Unit 1 English 9

TERMS TO KNOW:

• TONE

• FLAT CHARACTER - only shows 1 trait

• STATIC CHARACTER - does not change throughout the story

• ROUND CHARACTER - shows many traits, faults, and virtues

• DYNAMIC CHARACTER - grows and changes over the course of the story

• SETTING - where the story takes place; time, place, etc.

• THEME - central message or insight into life that is revealed through a piece of literature

• EXTERNAL CONFLICT - a disagreement between a character and a external force

• INTERNAL CONFLICT - a disagreement between a character and themself

• SIMILE - a comparison using like or as

• CLIMAX - the high point of a conflict

A Retrieved Reformation

• ENDING? - After Jimmy Valentine / Ralph Spencer open the safe and turns himself into Ben Price, Price pretends not to know him and lets him go.

• WHO WAS IN VAULT? - Jimmy’s niece, Agatha

• 1ST THINGS AFTER JAIL - he went to a restaurant

• JOB IN JAIL - making shoes

• WHY DECIDE TO QUIT BREAKING INTO SAFE - he is happy with his life, shoe maker, wife, etc. 

• WHAT DOES PRICE VOW TO DO ABOUT THE NEW ROBBERIES? - find Jimmy Valentine and make sure he serves his full sentence this time

• HOW LONG IN JAIL? - sentenced to 4 years, only stayed for 10 months

Who Am I This Time?

• WHY DOES HARRY AVOID SOCIAL THINGS - he has no personality without a script and is shy

• WHY DOES THE TOWN LOVE HIM - he is the only real actor in the whole town

• “LUCKIEST GIRL IN THE WORLD” - Helene Shaw

• WHAT CHARACTERS WILL THEY PLAY? - the part played by Marlon Brando and Stella

• WHY DOES LYDIA THINK WILL HAPPEN TO H? - she's going to be heartbroken when she meets the real personality of Harry

Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail.

• HOW DOES AUTHOR FEEL ABOUT THE STUDENTS HE IS INTERVIEWING? - he likes that the student isn't perfect and does face challenges

• WHO IS THE NARRATOR? - a college admissions officer at Pfizer College

• WHY DOES THE YOUNG MANY WANT A CHANCE TO FAIL? - because he wants to try something more rigorous and new, his parents never let him fail

• RIGOROUS ACTIVITY? - the boy wanted to take rigorous activity because his parents never let him take the riskier route and he wanted to try something new

• WHY ISN’T PERFECTION THE ANSWER - perfection isn’t the answer because it creates unrealistic standards. A student who overcomes challenge is stronger than a student who doesn't face challenges

Dead Woman’s Secret - T/F

• JOBS OF SON AND DAUGHTER - son - a magistrate, daughter - a nun

• FATHER’S NAME - Rene

• FEELINGS WHEN SHE FIRST PASSED - sorrow, sadness

• FEELING AFTER THEY FOUND OUT THE SECRET - anger, upset, resentment

• 1ST BATCH OF LETTERS - FEELINGS - love, closure

TED Talk:Top Students - T/F

• SECOND LESSON - don’t aim to just work hard

• #1 PREDICTOR OF HOW WELL A STUDENT WILL DO - how many practice exams they do

• HOW MANY FACTORS, SKILLS, HABITS WERE THERE - 13

• HIGH IQ?? - doesn’t really determine anything

The Friday Everything Changed

• PROTAGONIST - Alma Niles

• WHAT GRADE TO CARRY BUCKET - 5th

• DO THEY LIKE THEIR TEACHER - yes, the girls like her nylon stockings and beauty,  and the boys like that she is authoritative and tuff. 

• WHAT CHANGED? - girls were now allowed to carry the water too

• WHAT HAPPENED TO RALSTON - she hit a homerun in softball and decided that the girls could also carry water

• ALMA - WHAT ? - argued against the fact that only boys could get the water. 

• WHERE DOES THE WATER COME FROM? - pump and the railway station