Cornell Notes Review

1. Cornell Notes Review You need verify in your Cornell notes that you can locate the following information:

2. By the Waters of Babylon • Identify the characteristics of a post-apocalyptic fiction. • Give two examples of how the first person point of view allows the reader to experience the narrator’s fears, confusions, and discoveries. • Explain what this story alludes to. • How did the father know that his son was worthy of becoming a priest? • How do his brothers show him respect?

3. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • Give three examples of how the narrator’s naivety is apparent. • (Naïve = lacking worldly knowledge) • Give two examples of contextual evidence that shows how people view priests in this society. • Explain the setting (including time and place) of this story. • What is a Right of Passage?

4. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • As he begins his journey, the narrator looks for signs. Identify three signs he observes. • Identify three internal conflicts and three external conflicts the narrator has to deal with. • Explain the details of the dream John experiences while he is in the Place of the Gods. • When referring to the deer, what does John mean by, “they did not wind me or see me?”

5. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • When referring to the deer, what does John mean by, “they did not wind me or see me?” • How does he interpret this sign? • Make sure you can identify a simile and a metaphor. • What does the narrator see when he is asked to look into the smoke of the fire? • Explain three details from “the Great Burning.”

6. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • Why is it dangerous to eat food from the “enchanted boxes and jars?” • Why does John view the great river as magic? • John repeatedly states that, “It is better to lose one’s life than one’s spirit.” • Explain what this means. • Describe what the Place of the Gods looks like.

7. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • In an effort to understand what had truly happened, John decides to tour the house in the morning light. As he looks into the face of the dead god, he realizes something that forever changes him. What does he come to know? • What does John mean when he states, “not all the gods did was well done?” • On his quest, John grows into a man and truly earns the title of priest. What kind of a priest will he be?

8. By the Waters of Babylon (con’t) • At the end of the story, what decision does John make regarding how best to share his newfound knowledge? • Make sure you are familiar with the vocabulary terms from this story.

9. Searching for Summer • Describe the setting of the story (make sure you have included all details) • Make sure you can identify the mood at the beginning, middle, and end of the short story. • Be able to describe Mr. Noakes, Mrs. Hatching, Lily, and Tom. • Name at least two examples of irony from the story

10. Searching for Summer • Describe the importance of the color yellow though out the short story. • Know vocabulary from the story