7th ELA FINALS Study Guide Flashcards
(65 cards)
Objective summary components
Somebody-Characters
Wanted- What they want
But- What conflicted what they want
So- What do they do
Then- What happens
Finally- How does it end
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
Propaganda example
Hitler used propaganda to vilify Jewish people, depicting them as snakes, thieves, and a “disease.” The US used propaganda to depict Japanese people as the enemy to justify their unethical use of internment camps
Meathaphor
Comparing two things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Rhetoric
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
Genocide
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group
Antisemitisim
Hostility toward or hatred of Jews as a religious or ethnic group, often accompanied by social, economic, or political discrimination.
Nuremberg Laws
2 laws made by the Nazi regime that were their perspective pm race, the theory that specific races are better than others
Fascism
A totalitarian political state that exalts the nation/race and wants land expansion, preferably/usually through military force
Nationalism
Identification with one’s own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations
The Holocaust
The systemactic state funded genocide of 6 million Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators
Primary Source
Firsthand accounts by someone that witnessed/was part of the event
Secondary Source
Second hand account by someone that’s wasn’t at the event but has info about it
Tertiary Source
Sources that take info from 1st and 2nd hand accounts
CRAAP Test
Currency-Up to date
Relevance-Relevant to topi
Authority-Confirmed Credible
Accuracy-Accurate info
Purpose-To educate or sell
Bias
In favor of one side without much reason, considered unfair
Quoting
Writing the author’s exact words to provide stronger evidence-To provide stronger evidence
Paraphrasing
Expressing the authors meaning with your own words- To explain better/make more sense with the text/when the quote would be too long or confusing
Transition Words
Used to link phrases sentences or paragraphs
4 Elements of Introduction
Hook the reader, provide context, research statement/thesis, orient reader
5 Elements of Conclusion
Summarize key points, connects themes and patterns, reflect on significance, address limitations and unanswered questions, end with thought to think about (restate thesis somewhere in there)
Setting
When and where the story takes place
Point of View
The narrator’s position in the story
