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English Final

7th garde 2021 English Final: This Study Stack has ALL of the definitions needed

Term	Definition
How often does Nya walk to get water everyday?	Nya walks to get water 2 times a day.
How long does it take Nya to walk to get water?	It takes her half the morning to make 1 trip.
Why is Salva separated from his family?	The war between the mainly Arab north breaks out with the non-Arab south comes to his village.
How long does Salva spend looking for refuge?	Salva spends years looking for refuge. He finds temporary refuge in Etheopia and in Kenya. But, it isn't until he reaches America that he is finally safe.
Who is the enemy tribe of the Dinka?	The Neur.
How has fighting changed between the Dinka and the Neur?	Fighting used to be organizaed and the tribes used to fight with spears, but now it is much more aggressive and guns are used.
What is the most important and necessary resource needed in Sudan?	Water
Why is the water that is avaialbe to Nya and Salva unhealthy?	The water is not safe because it is filled with bacteria that can make the people sick. Animals also drink from the same water holes.
What do the Neur and the Dinka fight over?	The Dinka and the Neur fight over the land closest to water.
Is Nya a Dinka or Neur? Is Salva a Dinka or Neur?	Nya is Neur. Salva is Dinka.
Ebenezer Scrooge is able to change his ways after he _________.	is visited by 3 spirirts who show him his past, his present and his future.
What forces Mattie Cook to be sent to the country in Fever 1793?	Yellow fever has errupted and many people are getting sick and dying. Mattie's mother wants to ensure her safety, so she sends her to the Ludington's farm.
How would you describe Mattie Cook at the beginning of the novel? How would you describe her at the end of the novel?	At the beginning of the novel Mattie is lazy, unmotivated, selfish and not close with her mother. By the end of the novel Mattie is responsible, hard working, motivated and mature.
Who are the Ogilvies and why does Mrs. Cook want to go to tea at their house?	The Ogilvies are a wealthy family that Mrs. Cook once knew. She is interested in going to their house in order to try to set Mattie up with their son, Edward.
Who is Nathaniel Benson?	Nathaniel Benson is a friend of Mattie's. They seem to have a crush on each other. He is learning to become a painter and by the end of the novel it seems like Mattie and Nathaniel are dating.
What happens to Grandfather in Fever 1793?	Grandfather dies suddenly after robbers break into the coffeehouse, leaving Mattie all alone.
There was a big debate on which treatment Yellow Fever patients should receive in this time period. What was Benjamin Rush's theory? What was the French theory?	Dr. Rush believed in bleedy and purging. The French believed in getting fresh air, plenty of fulids and rest.
Is Mattie Cook a dynamic or static character?	Mattie is DYNAMIC. Dynamic characters change a lot; Static characters change very little or not at all.
African American people were encouraged to help out during the yellow fever epidemic for 2 reasons. They are:	1) It was believed that African American people could not get yellow fever. 2) It was believed that it would help to improve their reputation in the community.
What happens to the coffeehouse at the end of the novel?	Mattie reopens the coffeehouse with Eliza. She makes really good business decisions and things are going well.
How would you describe Mother at the end of Fever 1793?	Mother is frail, weak, unable to work and must rely on Mattie. She is a much different person at the end of the book than she was at the beginning.
Many would say that money separates the greasers and the Socials. But according to Cherry Valance, what is the real difference between the two groups?	Cherry thinks that the real difference is EMOTIONS. GREASERS feel TOO MUCH; SOCIALS feel TOO LITTLE.
How would you characterize a greaser?	They live on the East Side of town. They are poor. They wear jeans, t shirts, boots and leather jackets or sweatshirts. They have long, greased back hair.
How would you characterize a Social?	They live on the West Side of town. They are wealthy. They get all the breaks. They drive nice cars. They wear kahkis, button down shirts, and sweaters. They wear their hair short.
Why are Johnny and Ponyboy are characterized as heroes?	They risked their own lives to save some children from the burning church.
Why does Dally force the police to kill him?	Johnny was dead and Johnny was the only thing Dally loved. He felt like he had nothing left to live for.
What does Ponyboy write his theme paper about?	Ponyboy writes about the run-in with the Socials, Bob's death, running away, the rumble , Johnny's death and Dally's death. The novel is his theme paper.
What are Johnny's dying words? What does he mean by them?	"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold..." Johnny wants Ponyboy to remain true to himself. He wants him to continue watching sunset, reading books and going to the movies. He doesn't want him to change who he is in order to fit in.
Why don't the people of Connecticut accept Kit?	She comes from Barbados, which they think is a heathen island. She knows how to swim. She isn't religious. She dresses differently than them. She reads books other than the bible.
Why don't the people of Wethersfield, CT accept Hannah Tupper?	The people of Connecticut do not like Hannah because she is a Quaker. She has a different set of values and beliefs from them and they do not accept her because of that.
Why do the people accuse Hannah and then Kit of witchcraft?	Many children get mysteriously sick and some even die and the townspeople think that Hannah and Kit put a curse on them.
How does Hannah escape the angry mob?	Kit helps to escape and Nat takes her on his boat, which is headed downstream to his home in Saybrook.
How does Prudence Cruff help to prove Kit's innocence at the trial?	She reads from the bible and writes her name - proving that the writing in the hornbook is her own writing and not a spell that Kit put on her.
Why does Kit leave Connecticut at the end of the novel?	Kit realizes that the people there will never really accept her and that she will only be happy if she leaves, so she joins Nat Eaton on his new boat - The Witch. They will live in Saybrook and sail to the South Indies in the winter months.
Antagonist	Force working against the main character For example: another character, nature, society, or a force within the character
Author’s Purpose	The author’s reason for creating a particular work For example: to entertain, to inform/explain, express an opinion, or persuade
Character Development	How a character changes over the course of a story. DYNAMIC: Characters that experience significant change STATIC: Characters that change little or not at all
Characterization	The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
Flashback	An interruption in action to present actions that took place in an earlier time or place.
Foreshadowing	When a writer provides hints that suggest future events
Genre	A type or category of literature. Examples: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama
Inference	A logical guess or conclusion based upon evidence.
Main Idea	The writer’s principal message. What is the author trying to get across to the reader?
Moral	The lesson that a story teaches.
Motivation	The reason why a character acts, thinks, or feels a certain way.
Point of View	The perspective from which a story is told. 1st person = "I / Me / My" 3rd person = "He / She / They"
Objective Point of View	Unbiased, fair perspective (like a textbook or reference book)
Subjective Point of View	A personal view or opinion; ideas can be biased (editorials, persuasive essays, letters, etc.)
Protagonist	The main character involved in the story’s conflict.
Setting	The time and place of a story.
Symbol	A person, place, object or action that represents something else (greater than itself)
Theme	Message about life or human nature that is communicated in a literary work.
Simile	A comparison using “like” or “as” Example: Her hair is like fire
Metaphor	A direct comparison (does not use “like” or “as”) Example: Her hair is fire
Personification	A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form Examples: Hunger sat shivering on the road Flowers danced about the lawn
Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginnings of words Example: The ragged rascal ran around the rock.
Imagery	Consists of words or phrases that appeal to readers’ senses. Writers use sensory details to help readers imagine how things feel, taste, touch, smell or sound.
Persuasive Writing	Writing that seeks to convince the reader of a particular position or opinion.
Narrative Writing	A form of story-telling.
Expository Writing	Writing that explains or informs.
Descriptive Writing	Writing that is so detailed that it helps the reader to clearly picture it in his/her mind.
How do you avoid plagiarism?	Give credit to the source where you found your information.
Denotation	Refers to the literal meaning of a word; the "dictionary definition.”
Connotation	Refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word.
What is a claim?	A claim a thesis, is a statement that is supported with text details.
How to Properly Punctuate a Longer Length Title:	Underline it.
How to Properly Punctuate the Title of a Shorter Piece:	Put it in quotation marks.

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