Unit 1 ELA A 30 Review

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Unit 1 ELA A 30 Review Marginalized Voices
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Key Topic
The FRAME Routine
ELA A 30 Unit 1 Review Marginalized Voices
is about
Voices of men and women (as studied through
literature). The literary analysis of that
literature and the writing skills that have been
developed in this unit of study.
Michaelle Jeans Inauguration - speech
Doukhobors poem Newspaper article
Half the Sky - poem
Pencil Crayons short story
1) Summary Of work
Marginalization occurs in the world Canadians
should prize their freedom We must consider
others before Ourselves if we are to unite and
be equal Marginalization is the relegation of a
Group of people to the outskirts of
Society People that are marginalized in our
Society include Aboriginal peoples, Visible
minorities, the poor/homeless
1a) This poem depicts the history of the
Doukhobors And the speaker is condescending
towards them, was It worth it to go through all
that struggle. 1b) Article critiques the fact
that the Doukhobors get So much land. 2)
Religious persecution 3) Allusion to historical
facts in Russia, Eden Symbolism Eden (prairies
were viewed as uninhabited And free land)
This poem is about a woman who is Sitting on the
hospital steps wondering If she should go back to
the man who Beat her up. 2) People are scared to
leave abusive Situations, there is a cycle of
abuse Women tend to wind up in these
situations More due to a variety of
factors 3)Symbolism colours of the bruised Eye
were the same as the sky and she could Only see ½
the sky. Tone sad. Theme Reality of abuse.
Irony she stays for her Kids but they wouldnt
call 911.
An alcoholic dad beats his wife and in The end
the wife takes Josh and leaves Him when she
realizes Josh will suffer Abuse next. POV 3rd
person limited (Josh) Theme brokenness Tone
Fear Foreshadow Joshs actions and words often
Foreshadow conflict to come between his
parents Simile the quiet like a fog rolling
slowly back Characterization
2) Main points
3) Literary Analysis
Listening to Angels short story
Figurative Language
Figurative Language cont.
Précis Editorial
Precis Keep the same mood of the Original
piece. Should be 1/3 the Size of the original.
Highlight the Main points. Editorial A persons
opinion piece on Any given subject (they have a
bias) Specific structure
A sisters point of view of her
brothers Struggles with autism. He is labeled
as Different and is treated that way by
Others. POV 1st person (Irene) Tone
sad/ Frustrated. Symbolism angels (Stephens
inner voice) Simile comparison of drawings to
Haiku Characterization Stephen is an
autistic Boy, hes an artist and can read but not
Write. Hes 11 years old and is likely Lonely
due to being labeled as different.
Simile comparison using like or as Imagery
Describes sensory experiences Symbolism- When a
person/place/or thing Represents something else
Irony A difference between what is said
(happens) and what is meant (meant to
happen) Flashback going back in time
Foreshadow giving hints in a story in terms
of Whats to come
Tone the emotional feeling of the
story/poem Theme the general truth/topic of
the story Allusion a reference to history or
an event that exists Outside of the story.
Point of View 1st person (I), 2nd person
(you) 3rd person limited (sticks closely to one
character But only use pronouns of s/he), 3rd
person Omniscient (s/he, focuses on all
characters equally) Characterization - We get
information From their actions, thoughts,
description, actions of others.



So What? (Whats important to understand about
this?)
We need to know the literature weve studied and
be familiar with its main points so we can
analyze it. Figurative language is Important
because we often use it to extract deeper meaning
from a poem/short story. Also we have a TEST
tomorrow and all of this may be on the Exam.
There are 15 short answer questions and 1
paragraph answer.