Semester 1 Final

Question 1

What is historical context?

Answer 1

Anything that happens during events of a time period that have an impact or effect on culture and the products of a culture.

Question 2

What is a simple sentence?

Answer 2

Ind.

Question 3

What is a compound sentence?

Answer 3

Ind. + Ind. (Semi colon, comma + FANBOYS)

Question 4

What is a complex sentence?

Answer 4

Ind. + Dep.

Question 5

What is a compound-complex sentence?

Answer 5

Ind. + Ind. + Dep.

Question 6

What is a clause?

Answer 6

Subj. + Verb

Question 7

What are the four purposes for creation myths

Answer 7

1) Describes how the universe, the earth, and life began.
2) Explains the workings of the natural world.
3) Supports and validates social customs and values.
4) Guides people through the trials of living.

Question 8

What are the three purposes for folk tales?

Answer 8

1) Explains the workings of the natural world.
2) Supports and validates social customs and values.
3) Guides people through the trials of living.

Question 9

What are archetypal characters?

Answer 9

They symbolize figures that influence the way we think and behave. Characters generated from the human collective unconscious. This was a theory proposed by CARL JUNG.

Question 10

What are the 11 common types of archetypal characters?

Answer 10

1) Hero
2) The Father Figure
3) The mother figure
4) The Fatal Woman (Temptress)
5) The Witch
6) The Villain (Monster)
7) The Innocent
8) The Alter Ego (The Double)
9) The Wise Old Helper
10) The Trickster
11) The Underdog

Question 11

What is a primary source?

Answer 11

The original account, first person, real, authentic.

Question 12

What is the secondary source?

Answer 12

The replica, the fake, copies, everything else that is not a primary source

Question 13

What are ethos?

Answer 13

Ethical appeal to the audience - They appeal to right and wrong

Question 14

What are logos?

Answer 14

Logical appeal - They appeal much like common sense

Question 15

What are Pathos?

Answer 15

Emotional appeal - much like the In the arms of the angels Sara Mclachlan pet commercial

Question 16

What is the thesis statement?

Answer 16

What your paper is going to be about that is specifically stated or claimed, showing your stance.

Question 17

What is a topic sentence?

Answer 17

Tells your reader what your main point is for a specific paragraph usually located on the first sentence

Question 18

What is the cal to action?

Answer 18

The last sentence or second to last sentence of your essay. It gives the reader something to do, act, or think about.

Question 19

What is a satire?

Answer 19

Where a writer or artist uses humor to address some type of social or political issues or big issue that needs to be addressed. Much like SNL skits.

Question 20

What is an allegory?

Answer 20

Stories that have a double meaning in order to teach a specific lesson. Wealth, power, and money cannot save you from death shown in the bubonic plague

Question 21

What does the NeSA stand for?

Answer 21

Nebraska State Accountability

Question 22

What are the three School Improvement Goals (SIP) at GISH?

Answer 22

1) Improve Math problem solving
2) Improve reading comprehension
3) Build meaningful relationships

Question 23

What are the four components of the Literacy Plan at GISH?

Answer 23

1) Reading
2) Writing
3) Speaking
4) Reasoning