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The book announced an insane world of dehumanization through terror in which the individual was systematically obliterated by an all-powerful elite. Its key phrases—Big Brother, doublethink, Newspeak, the Ministry of Peace (devoted to war), the Ministry of Truth (devoted to lies), the Ministry of Love (devoted to torture)—burned their way at once into the modern consciousness. The passage above discusses (A) E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India (B) Thomas Pynchon’s V. (C) George Orwell’s 1984 (D) Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away |
George Orwell 1984 |
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This was all the account I got from Mrs. Fairfax of her employer and mine. There are people who seem to have no notion of sketching a character, or observing and describing salient points, either in persons or things: the good lady evidently belonged to this class; my queries puzzled, but did not draw her out. Mr. Rochester was Mr. Rochester in her eyes, a gentleman, a landed proprietor–nothing more: she inquired and searched no further, and evidently wondered at my wish to gain a more definite notion of his identity. The passage suggests that the speaker would describe the “account” mentioned in the first sentence as (A) enlightening (B) mystifying (C) deficient (D) erroneous |
(C) deficient |
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This was all the account I got from Mrs. Fairfax of her employer and mine. There are people who seem to have no notion of sketching a character, or observing and describing salient points, either in persons or things: the good lady evidently belonged to this class; my queries puzzled, but did not draw her out. Mr. Rochester was Mr. Rochester in her eyes, a gentleman, a landed proprietor–nothing more: she inquired and searched no further, and evidently wondered at my wish to gain a more definite notion of his identity. Mrs. Fairfax differs from the speaker in that Mrs. Fairfax (A) has more interest in the complexities of people’s personalities (B) judges people by their social station in life (C) is more willing to take people at face value (D) has a more positive opinion of Mr. Rochester |
(C) is more willing to take people at face value |
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The people all saw her come because it was sundown. The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky. It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk. These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. They passed nations through their mouths. They sat in judgment. 4. The description of the sun in the second sentence contains which of the following literary devices? (A) Foreshadowing (B) Irony (C) Flashback (D) Personification |
(D) Personification |
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The people all saw her come because it was sundown. The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky. It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk. These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. They passed nations through their mouths. They sat in judgment.
Which of the following is the best way of describing the last three sentences of the passage (“They became . . . in judgment”) ? (A) The sentences emphasize the weariness the sitters feel after a long day’s work. (B) The sentences are used to paint a picture of the way in which the sitters wish they spent their evenings. (C) The sentences are a vivid way of describing the ease and authority the sitters feel during the evening. (D) The sentences highlight the contrast between the feelings of the sitters and the feelings of the bossman. |
(C) The sentences are a vivid way of describing the ease and authority the sitters feel during the evening. |
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The people all saw her come because it was sundown. The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky. It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk. These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. They passed nations through their mouths. They sat in judgment. Zora Neale Hurston is associated with which of the following literary movements? (A) New England Puritanism (B) Transcendentalism (C) Naturalism (D) Harlem Renaissance |
(D) Harlem Renaissance |
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Grammar may be taught in two main ways— by experience with discourse that entails the varieties of word forms and sentence construction, or by analyzing dummy sentences and diagramming parts. Plentiful discursive experience is what really teaches grammar, for it exercises judgment and provides language intake, whereas formal grammar study has been proved irrelevant. Politics more than pedagogy retards the changing of the curriculum to fit this truth. The author of the passage above argues that (A) using language in a wide variety of situations improves grammar (B) good judgment can be improved by studying the rules of formal grammar (C) analyzing and diagramming provide exercise in logical thinking (D) formal study of grammar improves writing ability |
(A) using language in a wide variety of situations improves grammar |
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Science fiction: readers claim to either love it or loathe it; either they avoid it like poison or they devour favorite works and authors like chocolate addicts gulping down fudge truffles. The author of the passage compares certain readers with “chocolate addicts” primarily in order to (A) suggest that science fiction is not a serious literary genre (B) indicate the depth of certain readers’ feelings about science fiction (C) explain why some readers consider science fiction to be dangerous (D) contrast the characteristics of science fiction with those of other literary genres |
(D) contrast the characteristics of science fiction with those of other literary genres |
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From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited any readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire. I would work without a net and without the noise of the crowd to disturb me. The view from on high is dizzying, instructive. I do not record the world exactly as it comes to me but transform it by making it pass through a prism of fabulous stories I have collected on the way. I gather stories the way a lepidopterist hoards his chloroformed specimens of rare moths, or Costa Rican beetles. Stories are like vessels I use to interpret the world to myself. ----------Pat Conroy Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage? (A) The author provides several explanations for taking a certain course of action. (B) The author uses analogies to explain his experience of a particular action. (C) The author makes a comparison between his own experiences and that of others in his profession. (D) The author chronicles the various phases of his work in a particular discipline. |
(C) The author makes a comparison between his own experiences and that of others in his profession. |
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Which of the following questions can a student ask to best determine whether an author is using the persuasive technique of pathos in a passage? (A) Does the author use tone and style to convey authority on the subject to the audience? (B) Does the author use credible and reliable sources to convince the audience of the argument? (C) Does the author use facts and sound reasoning to substantiate claims made to the audience? (D) Does the author use personal connections and stories to appeal to the audience’s emotions? |
(D) Does the author use personal connections and stories to appeal to the audience’s emotions? |
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Which of the following text features should a student examine first when determining the main idea of a passage in an informational text? (A) Table of contents (B) Italicized words (C.) headings (D) Captions |
(C.) headings |
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A teacher is using the following advertisement during a lesson on methods of persuasion. (Rosy the Riveter) The advertisement primarily uses which of the following persuasive techniques to appeal to the audience? (A) Card stacking (B) Testimonial (C) Bandwagon (D) Glittering generalities |
(C) Bandwagon |
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Which of the following is the best description of traditional phonics instruction? (A) Students study lists of high-frequency words in order to increase reading speed and comprehension. (B) Students are taught individual letter sounds first, followed by letter combination sounds and the rules of putting these combinations together to make words. (C) Students are immersed in written language, and encouraged to decode entire words using context clues. (D) Students analyze patterns of organization and syntax as a way of learning to recognize common structures. |
(B) Students are taught individual letter sounds first, followed by letter combination sounds and the rules of putting these combinations together to make words. |
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Every day was a happy day, and every night was peaceful. The sentence above can best be classified as (A) simple (B) compound (C) complex (D) compound-complex |
(D) compound-complex |
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Whenever the mood strikes her, Angela takes a short walk around the block. In the sentence above, the underlined portion can best be described as (A) an adjective clause (B) a relative clause (C) a subordinate clause (D) an independent clause |
(C) a subordinate clause |
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A student comes across the unfamiliar words “intercontinental,” “interglacial,” “interface,” and “intercept” in his reading. The student can use his knowledge of affixes to understand that all of the words share which meaning? (A) between; among (B) not; opposite of (C) earth; environment (D) under; too little |
(A) between; among |
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At the border of two countries there is a port where fishermen work. The fishermen do not speak the same language, so they communicate using one that has been invented by them for the purpose of trade. The scenario above most accurately describes which of the following types of language? (A) A dialect (B) A creole (C) A pidgin (D) A regionalism |
(C) A pidgin |
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Anna feels that she is confusing “who” and “whom” in her narrative. She wants to correct her error. Which of the following reference materials will best help Anna accomplish such a task? (A) A dictionary (B) A thesaurus (C) A glossary (D) A grammar guide |
(D) A grammar guide |
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Which of the following strategies are most appropriate for helping students comprehend new vocabulary in nonfiction texts? Select all that apply (A) Writing sentences on the board for the students to copy (B) Studying examples of texts that use the new vocabulary in context (C) Activating the students’ prior knowledge to develop a framework for the new vocabulary (D) Providing frequent opportunities for the students to use their new vocabulary words (E) Having the students look up definitions in the dictionary and write them several times |
(B) Studying examples of texts that use the new vocabulary in context |
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A student is conducting a research project and has learned of a website that may have useful information. The domain extension for the site is .org. Which of the following assumptions about the website is correct? (A) All of the information on the site is current. (B) The site has been evaluated for bias. (C) The site might belong to a nonprofit agency. (D) The author of the site is well respected in his or her field. |
(C) The site might belong to a nonprofit agency. |
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I. On a dark, secluded street stood three abandoned houses. The first had broken shutters and shattered windows. Next to it stood a dilapidated structure badly in need of paint. Adjacent, amid debris, stood a shack with graffiti scrawled across the door. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph I ? (A) Chronological order (B) Spatial order (C) Cause and effect (D) Order of importance |
(B) Spatial order |
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Weeks before they decided on their destination, the seniors had already begun a massive fundraising project to help finance their class trip. When they were offered the choice between Rome and London, an overwhelming majority chose Rome. Then preparations began in earnest. In the months that followed, the students’ enthusiasm escalated until the day the plane finally took off, carrying them toward an experience they would remember forever. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph II ? (A) Chronological order (B) Spatial order (C) Cause and effect (D) Order of importance |
(A) Chronological order |
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Selecting a new car requires each buyer to weigh a number of factors. First to be considered is the car’s appearance. Next, and even more critical, are the car’s performance and safety ratings. Most significant to any prospective buyer, however, is the car’s price. Which of the following best describes the organization of paragraph III ? (A) Chronological order (B) Spatial order (C) Cause and effect (D) Order of importance |
(D) Order of importance |
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In a holistic evaluation of student essays, evaluations are made on the basis of the (A) number and variety of errors made by each student (B) average sentence length and the complexity demonstrated in each essay (C) ability of each student to communicate in a variety of discourse modes (D) overall quality of each student’s essay in relation to the topic |
(D) overall quality of each student’s essay in relation to the topic |
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In preparation for a writing unit on short stories, a teacher presents students with several examples of short stories and works with them to identify defining characteristics of the genre. Which of the following best describes this instructional strategy? (A) Conferencing (B) Discipline-based inquiry (C) Self-Regulated Strategy Development (D) Introduction-Body-Conclusion strategy |
(D) Introduction-Body-Conclusion strategy |
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To best encourage student engagement in the classroom, a teacher should select texts based on which of the following? (A) The instructional objectives (B) The culture of the local community (C) The instructional reading level of the class (D) Topics that are interesting for the students |
(D) Topics that are interesting for the students |
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A student is standing in front of the class delivering a presentation. Some students in the back of the room note that they are having trouble hearing what the presenter is saying. Which of the following suggestions to the presenter would best address this problem? (A) Engage your audience by making eye contact with people in the back of the room (B) Entertain your audience with exaggerated body language (C) Emphasize your main points by reading them directly from a paper (D) Project your voice by relaxing the rib cage and maintaining good posture |
(D) Project your voice by relaxing the rib cage and maintaining good posture |
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Which of the following activities will best help a teacher collect data that will inform instruction to meet the individual needs of students? (A) Concentric circles (B) K-W-L chart (C) Book pass (D) Reciprocal teaching |
(B) K-W-L chart |
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Students are reading the following passage from the National Park Service’s Web site. Ten miles long and nearly 500 feet deep (152.4 m meters), Lake McDonald, the largest lake in the park, is a direct result of glacial carving. High peaks surrounding the lake all show evidence of the power of glaciers to carve even the hardest of rock. The powerful glaciers that carved the broad U-shaped valley that Lake McDonald sits in also carved smaller hanging valleys with wonderful waterfalls that are accessible by numerous hiking trails. Which of the following best identifies the intended audience of the passage? (A) Scientists researching glacier development (B) Teachers interested in creating virtual park field trips (C) Academics studying the historical context of national parks (D) Families interested in visiting Lake McDonald |
(D) Families interested in visiting Lake McDonald |
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Which of the following is an example of persuasive speech? (A) A campaign manager’s introduction of a mayoral candidate (B) A professor’s lecture on the structure of the heart (C) A company president’s yearly sales report (D) A tour guide’s discussion of an art museum installation |
(A) A campaign manager’s introduction of a mayoral candidate |
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I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mud wall, peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years. The excerpt is an example of which of the following types of writing? (A) Informative (B) Persuasive (C) Descriptive (D) Narrative |
(D) Narrative |
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Is an artistic movement in the United States beginning of the 20th century, with a core period between WWI and WWII |
American Modernist Movement |
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A literature characterized by reliance on Narrative techniques |
British Post Modern Movement |
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Literature characterized by reliance on Narrative techniques, with Meta-fiction and Magic realism |
American Postmodernism |
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A strong and intentional break with tradition. With a strong reaction against established religious, political, and social views |
British Modern Movement |
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Took place from 1865-1900 used detailed realism to suggest that social conditionals, heredity and environment had inescapable force in shaping human character |
American Naturalistic Period |
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Written during the reign of Queen Victoria. Preceded by the Romanticism followed by the Edwardian Era. |
British Victorian Period |
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News and commentary on interracial crime differences white advocacy, third world immigration, anti-white racism and the White Identity. |
American Renaissance Period |
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Books the Scarlet Letter Time in the American History between 1492-1700 |
American Colonial Period |
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From the middle of the 18th century exploration and publication changed the course of British architecture toward purer vision |
British neoclassical period |
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A cultural and artistic movement in England dating from the late 15th century to the early 17th century |
British Renaissance |
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A form of the English Language spoken after the Norman Conquest until the late 15th century. 1150-1500 |
Middle English Period |
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Usage covered a span of 700 years. Anglo Saxon settlement of Britain in the 5th century to the late 11th century. (After the normal invasion) |
Old English Period |
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Students bring in writing and copies for a small group or the whole class. Then discuss what can be corrected, doesn't make sense, or how well they did |
Writing Workshop |
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Writing started with an outline, turning the outline into concrete thoughts, creating paragraphs from those thoughts, and putting it all together |
Process Writing |
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Writing process that is shared among various authors |
Collaborative Writing |
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Discuss the topic as a whole class |
Whole Class |
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Work as a small group to talk about subject |
Small Groups |
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A collaborative teaching stragety first proposed by Frank Lyman. A stragety where student work together to solve problems/question. Think-about the topic individually Pair-up with a partner or group Share- with the whole class during discussion |
THINK-PAIR-SHARE |
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Students help one another understand the ideas, issues, and values reflected in a text through group discussion
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Socratic Seminar |
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Assessment of participants where the focus is the outcome of a program |
Summative Assessment |
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Including diagnostic testing is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures by teachers through out the learning process in order to modify according to needs. |
Formative Assessments |
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Looking over your own work and evaluating how well you did. |
Self Assessment |
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Working as a group or talking as a group to go over students work. |
Conferencing |
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A Complication of academic work and other forms of educational evidence assembled for the purpose of: Evaluating coursework quality; the learning process; and to determine if it has met the requirements |
Portfolios |
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A scoring guide used to help evaluate the quality of students constructed responces |
Scoring Rubrics |
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Evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others |
Peer Review |
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In standards based education, is an approach to scoring essays using a simple grading structure that bases a grade on the papers' overall quality |
Holistic Scoring |
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A System developed by Immanuel Kant, based on the idea that to understand the nature of reality, one must first examine and analyze the process which governs the nature of experience. -Ralph Waldo Emerson -Henry David Thoreau |
Transcendentalism |
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A term coined by Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of 17th century poets whose work was characterized by inventive use of conceits, and by a greater emphasis on spoken rather than lyrical quality of the verse. -John Donne -Andrew Marvel -George Herbert |
Metaphysical Poets |
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An artistic, literary, and musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe -John Keats -Lord Byron - Percy Bysshelly |
British Romanticism |
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An intellectual, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, NY spanning the 20's. Also known as the Negro Movement -Zora Neale Hurston -Langston Huges Countee Cullen |
Harlem Renaissance |
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A literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Based on real events but not real people
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Historical Fiction |
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A traditional story sometimes popularity regarded as historical but unauthenticated |
Legend |
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A novel or a play, or a movie dealing with a puzzling crime, especially murder |
Mystery |
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A traditional story, especially on concerning the early history of a people of explaining some natural or social phenomenon and typically involving super natural beings or events |
Myth |
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The quality of fact of representing a person or thing or situation accurately or in a way that is true to life |
Realism |
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A Poem of fourteen lines using any number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having 10 syllables per line |
Sonnet |
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A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next
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Ballads |
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Abbreviation- SF or Sci-fi, a form of fiction that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. Created/invented in the 1920's by one of the genre's principal advocates. -Hugo Awards |
Science Fiction |
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It entails basic facts, such as childhood, education, career, relationships, family and death. Portrays the experiences of these events occurring in the life of a person, mostly in chronological order. |
Biography |
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Genre of literature and sometimes graphic and performing arts, in which vices, follies, abuses and short comings are help up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. |
Satire |
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A poem with three lines where the first and last have 5 syllables and the middle has 7 syllables |
Haiku |
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A story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth |
Folk Tale |
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A Children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands |
Fairy Tale |
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A short story, typically with animals as characters conveying a moral |
Fable |
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A short piece of writing on a specific topic |
Essay |
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Nobel Prize winning novelist and short story writer depicting the people, history, and settings of his native Mississippi Famous for- -The Sound of Fury (1929) -Absalom, Absalom! (1938) -Go Down, Moses (1942 -The Revives- 1962 -Barn Burning |
William Faulkner
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Born 1899; Considered one of the best writers of his generation. the Oak park, Il native is renowned for stories about : Boxing, bull fighting, fishing, war, and human relationships. -The Sun Also Rises (1926) -A Farewell to Arms-1929 -For Whom the Bell Tolls-1940 - The Old Man and the Sea-1952 |
Ernest Hemingway |
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Born 1809 in Boston; a literary critic, may have been the Nation's first publish Horror, Mystery, and Science Fiction writing. -The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) -The Tale Tell Heart (1843) -The Raven (1845) |
Edgar Allen Poe |
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Born 1931; American Author of Beloved and Bluest Eyes |
Toni Morrison |
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Born 1903; English Author of 1984 |
George Orwell |
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Contemporaries of George Elliott Born: Charlotte-1816 Born: Emily- 1818 Born: Anne-1820 Lived in a parsonage on the Yorkshire Moores Known For: Jane Eyre (Charlotte) The Wuthering heights (Emily) The Tenant of Wild Fell (Anne |
The Bronte Sisters |
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Born 1804 (in Salem, Mass) Known for his stories of sin, guilt, and witch craft in the puritan NE Salem Is revered for his 1837 short stories collection- Twice Told Tales Scarlet Letter and the House of Seven gables |
Nathaniel Hawthorne |
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Born 1783 in New York City known for having written: Rip Van Winkle- 1819 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow-1820 |
Washington Erving
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A Play for theater, radio, or television A Genre or style of literature |
Drama |
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Prose writing that is based on facts, real events and real people such as biography or history |
Non- fiction |
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Born in 1898 in Belfast. Known for his series -The Chronicles of Narnia And Stories -The Four Lovers -The Weight of Glory -Boxen |
C.S. Lewis |
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Born 1795 in London: A Poet known for: -To Autumn -Ode to a Nightingale -Sleep and Poetry |
John Keats |
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Born in 1891 in Alabama known for "Their Eyes were Watching God" "Every Tongue Got to Confess" "Mule Bone" |
Zora Neale Hurston |
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Born 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany Died in 1945 in Burgen-Belson Known for her diaries that were found after her death |
Anne Frank |
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Born in 1873 in Creek Valley, VA Famous for: -O' Pioneers- 1913 - My Antonia- 1918 |
Willa Cather |
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Born 1874 San Fran Four time Nobel Prize winner; wrote most of his poetry about Rural NE Best Known for -After Apple Picking -The Mending Wall -The Road Not Taken -Stopping by woods on a snowy evening" |
Robert Frost |
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Born 1838 American Author of - Something Wicked This Way Comes -Fahrenheit 451 -Illustrated Man -The Martian Chronicle |
Ray Bradbury |
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Born 1803 was an ordained Minister, a philosopher, essayist and poet insightful prose explored the mind of man and his relationship with nature |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Born in St Paul Mo 1896 Wrote short stories and novels about optimism, aspirations, and excess of the Jazz Age including -This Side of Paradise -The Beautiful and the Damned -The Great Gatsby |
F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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Born 1830 One of the worlds' most prolific writers. Wrote 1800 poems while leading a reclusive life at her family's home in Amhurst Mass Most of her works were published after her death, or autonomously |
Emily Dickenson |
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Born 1926 Wrote to Kill a Mocking Bird her only published novel. Pulitzer Prize 1961 Fiction Best Seller |
Harper Lee |
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Born 1871 American Author of -Red Badge of Courage |
Stephen Crane |
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Born 1775 known for her 6 novels all set among the aristocracy and fundamentally romantic Known for - Pride and Prejudice -Sense and Sensibility Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy Marianne Dashwood Submitted autonomously |
Jane Austen |
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Born 1928 American born author Known For -I know why the caged bird sings -On the pulse of the morning |
Maya Angelu |
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A graphic organizer designed to help in learning |
already K-NOW W-ant to know ultimately L-EARN |
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in literature is the individual style in which a certain author writes his or her works |
Voice |
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The Repetition of usually initial consonant sounds or two or more neighboring words or syllables -wild and woolly |
Alliteration |
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Implied or indirect reference especially in literature |
Allusion |
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A comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular object |
Analogy |
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The artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives |
Characterization |
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A trite phrase or expression |
Cliche |
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A regional variety of language distinguished by features of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation from other regional varieties and constituting together with them a single language |
Dialect/Slang |
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Vocal expression Pronunciation and enunciation of words in singing Obsolete verbal description |
Diction |
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To represent, indicate or typify beforehand |
Foreshadowing |
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Extraction exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice cream cones |
Hyperbole |
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pictures produced by providing descriptions of the scene |
Imagery |
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The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
Irony |
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in the place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. |
Metaphor |
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A prevailing attitude the kind of mood that fostered the Salem Witch Trials. |
Mood |
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Attribution of personal qualities; especially: representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form |
Personification |
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A position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated |
Point- Of - View |
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The manner, position, or direction in which something is set |
Setting |
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A figure of speech comparing two unlike objects/things that often are introduced by "Like" or "as" -As in cheeks like a rose |
Simile |
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Style or manner of expression in speaking or writing |
Tone |
