ELA FINALS

Allusion (Figurative Device)-

An indirect reference to an important someone or something outside of the text

Alliteration (Sound Device)-

The repetition of the same initial sound- making poem ongoing and rhythmic

Imagery (Figurative Device)-

The use of descriptive language to appeal to the senses; creating a visual for the reader

Metaphor (Figurative Device)-

The comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

Onomatopoeia (Sound Device)-

The use of words to imitate a certain sound (Pop, beep, Bong)

Personification (Figurative Device)-

The use of human characteristics to describe inanimate objects

Simile (Figurative Device)-

the comparison between two unlike thing using like or as

Stanza (Structural Element)-

A group of lines similar to a paragraph

Author’s Craft

the deliberate techniques, tools, and stylistic choices a writer uses to construct a story and shape the reader's experience

Dialogue-

A stylized written or spoken exchange between two or more characters

Mood-

The feelings that is created within the text

Tone-

The authors attitude towards the subject

Theme-

The overall message the author makes about the topic

Active Voice -

The subject of a sentence performs the action denoted by the verb (subject+verb+Object)

Passive Voice-

The object comes before the verb ( Object+Verb+Subject)

Indicative Mood-

Expresses a fact, intention, desire, or belief. Most sentences are statements of this mood.

Imperative Mood-

Expresses commands or requests and indicates that the speaker desires for the action expressed in the sentence to take place. In imperative sentences, the subject is you, but it is not stated in the sentence

Interrogative Mood-

having the form or force of a question

Conditional Mood-

Expresses possibility or uncertainty, based on something else happening first, through use of words like might, could, and would before the base form of the verb.

Subjunctive Mood-

 Expresses imaginary or possible outcomes, suggestions, demands, necessity, and wishes. The subjunctive is formed using the base form of a verb (for example: be, go, have, finish) after the subject in a that clause.

Anti-Semitisim-

Prejudice or discrimination against Jew-dislike, fear, and persecution

Auschwitz-

The largest of the Nazi concentration camp

Concentration Camps-

prison camps that held large numbers of Jews, other minorities, and considered enemies of the state; People died of starvation and disease and were sometimes forced to provide labor prior to mass execution

Fascism-

A social and political ideology that held as a primary guiding principle that the state nation is the highest priority, rather than personal or individual freedoms

Genocide-

The deliberete and systemic destruction of a racial,poltical,cultural, or religous group.

Holocaust-

the state-sponsored persecution and mass murder of millions of European Jews, Romani people, the intellectually disabled, political dissidents and homosexuals by the German Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945.

Swastika-

An ancient symbol, based on a good luck symbol from India, appropriate by the Nazis as their emblem

Textiles-

A woven or kitted materials

Dowry-

money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures

Bachelor-

an unmarried man

Agency-

 A person’s capacity to act independently, make their own choices, and exert control over their life. 

Resistance-

The refusal to accept or comply with something.

Graphic Novel Terms

Panel-the drawing on a page 

Frame-outside the panel 

Caption-the narration (background information)

Speech bubble- where the dialogue goes 

Tail- the bottom of the speech bubble and it shows who is talking.

Prey (“Often a Minute”)-

the animal getting hunted

Ghetto (Abe’s Story)-

a quarter of a city especially in Europe in which Jews were formerly required to live

Barter (Abe’s Story)-

the act or practice of trading goods or services for other goods or services

Lament (Abe’s Story)-

to express sorrow, mourning, or regret for often demonstratively-to regret strongly

Hermetically sealed (Night excerpt #1)-

airtight

Barracks (Night excerpt #2)-

a building or set of buildings used especially for lodging soldiers in garrison —usually used in plural

Naturalization-

the course of action undertaken to become a citizen of a country other than the country where one was born

Evacuees-

an evacuated person

Issei-

a Japanese immigrant especially to the U.S.

Nisei-

a son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the U.S.

Dignity-

the quality or state of being worthy of honor or respect

Samurai-

 A member of the powerful, hereditary military and ruling class in pre-industrial Japan.

Patriarch-

the male head of a family or tribe

Anguish-

extreme pain, distress, or anxiety

Reflection-

thinking back on the past 

Narration-

Giving background information 

Director-

a person who supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals

Screenwriter-

a writer of screenplays

Actor-

one who acts in a play, movie, television show, etc.

Why did Artie want to include stories of Vladek’s life in his book?

Artie wants to include stories of Valdek's life in his book to show what mental and physical battles people during the holocaust had to deal through, and to show it through his fathers perspective.

How is Vladek and his family able to survive during the war?

-They live with several families 

-They live on the father-in-law’s money

-They sell things to make money

What did Vladek find that makes him emotional towards the end of the story?

Vladek finds that what makes him emotional towards the end of the story is the comic that Artie made many years ago about Anja’s suicide.

What was the reason for Art calling Vladek a murderer at the end of the story?

Art calls Vladek a murder at the end of the story because Vladek burns all of Anja's notebooks from during the holocaust.

In “Often a Minute”, why is the narrator so afraid?

Jews are being mistreated

In the Excerpt from “Abe’s Story”, where was Abe’s family deported to?

Kutno Ghetto

What did Abe decide to do, and what was his plan?

He decide he wanted to escape and his plan was to bribe the guard and to escape the next morning at 4 am

Why did Abe’s mom react the way that she did about Abe’s final decision?

Abe’s mom reacts every disappointed about her sons decision and feels like he is making the wrong decision not staying with his family and sharing the same fate as theirs.

In the second excerpt from Night, what does Elie Wiesel finally decide to do?

He was going to break rank and throw himself into the barbed wire. 

What is a theme that is developed in the excerpts that you read from Night?

Lying can save you in dire situations & Extreme trauma can cause of loss of hope and faith

What was executive order 9066?

The executive order 9066 was the order of all west coast japanese-americans to relocate to interment camps.

What were the causes and impacts of Japanese American internment camps?

The cause of the japanese american internment camps was the japanese bombing pearl harbor and the american suspected that the japanese americans in the usa where helping the japanese, and the effect was the japanese americans getting sent away to internment camps to keep them safe from harm.

What was the Civil Liberties Act of 1988?

It gave 20,000 dollars and an apology to all the Japanese-Americans who survived to internment camps.

What was the compensation that the Japanese Americans received for their unjust treatment?

The compensation that the Japanese Americans received for their unjust treatment was 20000 dollars and an apology from the president.

In Dwight Okita’s poem, “In Response to Executive Order 9066: All Americans of Japanese Descent Must Report to Relocation Centers”, why does the speaker mention that she likes hot dogs and feels “funny using chopsticks”?

The speaker mentions that she felt “funny using chopsticks” because she didn't relate or feel Japanese at all.

In Roy Kakuda’s personal narrative “Surviving Poston’s Desert Heat: Cellars, Fans, Ponds, and Gardens”, why does the author include detailed descriptions of the heat, dust, and living conditions?

To show the harsh treatment in the internment camps

In the article, “Japanese Relocation During World War II” from the National Archives, what is the significance of the quotation about the guard towers pointing inward?

The significance of the quotation about the guard towers pointing inward was to show that the Americans were actually trying to watch the Japanese american and not trying to protect them but to make sure there were not suspicious.

After Pearl Harbor is attacked, why does Papa burn his Japanese flag and documents?

Although he feels loyal to both countries, he does not want to appear suspicious of espionage.

How does the tone shift in chapter one? Provide an example for each of your selected emotions.

The tone starts of happy and exciting with her family going out to sea but when they turn around the mood changes to a scared and confused tone with a lot of uncertainty.

How does the narrator describe the difference between her life in Ocean Park and Terminal Island?

Ocean Park is a nicer area with almost none japanese americans, and Terminal Island is a densely populated area with many Japanese Americans.

How do the authors convey the idea that Jeanne’s youth impacts her understanding of events in the text in Chapters 1 and 2?

The author conveys the idea that Jeanne;s youth impacts her understanding of the events because she doesn’t quit know what the impact of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbour.

How do the authors convey the idea that Mama and Papa both have a deep sense of personal dignity in Chapters 1 and 2?

Papa does not let the police touch him when they arrest him 

Mama does not sell her expensive dishes to the second-hand dealer

How the film stays faithful to and depart from the text in chapters 1-2

• Stays faithful to:

-Papa burns the flag; Jeanne can’t believe he is doing that; there is a connection between Papa’s job as a fisherman and the government’s suspicions.

-Emotions are the same when Mama reads the article in the newspaper about Papa’s arrest - They are sad and frightened. 

-Mama has the same actions and her emotions are shown the same way in the film when the man tries to buy Mama’s china set.

-There is barbed wire, baggage, and barracks (same conditions) when the family arrives at Manzanar in both the text and film; the family’s emotions are also the same when they arrive at the camp (sad and silent).

• Departs from:

-The family party at the beginning of the film does not take place in the book.

-Mama does not weep uncontrollably, like in the book, when she reads about Papa’s arrest; Jeanne is not in the scene, like in the book, but Teddy is in this scene in the film.

-Jeanne talks to her friend on the bus in the film, but this is not in the text. 

Describe both indirect and direct characterization of Papa.

Direct Characterization: when the author is literally telling the reader what the character is like (physical traits and personality traits)

Examples of Papa: First-generation immigrant, strong sense of pride, fisherman with a commercial license

Indirect Characterization: Papa does not let the police touch him when they arrest him 

Who would be considered Issei and Nisei in the Wakatsuki family?

A Issei would be Papa and Mama and the Nisei would be Jeanne.