Answer the questions fully, using examples from the reading selections to support your answers. You should refer to your Journeys in Literature anthology to answer these questions. When you are finished, submit this assignment to your teacher. (50 points)
1. In Mark Twain's "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" there are good examples of regionalist fiction. Regionalism represents a geographic region's distinct language, customs, traditions, and manners. Write a paragraph below and explain how this story demonstrates ONE of the above elements of regionalism. Your paragraph should have THREE parts: 1) the explanation of the element you’ve identified (such as distinct language, etc.), 2) your description of how it was used to demonstrate regionalism in that story, and 3) the quote you chose to demonstrate it.


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2. Many of the stories that students read in Unit 7 display elements of Realism. The story “School Days of an Indian Girl” incorporates many characteristics of realism (please see chart below.) In a paragraph, identify ONE trait of Realism that this story incorporates and support your analysis with supporting quotes and or examples.

Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. when the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the constitution and the declaration of independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every american was to fall heir. this note was a promise that all men—yes, black men as well as white men—would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is obvious today that america has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. instead of honoring this sacred obligation, america has given the negro people a bad check, a check that has come back marked “insufficient funds.” but we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. we refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. and so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice. in this section of the speech, analyze martin luther king’s connection between a defaulted promissory note and the lack of freedom experienced by african americans. which option offers the best analysis? question 3 options: mlk creates this analogy to communicate that america has enough freedom for all, but it needs to live up to its promises. mlk makes the analogy that america has run out of freedom. not everyone deserves to have it. mlk communicates that america should equally distribute funds to all citizens. everyone deserves equal access to the government’s money. mlk demonstrates that america is improving in equality and should keep the forward momentum.

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