges words in sentences

syntax

Theme

take away or lesson of a story

how can you best evaluate the persuasive appeals in any persuasive essay

test the logic and reasoninf of the authors arguments

tone

the author's attitude toward the subject or audience

purpose

the author's reason for writing

in the excerpt from a whitehouse diary what does the use of short sentences convey

the authors feeling of shock

accordingg to the author which group dominates the images created by american media

the beautiful and young

what is the most important subject in a celebration of grandfathers

the importance of respecting our elders

plot

the order of events in a story

voice

the way a writer sounds on the page

diction

the word choices made by a writer

in his speech which does King States as a reminder to his own people

they must never be satisfied

according to dolan why did her mother and her aunt learn to ski

they wanted to teach their children to ski

in a celebration of grandfathers what is the writers attitude toward the values of young people in the modern world

thye have made a harmful break with past values and traditions

in the celebration of grandfathers why does the writer return to puerto de luna the summer before he wrote his essay

to celebrate the founding of the church

what is mrs johnsons purpose in including the description of mrs Kennedy covered in blood

to emphasize the brutality of the event

ehich of the following is NOT one of lady bird johnsons purposes in this excerpt from a white house diary

to persuade others that her husband deserved to be president

what is the writers purpose in a persuasive essay like carry your own skis

to persuade readers to think or act a certain way

what is mrs. Johnson's purpose in including details about her feelings towards others

to present a complete account of her own experience

in a celebration of grandfathers rudolfo anaya says we need to know where we stand. which one of the following best expresses the writers meaning

we need to uphold positive enduring values

in carry your own skis when did the authors mother start skiing

when she was 40 years old

3rd person POV

when someone not in the story tells the story (like an invisible observer)

what does the author mean by the answer in the following passage which describes the wait in the hospital "every face that came in you searched for the answer. i think the face i kept seeing the answer on was the face of kenny o donnell who loved presudent kennedy so much.

whether president kennedy would live

non fiction

writing that tells about real people, and events