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Puritan writing focused on... |
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God and looking at oneself to become a better follower of God |
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Revolutionary time period |
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Revolutionary writing focused on... |
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politics and social change |
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Patrick Henry's speech to The Virginia Convention |
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Romanticism/Transcendentalism time period |
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Romanticism/Transcendentalism writing focused on... |
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Imagination, intuition, individuality, and nature. |
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Edgar Alan Poe, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Moby Dick by Melville. |
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Realism/Naturalism time period |
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Realism/Naturalism writing focused on... |
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telling things as they really are |
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Huck Finn, To Build a Fire, and Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge |
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Modernism writing focused on... |
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belief that there is no absolute truth |
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Hemingway and The Great Gatsby |
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Who is the author of Huck Finn? |
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When was Huck Finn published? |
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Why does the author of Huck Finn choose to write with various southern dialects? |
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It is a part of his satire and also a part of realism. |
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What does Jim from Huck Finn represent? |
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What does Colonel Grangerford from Huck Finn represent? |
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falsehood and the land of aristocracy |
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What does Pap from Huck Finn represent? |
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What does Miss Watson from Huck Finn represent? |
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What does Tom from Huck Finn represent? |
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Who wrote The Great Gatsby? |
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When was The Great Gatsby published? |
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When was The Great Gatsby set? |
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What does Meyer Wolfsheim from The Great Gatsby represent? |
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What does Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent? |
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What does Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby represent? |
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What does Myrtle Wilson form The Great Gatsby represent? |
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seeking after a dream without regard to the consequences |
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What does Klipspringer from The Great Gatsby represent? |
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What does Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby represent? |
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Who wrote The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber? |
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When was The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber published? |
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What group of writers was Hemingway a part of? |
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Toulmin Analysis: define warrant. |
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major premise, principle, assumption, standard, criteria, values, belief |
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Toulmin Analysis: define claim. |
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conclusion, assertion, thesis, position |
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Toulmin Analysis: define qualifier. |
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degree of doubt of certainty |
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Toulmin Analysis: define backing. |
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Toulmin Analysis: define rebuttal. |
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exceptions, bases for degree of doubt or certainty |
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Example of Toulmin Analysis: initial argument- after school programs are bad for teenagers because they take away from study time. Determine the claim, stated reason, and unstated assumption. |
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Claim: after school programs are bad for teenagers Stated reason: they take time away from studying Unstated assumption: loss of study time is bad for teenagers |
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Example of Toulmin Analysis: initial argument- after school programs are good for teenagers because they teach responsibility, team work, and time management. Determine the claim, stated reason, and unstated assumption. |
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Claim: after school programs are good Stated reason: they teach responsibility, team work, and time management Unstated assumption: responsibility, team work, and time management are good |
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Who was A Raisin in the Sun written by? |
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When was A Raisin in the Sun written? |
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What is the main issue in A Raisin in the Sun? |
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overcoming adversity regarding one's race |
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Where does the name "A Raisin in the Sun" initially come from? |
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"Harlem," a poem by Langston Hughes |
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