Reviewer English 9 2NdQ Exam PDF

ENGLISH 9 SECOND QUARTER LESSON 1A: SOCIAL, MORAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES LESSON 1B: TEXT CONNECTIONS A. SOCIAL ISSUES - a problem that affects many people FOUR KINDS OF TEXT CONNECTIONS within the society....

ENGLISH 9 SECOND QUARTER LESSON 1A: SOCIAL, MORAL, AND ECONOMIC ISSUES LESSON 1B: TEXT CONNECTIONS A. SOCIAL ISSUES - a problem that affects many people FOUR KINDS OF TEXT CONNECTIONS within the society. a. Text-to-Self – are highly personal connections that a Examples: reader makes between a piece of reading material and Social Stratification - is a kind of social the reader’s own experiences or life. differentiation whereby members of society Example: Through television, movies, magazines, and are grouped into socioeconomic strata, based newspapers. “This story reminds me of a vacation we upon their occupation and income, wealth and took to my grandfather’s farm.” social status, or derived power (social and political). b. Text-to-Text – this occurs when something in the texts Social Inequality - is the root of several reminds the reader of a previously read text like books social problems that occur when factors such by the same author, stories from a similar genre, or as gender, disability, race, and age may perhaps on the same topic. affect the way a person is treated. Example: “This character has the same problem that I Bullying - is a repeated aggressive behavior read about in the story last year.” where one person (or group of people) in a position of power deliberately intimidates, c. Text-to-World – these are connections between abuses, coerces an individual with the events in the story and things that we have seen or intention to hurt that person physically or read about occurring in the real world. The larger emotionally. Acts of bullying can be physical connections that a reader brings to a reading situation. or verbal. We learn about things through television, movies, B. MORAL ISSUES - are situations or actions that do not magazines, and newspapers. conform to the shared norms and values, culture, and Example: “I saw a program on television that talked beliefs distinguished by a certain community or social about things describe in this article.” setting. Examples: d. Text-to-Life – is a connection between the text and the Stealing reader’s life experiences. Abortion Corruption LESSON 1C: MAN WITH THE HOE BY EDWIN MARKHAM C. ECONOMIC ISSUES - are situations that reflect the MAN WITH THE HOE by Edwin Markham scarcity of resources which are deemed insufficient to satisfy human wants and needs. This poem critiques the exploitation of the working Examples: class. Inflation The main theme of this poem is societal inequality. Poverty The bent body of “The Man with the Hoe” signifies the Unemployment crushing labor of a working man. LESSON 2A: VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Walter loses the rest of the money ($6,500) to his friend Willy Ambiguity) Harris, who persuades Walter to invest in the liquor store and then runs off with his cash. Volatility - a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably In the meantime, Beneatha rejects her suitor, George Murchison, whom she believes to be shallow and blind to the Uncertainty - the quality or state of problems of race. Subsequently, she receives a marriage being uncertain : doubt proposal from her Nigerian boyfriend, Joseph Asagai, who wants Beneatha to get a medical degree and move to Africa with Complexity - the state or quality of being intricate or him (Beneatha does not make her choice before the end of the complicated. play). The Youngers eventually move out of the apartment, fulfilling the family’s long-held dream. Their future seems Ambiguity – refers to a lack of clarity about how to uncertain and slightly dangerous, but they are optimistic and interpret something determined to live a better life. They believe that they can succeed if they stick together as a family and resolve to defer their dreams no longer. LESSON 2B: A RAISIN IN THE SUN BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY NOTE: A Raisin in the Sun symbolizes the characters’ deferred dreams and aspirations. A Raisin in the Sun portrays a few weeks in the life of the Youngers, a Black family living on the South Side of Chicago in The characters in the story demonstrated resilience in the 1950s. When the play opens, the Youngers are about to the face of volatility by adapting and persevering. receive an insurance check for $10,000. This money comes The ambiguous decisions made by the characters from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. Each of exemplify uncertainty. the adult members of the family has an idea as to what he or The multi-faceted and intricate connections among the she would like to do with this money. The matriarch of the family, characters in the play demonstrate complexity. Mama (Lena), wants to buy a house to fulfill a dream she shared The confusion and multiple perspectives in the play with her husband. impacted the characters’ understanding of success and American Dream which gives ambiguity. Mama’s son, Walter Lee, would rather use the money to invest in a liquor store with his friends. He believes that the investment will solve the family’s financial problems forever. However, Lena did not agree on this because of her religious convictions against alcohol drinking. Walter’s wife, Ruth, agrees with Mama and hopes that she and Walter can provide more space and opportunity for their son, Travis. Finally, Beneatha, Walter’s sister and Mama’s daughter, wants to use the money for her medical school tuition since her dream is to become a doctor. She also wishes that her family members were not so interested in assimilating into the white world. Beneatha instead tries to find her identity by looking back to the past and to Africa. As the play progresses, the Youngers clash over their competing dreams. Ruth discovers that she is pregnant but fears that if she has the child, she will put more financial pressure on her family members. When Walter says nothing to Ruth’s admission that she is considering abortion, Mama puts a down payment on a house for the whole family. She believes that a bigger, brighter dwelling will help them all. This house is in Clybourne Park, an entirely white neighborhood. When the Youngers’ future neighbors find out that the Youngers are moving in, they send Mr. Lindner, from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association, to offer the Youngers money in return for staying away. The Youngers refuse the deal, even after