- narrator
someone who tells a story
Which quotation from the text best shows the narrator moving beyond her inherent aloneness?
- transcript
a written record of dictated or recorded speech
Today you will read two documents that were written at the time
of the American Revolution and read a transcript of a video that
gives further information about one of these documents.
- paragraph
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
In paragraph 2, what does the phrase inherent aloneness suggest about Helga?
- quotation
a passage or expression that is cited
Which quotation from the text best shows the narrator moving beyond her inherent aloneness?
- analytical
using or skilled in using reasoning
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- context
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
What suggestion in paragraphs 5 and 6 provides context for understanding the answer to Part A?
- passage
a section of text, particularly a section of medium length
Today you will read and analyze passages from two novels.
- highlight
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
It highlights the reasons Helga is eager to begin a new life in Denmark.
- rhetorical
relating to using language effectively
As you study these sources, pay particular attention to the rhetorical
features of each source and the audience to which each one was
addressed.
- analyze
consider in detail in order to discover essential features
Today you will read and analyze passages from two novels.
- essay
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- description
a statement that represents something in words
What does this description reveal about the narrator’s state of mind at the time?
- source
a document from which information is obtained
As you study these sources, pay particular attention to the rhetorical
features of each source and the audience to which each one was
addressed.
- document
a representation of a person`s thinking with symbolic marks
Today you will read two documents that were written at the time
of the American Revolution and read a transcript of a video that
gives further information about one of these documents.
- text
the main body of a written work
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- theme
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
Now that you have read and answered questions about the passages from Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, write an essay in which you identify a theme that is similar in both passages and analyze how each author uses the characters, events, and settings in the passages to develop the theme.
- perspective
a way of regarding situations or topics
Write an essay in which you explore the perspectives offered in the source documents regarding government’s purpose and its relationship to the people it governs.
- relationship
a state involving dealings between people, parties, or ideas
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- assumption
a statement that is held to be true
Based on all three sources, what was a major assumption shared by Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry?
- emphasize
stress or single out as important
It emphasizes the extent to which Helga was dissatisfied with life in
America.
- support
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Select the sentence from paragraph 1 that best supports the answer to Part A.
- relevant
having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
Use what you have read in the passage to provide specific details relevant to the young man and Akakiy.
- overall
involving only main features
What is Henry’s overall purpose in his speech?
- setting
the context and environment in which something is situated
Now that you have read and answered questions about the passages from Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, write an essay in which you identify a theme that is similar in both passages and analyze how each author uses the characters, events, and settings in the passages to develop the theme.
- reflect
give evidence of
Which statement from the passage from The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man best reflects the answer to Part A?
- information
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- similar
having the same or nearly the same characteristics
What is similar about the journeys taken by the main character from Quicksand and the main character from The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man?
- point of view
a mental position from which things are perceived
Write an imagined journal entry from the young man’s point of view as he reflects back on the situation later in life and the effects it has had on his life.
- contribute
give, provide, or supply something
How does this description contribute to the passage as a whole?
- provide
give something useful or necessary to
What suggestion in paragraphs 5 and 6 provides context for understanding the answer to Part A?
- reveal
make known to the public information previously kept secret
What does this description reveal about the narrator’s state of mind at the time?
- narrative
consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
As you read, you will gather information about the passage and answer questions about it so you can write a narrative story.
- specific
distinguishing something particular or unique
Use what you have read in the passage to provide specific details relevant to the young man and Akakiy.
- illustrate
make clear or understandable by giving an example
Which quotation from the “Declaration of Independence” best
illustrates this view of “the Founders’ thinking”?
- meaning
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
What is the meaning of the word morbid as it is used in paragraph 1?
- identify
give the name or characteristics of
Now that you have read and answered questions about the passages from Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, write an essay in which you identify a theme that is similar in both passages and analyze how each author uses the characters, events, and settings in the passages to develop the theme.
- imply
express or state indirectly
It implies a yearning for physical wealth and accomplishment, indicating that the narrator has neither.
- explore
inquire into
Write an essay in which you explore the perspectives offered in the source documents regarding government’s purpose and its relationship to the people it governs.
- basis
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
Which statement expresses a general principle that serves as a foundational basis for the argument Jefferson sets forth in the “Declaration of Independence”?
- character
a property that defines the individual nature of something
How does the description of Akakiy throughout paragraph 2 add to the development of Akakiy’s character?
- purpose
an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
What is Henry’s overall purpose in his speech?
- describe
give a statement representing something
In paragraph 1, the narrator describes the ship passing by an iceberg that “glistened like a mammoth diamond.”
- phrase
an expression consisting of one or more words
In paragraph 2, what does the phrase inherent aloneness suggest about Helga?
- aspect
a distinct feature or element in a problem
Which aspect of the “Declaration of Independence” provides support for the answer to Part A?
- gather
assemble or get together
As you read these texts, you will gather information and answer
questions about each text individually and about the relationship
between the texts so you can write an analytical essay.
- suggestion
an idea that is proposed
What suggestion in paragraphs 5 and 6 provides context for understanding the answer to Part A?
- refer
make a remark that calls attention to
The transcript refers to the fact that Jefferson expunged the word “subjects” from an early draft of the “Declaration of Independence.”
- discussion
an extended communication dealing with a particular topic
How is the discussion of Dr. Anderson in paragraphs 5 and 6 important to the passage as a whole?
- author
a person who writes professionally
Now that you have read and answered questions about the passages from Quicksand and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, write an essay in which you identify a theme that is similar in both passages and analyze how each author uses the characters, events, and settings in the passages to develop the theme.
- novel
an extended fictional work in prose
Today you will read and analyze passages from two novels.