english unit one

characteristics of nonfiction

audience, purpose, and tone.

types of nonfiction

narratice, expository, persuasive, and descriptive.

characteristics of fiction

plot, conflict, POV, theme.

types of fiction

novel, novella, short story, and chapters.

audience

who its written for

purpose

the authors main reason for writing

tone

displayed through writer’s word choice and style

narrative

tells stories of real-life events

expository

informs or explains

persuasive

presents readers with evidence/reasons to convince them to think/act a certain way.

descriptive

uses details related to the senses to create mental images

plot

series of events

conflict

problem that sets the plot in motion

point of view

who narrates the story

theme

message or insight about life

novel

features chapters, involved characters, multiple settings, and story lines.

novella

longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.

short story

brief enough to be read in one sitting. focus is on one main plot and single conflict.

chapters

divisions of a book

Who was the author of the washwoman

Issac bashevas singer

Why does Issac Bashevas Singer write the washwoman

To show the character and virtue of the washwoman and to honor her, even though she was a gentile.

Describe the washwoman

small, old, wrinkly, hardworking, resilient, and a gentile.

What details does Singer include about the washwoman’s son?

Stingy, faithless, and hardhearted.

Why does Singer include the details about the washwoman’s son?

to highlight how kind the washwoman was even admist the flaws of her son.

What type of nonfiction would the washwoman be catagorized as?

narrative essay

where was edgar allen poe born?

Boston in 1809

For what is Poe best known for?

The raven, marrying his 13 year old cousin, being an extremely harsh critic, and dying mysteriously.

Who is the narrator of the cask of amontillado?

Montressor

What is the setting of the cask of amontillado?

The carnival and montressor’s catacombs.

Who are the characters in the cask of amontillado?

Fortunato and montressor

What is the central conflict of the cask of montressor?

When Montressor chains Fortunato

How does Montressor first convince Fortunato to follow him to the catacombs?

He claims he has a cask of amontillado.

How does Montressor ensure that his house will be empty during the crime?

He tells his servants he won’t be back until morning, knowing that they’ll go to the carnival.

What type of non fiction is From a white house diary?

Narrative/expository

What is the purpose of from a white house diary?

Mrs. Johnson wanted to make sure president kennedy’s assasination isn’t forgotten.

Summarize a white house diary

The president and his party were going to the dallas field mart where he was going to give a speech. They were in their cars, when he was shot. they rushed to the hospital, and then quickly went into a jet to washington dc before which mr johnson was sworn in as president.

What makes from a white house diary unique?

She’s honest about how things happened from her perspective and how and others reacted and felt. She doesn’t include that many emotions, mostly just facts.

What type of emotions does mrs. johnson’s voice express throughout from a white house diary?

She’s shocked and grieved.

What kind of character is walter mitty?

confused and dillusional

what kind of character is mrs. mitty

petty and bossy

what is the authors purpose in the secret life of walter mitty?

He wants to show that people are sometimes going through things that you can’t see.

what is the narrative style of the secret life of walter mitty?

It’s 3rd person

How does the narrative style of the secret life of walter mitty impact the reader?

It makes them aware of things that aren’t just from mitty’s perspective. it also prevents them from knowing what mitty was thinking.

what are the characters of the daydreams in the secret life of walter mitty?

Navy commander (putting ship through hurricane), Millionare banker and friend of Roosevelt(asked to preform surgery and fixes machine), Being accused of murder in court(accused of killing gregory fitzhurst, best pistol shot in world), captain(flying through dangerous conditions), and Mitty the undefeated(facing firing squad).

What do Mitty’s daydreams tell us about him?

He wanted to escape his life and be more confident, brave, and independent.

How can you identify the author’s voice?

From word choice, attitude, sentence length, and structure.

What clues might provide insight into the author’s purpose?

By previewing the text you can see the focus of the title, organizing features, subject of photos, illustrations, or diagrams, and read the first few sentences of opening paragraphs.

Round character

Complex, showing many different qualities, virtues and faults.

flat character

one dimmensional, showing a single trait

Static character

remains the same

dynamic character

develops, changes, and learns something during the course of the story.