Southern Gothic recap

Which of the following is NOT a defining element of Southern Gothic literature?

• The grotesque

• The supernatural

• Dread and suspense

• A sense of place

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is NOT associated with "Southern Grotesque"?

• Odd or "freakish" characters

• Moral decay

• Invoking sadness or horror

• Invoking malicious glee

"Transgression" is another word for...

• An array of emotions

• Crime or sin

• Law or edict

• Secret or clandestine

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

A decaying antebellum house is an example of... [Select TWO correct answers]

• Southern Grotesque

• Family/Town secrets

• Violence and Transgressions

• Sense of place

The existence of "sundown towns" is best linked with which element?

• Southern Grotesque

• Family/Town secrets

• Sense of place

• Violence and Transgressions

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"The thick, humid air made the group of children sweat so profusely that they felt they were swimming rather than walking along Main Street. A fat horse fly kept buzzing between them, encouraged rather than deterred by their swatting. An old hound dog was snoozing leisurely in the shade of the magnificent oak outside the old Montgomery house." Which element best matches this description?

• Family/Town secrets

• Structural decay

• Sense of place

• Southern Grotesque

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Check all THREE types of decay presented in Southern Gothic fiction...

• Moral

• Structural

• Individual

• Societal

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What purpose do the "odd" or "freakish" characters serve in a Southern Gothic story? (Refer back to the slides as needed!)

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which elements of the Southern Gothic could you identify in The Fall of the House of Usher? Refer back to the story as needed.

Which elements of the Southern Gothic could you identify in A Good Man is Hard to Find? Refer back to the story as needed.