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
