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American Literature Spring Final
Kelly Stanley/ Grapevine Faith Christian School/ American Literature/ Spring Semester Final
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Literature
11th Grade
05/26/2013

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Puritanism time period
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1600-1750
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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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1750-1790
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Revolutionary writing focused on...
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politics and social change
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Examples of Revolutionary writing
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Patrick Henry's speech to The Virginia Convention
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Romanticism/Transcendentalism time period
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1790-1860
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Romanticism/Transcendentalism writing focused on...
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Imagination, intuition, individuality, and nature.
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Examples of Romanticism/Transcendentalism writing
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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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1860-1910
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Realism/Naturalism writing focused on...
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telling things as they really are
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Examples of Realism/Naturalism writing
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Huck Finn, To Build a Fire, and Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
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Modernism time period
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1910-1960
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Modernism writing focused on...
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belief that there is no absolute truth
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Examples of Modernist writing
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Hemingway and The Great Gatsby
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Who is the author of Huck Finn?
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Mark Twain
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When was Huck Finn published?
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1884
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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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kindness
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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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uneducated southerners
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What does Miss Watson from Huck Finn represent?
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religious hypocrisy
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What does Tom from Huck Finn represent?
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romanticism
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Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
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When was The Great Gatsby published?
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1925
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When was The Great Gatsby set?
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1920's, the Jazz Age
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What does Meyer Wolfsheim from The Great Gatsby represent?
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greed and corruption
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What does Dr. T.J. Eckleburg represent?
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God
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What does Daisy Buchanan from The Great Gatsby represent?
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the classic golden girl
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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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mooching off of others
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What does Tom Buchanan from The Great Gatsby represent?
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wealth
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Who wrote The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber?
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Ernest Hemingway
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When was The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber published?
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1936
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What group of writers was Hemingway a part of?
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The Lost Generation
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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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reasons, assurance
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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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Lorraine Hansbury
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When was A Raisin in the Sun written?
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1959
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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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