Fiction Analysis - "Kiss of the Fur Queen" Flashcards
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step 1
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read prompt
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step 2: diagnose the prompt
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- intro: the following passage is the opening of the novel Kiss of the Fur Queen (1998) by the Cree novelist and playwright Tomson Highway
- warning: read the passage carefully
- claims: analyze how highway uses literary devices (task)
- warrants: to dramatize Okimasis’ experience
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step 3
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read the piece
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step 4
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find which devices establish the claims/warrants
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look for the literary devices and data
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- repetition data
- imagery data
- numbers are used to build tension and intensity data
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more concerned with the amount of ________ that supports them
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textual evidence
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warrant
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- to increase the drama of the experiences that Okimasis is going through
- highway uses repetition to intensify the drama of Okimasis’ high-stakes experience
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less concerned with how _________ their chosen techniques are
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sophisticated
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task
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highway sues decreasing numbers to show the building drama as Okimasis nears the finish-line
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if you have trouble finding enough literary devices on which to base your 203 claims
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you can always look for the defaults, such as imagery
