LUOA English II

For all students of LUOA who are taking English II class

The word indigenous is a synonym for what?

native

Concerning WIT entries, WIT stands for what?

What I Think

Each WIT entry should be at least how long and no less than how many words long?

one paragraph and 150 words

Remember that a what is the main message being communicated about human nature or life?

A theme.

What are stories that are passed down from one generation to another?

Oral traditions

The turtle brought up mud and turtle continent was formed.

Lakota

Creating power created a new world.

Lakota

The founding place was in the mountains of north Carolina.

Cherokee

The spirit was moving over the surface of the waters in the beginning.

Biblical account

Two birds rescued the woman mid-air and took her to the already existing animals.

Lakota

There was a great flood and only Kangi the crow survived.

Lakota

god created the heavens and the earth.

Biblical account

The earth is a floating island with four chords connecting the sky of rock to it.

Cherokee

Great Buzzard flew and his wings hit the ground to create mountains and valleys.

Cherokee

Water beetle dove into the water to find mud.

Cherokee

From the great Sioux nation of the Dakotas.

Lakota

After the first man and woman, in seven days, a child was born and humans came.

Cherokee

From different colors of earth, creating power made men and woman.

Lakota

There were people who lived in the sky who never died before the world existed.

Iroquois

A toad dove down into the waters and brought up mud.

Iroquois

God created man in his own image as male and female.

Biblical account

he spoke and it came to be; it was good.

Biblical account

long before the earth was created, there was an island floating in the sky.

Iroquois

After the earth was created from the mud, the animals looked for dry ground.

Cherokee

full of strangers across the border.

Europe

knows no strangers.

America

is such a charming place.

America

brims with happiness and prosperity.

America

contention and conflict are everywhere.

Europe

belongs to every person.

America

a never ending collision of (political) parties and contention.

Europe

has enough variety to please everybody.

America

crowded and over stocked.

Europe

contains the best of the globes's industry.

America

hospitality and kindness are everywhere.

America

hardly has any poverty or crime.

America

A labourer here earns much less.

Europe

Line 58 of Letters From an American Farmer begins with a question: "What then is this American, this new man?" What is not one of the answers provided by the author?

one who believes he will strike it rich and never have to labor again

In the final paragraph of the reading of "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, did de Crèvecoeur claim that people are able to do incredible things in America that they never would have dreamed of if they had remained in Europe?

yes

In "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, does de Crèvecoeur worry that America's land and resources will run out soon?

Nope

In lines 1-14, de Crèvecoeur guesses that an "enlightened Englishman" would "greatly rejoice" upon seeing America except what reason?

He can bring his own personal genius to the settlements, which have accomplished little so far.

The author (de Crèvecoeur)holds a strong conviction that this new American society will be ultimately responsible for what?

great changes in the world

What statement best represents what de Crèvecoeur means in line 100 when he declares that there is "room for everybody in America"?

There are many means of employment.

According to the lesson (Native American Oral Traditions and Creation Stories), how did the storytellers enhance the effectiveness of oral traditions?

by using vivid imagery, inflection, and theatrics to make the stories memorable

According to the lesson(Native American Oral Traditions and Creation Stories), how did oral traditions contribute to the culture of the old testament?

by transmitting the law of Moses, moral teachings and historical events before they were written down.

How do the Native American stories and the biblical account reflect different views on divine authority and creation?

Native American stories feature multiple gods or characters directly participating in creation and emphasize on the sacredness of nature, while the biblical account highlights one divine authority forming everything with an organized process of creation.

In "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, based on the context, the words "schemes" and "designs" in lines 120-121 infer which of the following?

These words infer that America is a great place for visionaries.

De Crèvecoeur worries that America's land and resources will run out soon.

False

In "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, in lines 62-65, de Crèvecoeur describes an immigrant to America as having to undergo a baptism of sorts, to be "born again" with new manners, new beliefs, new ways of life, new allegiances, and a new rank?

True

In "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, de Crèvecoeur asserts that a person can make a livelihood in America in whatever interest or industry he sets his mind upon.

true

In "Letters from an American Farmer" by J. Hector St. Jean de Crèvecoeur, What is the statements that best represents what de Crèvecoeur means in line 100 when he declares that there is "room for everybody in America"?

There are many means of employment.

Reflect on how oral traditions could be significant in your own life based on the lesson. What is an example?

Oral traditions might appear in family anecdotes or stories and often contain valuable lessons.

What role did oral traditions play among indigenous people in North America before the arrival of settlers?

They served as a means of preserving and transmitting cultural stories and heritage.

Analyze the role of oral traditions in preserving cultural heritage according to the lesson. How might the absence of oral traditions affect a culture's ability to maintain its heritage?

The absence of oral traditions could lead to a loss of collective history and spiritual wisdom.

What was the purpose of the Creating Power's songs and actions in the Lakota creation story?

to create a new world by causing a flood and shaping the lant

What means characterized by or displaying a concern with morality?

Moralistic

What means inclined to make judgments, especially moral or personal ones?

judgmental

A what is a shared set of beliefs among a group that forms the basis of their political or economic system?

ideology

Which adjective is positive — moralistic or judgmental?

moralistic

What surprised John Smith in 1607?

He found people already inhabiting the area — Native Americans.

What did the Pilgrims' ideology entail?

They believed government should not control the church.

What priorities did the Puritans have in God's great plan of sending them to the New World?

work ethic, spiritual beliefs, government affairs, and industry

What was the Puritans' greatest strength according to the lesson (What Is an American? Moralistic (and Judgmental) - The Puritans)?

Their morals of hard work, purity in body and spirit, and complete dedication to God.

How did the Puritans’ greatest strength also prove to be their greatest weakness?

They held everyone to the same moral standards and when others fell short, they became the ones who judged. In different ways with people groups and individuals, this judgmentalism became very ugly.

Etymology is what?

the study of the history of a word.

Context means what?

uncovering the meaning of a word by looking at clues around the word: look for other positive or negative words, the tone of the author, the placement in the sentence, etc.

Denotation means what?

the dictionary definition, or literal meaning of the word

Connotation means what?

the cultural, emotional, multi-level meaning of a word; usually contains more depth and nuance than the denotative meaning

Abstruse means what?

difficult to understand.

Diabolic means what?

evil, devilish, fiend-like.

Ethereal means what?

delicate or celestial.

Scintillating means what?

animated.

Vivacity means what?

liveliness.

Can an anathema be more diabolical or ethereal?

diabolical

Eating lots of processed, high-fat, high-sodium food has what effects on a person's health?

deleterious

intrinsic/accidental.

Antonyms

predilection/aversion.

antonyms

petulance/patience.

antonyms

polemic/controversial.

synonyms

indubitable/unquestionable.

synonyms

propinquity/closeness.

synonyms

vicissitude/mutability.

synonyms

commodious/spacious

synonyms

scintillating/animated.

synonyms

vivacious/lively.

synonyms

deleterious/harmful.

synonyms

imbue/pervade.

synonyms

dearth/abundant.

antonyms

enervate/mentally strengthen.

antonyms

indolent/industrious.

antonyms

obviate/allow.

antonyms

tome/volume (book).

synonyms

similitude/similarity.

synonyms

Propinquity/closeness.

synonyms

If you don't have medical training, a diagnosis can seem very abstruse and convoluted.

True

Indolent behavior is respected and appreciated by your teacher.

false

Rhetorical question.

a question asked for the sake of effect more so than for a particular answer

Parallel structure.

the repetition of a particular grammatical structure

What rhetorical device is most clearly found in lines 62-64: (Letters from an American Farmer) "He is an American, who, leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embraced, the new government he obeys, and the new rank he holds?"

parallel structure