Quarter 1 Grade 10 Revision Sheet #2

1. The selection “The Refusal” is an example of writing from the Post Modernist time period.
2. The selection is an example of the genre: Historical Fiction/ Realistic Fiction
3. The author’s purpose was to warn people of the dangers of absolute authority and dictators
4. Evidence for this is: The author was sarcastic towards the concept of authority. He was
showcasing the corrupting nature of power. The general was “not a tyrant”, however he
exercised absolute power without ever giving a reason for his answers or a proof for his
authority.
5. The narrator of the selection is: unknown
6. We do know the narrator is: the teenage son of the blacksmith
7. The narrator is discontent with the way their area is being governed.
8. What does the narrator think about the colonel?
He is “not a tyrant”, however wields power without any solid authority to do so. He feels that the
colonel’s answers are likely personally driven, rather than actual mandate from any central
government.
9. Evidence for this is: “He ruled without any contest, and without any document proving his
authority to do so. In fact, I doubt any such document ever existed.”

10. Main ideas of Modernism include:

a. Focus on authority
b. Education = knowledge = morality
c. Morality is fixed and logical
11. Main ideas of postmodernism include:
a. Focus on chaos and experimentalism
b. Experience = knowledge and understanding
c. Morality is relative

12: Draw and label a plot diagram:

 Quarter 1 Grade 10 Revision Sheet #2

Vocabulary Review: (sentences) See the power point for definitions.

DO NOT MEMORIZE THESE SENTENCES. Understand them and use sentences of your own.

1. Experimentalism: Post modernism was characterized by a focus on experimentalism.

2. Exteriority: He is plagued by a concern on exteriority.
3. Interiority: Introverts are often confused with people focused on interiority.
4. Fragmentation: If you do not resolve your issues you may experience fragmentation of your
personality.
5. Modernism: The time period that happened between the industrial revolution and the world
wars was known as Modernism.
6. post modernism: The time period after the world wars was known as post modernism.
7. multiplication: If you do not learn this lesson you will have multiplication of your issues.
8. parody: I loved the parody they did of the play Twelfth Night; they set it in the 1970s.
9. stream of consciousness: One of my favorite ways to approach writing is stream of
consciousness.
10. relativity: The theory of relativity is important when you consider other cultures and their
differences of mindset.
11. overtly: He is overtly watching. (as opposed to covertly)
12. petition: Sign my petition to run for Class President, please?
13. rigid: She has a rigid definition of right and wrong.
14. desolate: This street is desolate at night, it creeps me out.
15. explicitly: The teacher explicitly told us this would come on the exam.
16. barren: Where is all your work? Your notebook is practically barren!
17. character: Watch your thoughts for they become your words. Watch your words for they
become your actions. Watch your actions for they become your habits. Watch your habits for
they become your character. Watch your character for it becomes your destiny.
18. narrative: I prefer reading narrative writing to expository writing.
19. plot: The plot of this novel is very confusing.
20. point of view: I understand the situation from your point of view.
21. narrator: He is an unreliable narrator.
22. setting: The setting of the conflict is a food court at a mall, how unusual.
23. subplot: I actually prefer the subplot of this novel to the protagonist’s plotline.
24. theme: The theme of this quarter is communication.