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Title: Unit 3 Review

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Unit 3 Review

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General Terms

Nature vs. Nurturethe debate in psychology over
the relative roles of genetics and environment in
producing psychological outcomes
Quid pro quothis for that an action performed
in expectation of a return action
Ostentation/Ostentatiousthe gaudy, excessive
showing off of wealth

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Terminology of Literary Criticism

Realisma literary movement in which writers
represented ordinary people in extraordinary, but
real situations, rejecting the fantastic, heroic,
mythic, etc. Began in the 19th century
Modernismliterary movement from the 1880s WWII
which introduced radical experimentation in
literary technique, including fragmentation of
perspective, discontinuity of narrative,
disruption of syntax, and themes of alienation
and spiritual emptiness

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Terminology of Literary Criticism

In medias resstarting a story in the middle of
things in order to draw in readers
Flashbackinterruption in the chronological order
of the story by a scene or image from the past
Back Storyhistory of a character, often not
shown or related, perhaps hinted at
Foreshadowingauthorial hints or suggestions
about future events in the story
Flash ForwardInterruption in the chronological
order of the story by a scene or image from the
future

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Terminology of Philosophy

Platonic IdealismPlatos belief that the reality
we can sense is only a poor reflection of an
ideal that exists on a higher plane
Free Willthe ability to choose your actions and
ultimately your fate for yourself
Determinismdenies free will and sees humans as
animalistic, controlled more by biologic drives
than logic and thoughtif we cant see the soul,
then it must not exist.
Motifa repeated thematic element throughout a
story or other work of art
Personaa mask or personality a character (or
real person) adopts in preference to or to cover
up his/her real self

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Composition

Critical Lens Introduction Structure
Interpret the lens
Agree or disagree
Connect to both pieces of literature
Body Paragraph Structure
Topic sentence that connects the lens to a
specific piece of literature
Specific details from the literature supporting
the topic sentence
Transition or clincher sentence that connects
points to one another through the critical lens

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Composition

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Try to figure out which of the terms above best
represent the following
Ethan Frome
The Nicks details about Gatsby and Dan Cody
As I was hanging by a branch from the cliff, my
life passed before my eyes . . .
James Gatzs view of himself
Using stream of consciousness as a narrative
technique

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

The plot in The Crucible turns on the question of
whether or not it is right to lie to save your
life
Ned and Ruth almost hitting the big elm
Showing off your huge engagement ring
Are identical twins alike in every way? What is
they are separated at birth and grow up in
different families?
Writing a story about a farmer who struggles with
a poor crop due to a drought.
Writing a story about a farmer who struggles with
a poor crop using discontinuity of narrative

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Ethan Frome reflects the lack of economic freedom
the poor face in American society
The frequent references to driving and car
accidents in The Great Gatsby
Our decisions are only biological imperatives
Nicks reverie about the first time Gatsby kissed
Daisy
Nicks sense of alienation from the world at the
end of The Great Gatsby is a characteristic of
this

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Contribute to my campaign and Ill steer business
to your company
Fuzzy picture only seen clearly on a U2 (jet that
flies at extreme altitude)
Here we are starting the story in the middle
Gatz could never truly be Gatsby because of his
poverty-stricken youth and lack of experience in
upper class society
You can do whatever you choose

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Why did Fitzgerald tell the story out of order?
Who killed Gatsby?
Why did Tom tell Wilson about Gatsby?
Did Fitzgerald effectively illustrate the upper
class moral failures of the 1920s?
Someone isnt listening right nowyears later he
curses as he lays dying because he hadnt
understood that his inattentiveness would cause
poor reading skills and lead to his using his
radio in the bathtubhe thought the directions
said he could

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall?