Cards in this guide (21)
Which piece of evidence should be used to support each and every argument
Why is historical context important in reading
Historical context helps readers better understand the meaning
of a text.
What is the definition of Hoax buster
a liar;a guy that pretends
What year was War Of The Worlds radio broadcast
Who first discovers the alien cylinder that fell to Earth
What is a characteristic of the invasion novel
it play on reader fear or attack and train them in urban warfare
What happens when the Martian cylinder opens
The townspeople run when they see a large bulging creature with tentacles
Why was England insecure about its position in the world near the end of the 19th century
Other equally powerful countries had been attacked and defeated
How do the townspeople first react to the appearance of the mars cylinder the War of the Worlds
They are curios about the object and what it is
Where in the story's sequence of events is the narrator of the War of the Worlds as he begins to tell the story
How does Wells's narrator add a sense of credibility to The War of the Worlds
by using scientific language that shows he knows what he is talking about
What central belief do both Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. present in their speeches
both believe that freedom for the oppressed is worth fighting for - apex
Why is Invasion literature still popular
deals with fear that still relevant
In The War of the Worlds the narrator believes that Martians came to Earth because
What type of novel plays on the readers fear of attack while also instructing the reader on the technical details of urban warfare
In The War of the Worlds Martian attack represents the fear that invaders will
Use unknown weapons and technology APEX
What rhetorical strategy is Wiesel using in the passage
logos by showing a specific example of the cost of indiffernce
Which option is the best example of believable evidence that could be used in a hoax
a photograph of an alien spaceship landing on earth TRUE for APEX
Why does Wells call the Martian spacecraft the Thing
(Apex) Because he doesn't fully understand what it is yet.
How does the opening paragraph of The War of the Worlds create suspense
by giving hints about events in the story that have already happend
how do the time periods between the original novel and radio versions of the war of the worlds
The radio version was set on the day it was broadcast in the 1930s, while the novel was set in the late 1800
