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The main character in "Things Fall Apart"!
Who is Okonkwo and what is one thing you learned from him?
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Race, family, socioeconomic status, gender, physical appearance, religion, parents, education, etc.
What are 4 factors that influence a person identity development?
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What was Apartheid?
What was the policy that governed relations between South Africa’s white minority and nonwhite majority for much of the latter half of the 20th century, sanctioning racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
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Maya Angelou!
Who wrote "Still I Rise" and what is one thing you LEARNED from that poem?
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At the end of your introduction paragraph!
Where does a thesis statement go in your paper?
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The main character from Trevor Noah's "Born a Crime"!
Who is Trevor Noah? What is one thing you LEARNED from him?
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Abel's Zulu culture, the Trapped Woman concept, Umofian culture etc.
What are 3 examples of GENDER ROLES in the class?
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What is ethos?
Which rhetorical appeal establishes credibility?
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The author of "The Danger of a Single Story!
Who is Chimamanda Adichie and what is one thing you LEARNED from her?
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A sentence that sums up the central point of your paper or essay
What is a thesis statement?
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Santha or Premila
Name one of the two sisters in "By Any Other Name"
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Okonkwo's beating of his wife, Abel's beating of Patricia, Okonkwo's readiness to "pounce" at any time.
What are 3 examples of hypermasculinity from the class?
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Visually descriptive language or figurative language.
What is imagery?
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The author of "The House on Mango Street"!
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
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Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Link
What does a MEAL Plan paragraph consist of?
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His fear of being like his father. Our background and upbringing help to shape us, but they are not what dictates how we act.
What was the motivating factor for how Okonkwo acted and what can we learn from that?
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Those in power get to tell their stories.
What is the relationship between storytelling and power?
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Diving into a writer's personal perspective, interpretation, judgment, or critical evaluation of the work.
What is analysis?
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Sandra Cisneros ya goof!
Who wrote "Eleven?"
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Narrative Writing
What type of writing is telling a story?
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"The smokin' hot grandpa"
Trevor's grandfather's nickname was "Tat Shisha." What does this translate to?
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Apartheid, Christianity in many parts of the world, groups of people still being subjugated as a result of their ancestors being colonized.
What long-term effects of colonialism exist in Literature?
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when a writer presents an assertion as truthful to prove an argument.
What is a claim?
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"Give Your Daughter's Difficult Names"!
What text did Assetou Xango write that we studied in class?
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Reflection Writing
What type of writing did you do in the "So What" portion of your "What/So What?" paper?
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