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What is diction?

What is tone?

A Girl Named Jack

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Reflection about the poem as well as a review of literary devices and class vocabulary.

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1
What is tone?
An author's word choice
The speaker
The author's syntax
An author's attitude toward a subject
2
What is diction?
imagery
word choice
sentence structure
tone
3
Why didn't her mom want to call her Jack?
Her aunts didn't like it
Jacqueline is the girl version of Jack
people would think they were crazy
her dad, Jack, was bad enough
4
Where does the name Jack come from in the story?
Her dad's name is also Jack
Jacqueline doesn't have meaning
To make her mom mad
It will make her strong
5
"'Name a girl Jack, and people will look at her twice' my father said." What did he mean by this?
People will think her name is weird.
People will like her.
People will know who she is.
She will be an outcast.
6
What is a mentor text?
A poem about common topics
A text that gives us skills/ideas for writing
Stories that we can share
Figurative language
7
What is a claim?
an assertion about a topic
An example
A sentence.
A question
8
What is dialogue?
a conversation
a dial
a question
a debate
9
How did her name finally become Jacqueline?
Her mother wrote it on the birth certificate.
Her aunts protested and named her.
It was a compromise.
Her Dad gave in and agreed.
10
Her mom and dad finally compromised at Jackie.
True
False
11
What is NOT an example of evidence?
others' perspective on topic
quotes from research/text
your opinion
scenarios
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This poem shows that a name represents a person's....
interests
gender role
talents
family