LA Study Guide Q2
Q2 STUDY GUIDE LA
Claude McKay (Tropics in New York)
From rural Jamaican to world traveler
The 11th child of peasant farmers
Born and raised in Jamaica
Moved in 1912 to the US to attend college
Published two volumes of verse in Jamaican dialect
He moved to New York in 1914
By the early 1920’s he had emerged as one of the first inspirational voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
Traveled widely as a poet, novelist and journalist.
Langston Hughes (Theme for English B)
Spokesman for common people
Born in Missouri
He moved often during his youth and grew up in various cities
He became a world traveler
He was deeply influenced by sights and sounds of Harlem
He played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance
His poetry focuses on the experiences of ordinary black people in America
Lensey Namioka (Math and Aftermath)
Was born in china
Moved to the US when she was nine years old
Has felt herself to be something of an outsider wherever she lived (you can see it reflected in her books)
Namioka’s writing draws both on her Chinese heritage and her husband’s Japanese heritage
Has written humorous novels about young Chinese immigrants in America.
Barbara Kingsolver (Going to Japan)
Wrote stories ad essays as a child
She majored in biology in college and took creative writing classes (that is when she found her true passion)
Is an award-winning author of essays, novels and short stories
She is extremely interested in cultural differences
Logos: the appeal to logic, which means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
Pathos: the emotional appeal, which means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.
Ethos: the ethical appeal, which means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
Kairos: the opportune of decisive moment (RUSH).
Vocabulary
Going to Japan
Abject: Exceedingly humble
Baleful: Evil, Destructive
Brazenly: Boldly and without shame
Cede: To give up, or give way (think concede)
Mortified: Very embarrassed,
Claude McKay (Tropics in New York)
From rural Jamaican to world traveler
The 11th child of peasant farmers
Born and raised in Jamaica
Moved in 1912 to the US to attend college
Published two volumes of verse in Jamaican dialect
He moved to New York in 1914
By the early 1920’s he had emerged as one of the first inspirational voices of the Harlem Renaissance.
Traveled widely as a poet, novelist and journalist.
Langston Hughes (Theme for English B)
Spokesman for common people
Born in Missouri
He moved often during his youth and grew up in various cities
He became a world traveler
He was deeply influenced by sights and sounds of Harlem
He played a key role in the Harlem Renaissance
His poetry focuses on the experiences of ordinary black people in America
Lensey Namioka (Math and Aftermath)
Was born in china
Moved to the US when she was nine years old
Has felt herself to be something of an outsider wherever she lived (you can see it reflected in her books)
Namioka’s writing draws both on her Chinese heritage and her husband’s Japanese heritage
Has written humorous novels about young Chinese immigrants in America.
Barbara Kingsolver (Going to Japan)
Wrote stories ad essays as a child
She majored in biology in college and took creative writing classes (that is when she found her true passion)
Is an award-winning author of essays, novels and short stories
She is extremely interested in cultural differences
Logos: the appeal to logic, which means to convince an audience by use of logic or reason.
Pathos: the emotional appeal, which means to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.
Ethos: the ethical appeal, which means to convince an audience of the author’s credibility or character.
Kairos: the opportune of decisive moment (RUSH).
Vocabulary
Going to Japan
Abject: Exceedingly humble
Baleful: Evil, Destructive
Brazenly: Boldly and without shame
Cede: To give up, or give way (think concede)
Mortified: Very embarrassed,