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1) Tom Brokaw
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I can analyze the effect of writer's style and setting on author's purpose and
themes in fiction.
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As you read, think about
the setting, tone, and style
and examine its impact on
the author's purpose.
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"The Balek Scales" -- Questions
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Name ____________________
Hour ______ Date _________
1. What is the nature of the relationship between peasants and the nobility?
2. How does the narrator's grandfather challenge the Balek family? What
effect does this have on the peasant community?
3. List two possible themes for this story?
4. List and explain two or more symbols in the story.
5. List something that is ironic in this story.
6. How do the symbols or irony support/advance the theme(s) in the story?
7. Explain the significance of the phrase "The justice of this earth, O Lord,
hath put Thee to death."
8. Provide quotes of two examples of the narrator's detached tone. What is
the effect of his style in the story?
9. What purpose/effect does Bilgan the Giant have in the story? Who is the
hero and how do they contrast?
10. How does the answer to #9 deepen our understanding of the story's
themes? Hint: Connect to present world/society.
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SohowdoessomethingliketheHolocaust
happenandcouldithappenagain?
A look at the past...
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Present Day...
Why are Israel and Palestine fighting?
The Map
West Wing
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Jerusalem by Yehuda Amichai
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Work on transitions
Spelling and vocabulary
Grammar
past/present tense -- switching tense in voice = you, I
Avoid plot summary -- analyze!
Engaging topic sentence?
Where is the thesis? -- last sent. of intro
Better link in introduction
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Which of the following do you think is MOST
responsible for social oppression?
Apathy -- don't
care
Religion
Other
Greed
Ignorance -don't know
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