"I Hear America Singing"
By: Walt WhitmanPOEM about working Americans all "singing" to their own tune.
The optimism and diversity of the respected hardworking American citizens.SHOWINGsymbolism: "singing" people
"I, Too"
By: Langston HughsPOEM about being segregated and ashamed of because of his race. Trying to get people to realize he is an American citizen like everyone else and should have the same rights. not ashamed of his race.
symbolism: the dinner table, darker brother
"To Walt Whitman"
By: Angela de HoyosPOEM, sarcastic in nature. referring to Walt Whitman's poems and his hope for integration..diversity.
..she explains how he has "forgotten" the other races in his poems. she feels that her race, and the other segregated ones are just as important.symbolism: chicana guitar, open road, Native Ameridian
Joy Luck Club: "Rules of the Game"
By: Amy Tancharacters: Waverly Jong, Lindosetting: Chinatown, San Francisco around the 1950simportant facts/plot: The art of invisible strength, Chinese immigrants, conflict between Waverly and Lindo, Waverly becomes a chess champion-important in their community because it shows how it is possible or them to gain success like Waverly
"Dust Tracks on a Dirt Road"
MEMOIR of Zora Neale Hurstoncharacters: young, bold, strong willed Zora (like 4th grade)setting: at the end of the 19th centuryplot:tells the story of her being recognized by the Caucasians for her exceptional reading.
This helped her find her career path as an author
"Gulf War Journal" (from a Woman at war)
MEMOIR by Molly Moorecharacters: accounts of moore;s experience at the Gulf Warsetting: Middle east, during the Gulf war, embedded journalistSHOWING; smells, sights, noiseslots of emotions; fear, stress, chaos
"House on Mango Street" vignettes
by: Sandra Cisneroscharacter: Esperanzaimportant: Esperanza is negatively expressing her view in life with her house, her name, the dreams of winning the lottery and the big houses, "bums"SHOWING
How do authors express viewpoints?
-Viewpoints can be (and usually are) influenced by that author's background (life experiences, community, etc.)-expressed through they description and opinions that are shown in their work.
indirect and direct characterization
good adjectives. SHOWING not TELLING. Using indirect characterization (ex: revealing a girls personality by description of appearance, action.
dialogue, etc.) vs. direct characterization (ex: amy is very shy).
What is a thesis?
one/two sentence summary of the argument or explanation that is to follow. and answer to the question your essay explores.
puts forward one central idea. stated as a fact.
good topic sentences...
share the main idea of the paragraph and relates back to the thesis
evidence is
QUOTEs and other examples
analysis is
the reasoning for your evidence and why it proves your thesis. "because, because, because...
"
You must ice a quote
Introduction, Citation, and Explanations
Tone vs. mood
TONE is the attitude towards something. MOOD is the atmosphere/feeling usually toward the reader
"The Devil and Tom Walker"
by: Washington Irvingcharacters: Tom, Wife, Devil (dark man with axe)plot: Legend of Kidd the Pirates treasure guarded in the swamp by the devil. Tom meets devil. Wife goes out.
Tom looks for wife to find her red apron and body parts. Tom makes a deal with the Devil and becomes rich. He cheats and steals people from their money-"loan shark". Tom's soul gets taken away by the devil, and his money disappears
"The Raven"
POEM by: Edgar Allen Poecharacters: narrator, ravenhas rhythmical theme-internal rhyme, -ores, repeating words at end, ore at the end of the sentencesplot: sitting in his home, sees raven, thinks it has something to do with lenore, goes insane
The Fall of the House of Usher
by: Edgar Allen PoeCharacters: narrator, usher, lady madelineVIVID ATMOSPHEREplot: visits sick friend, lady madeline dies, buried her alive, comes from her tomb, usher and lady madeline die, narrator flees, house collapses
The earth of turtles back
FOLKTALE: Iroquois MythCharacters: turtle, chief, wife, muskrat, talking animalsplot: wife had dream, chief throws her down in tree hole, talks to the animals, muskrat grabs earth and brings it to her, turtle carries earth
parts of a plot
1.
exposition2. inciting incident3. rising action4. climax5. falling action6. resolution
what is a single effect
the effect it has or shows to the reader
characteristics of folktales
-fantastic supernatural event-one dimensional flat characters-lesson or moral
theme
the subject of the literary work.
lesson or moral ex: The death of the American Dream
The Great Gatsby
by: Scott Fitzgeraldcharacters: Nick, Tom, Daisy, Gatsby, Jordan, Myrtle, Wilsonplot: Nick meets Gatsby-friends-big party successful charming guy, in love wit hDaisy, building stories, characters, obsession, Tom finds out, big argument, Daisy runs over Myrtle, Daisy stays with Tom and disappear, Gatsby is killed, no one comes to the funeral
Of Mice and Men
by: John Steinbeckcharacters: George, Lennie, Candy, Curly's wife, Curly, Crooks, Slim, othersplot: George and Lennie have big dream, Lennie's petting things, Candy comes in, almost could get to the dream, Lennie kills curly's wife, George kills Lennie
symbolism
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