Rauschenberg, who was then an up-and- coming American artist, plucked up the courage to ask
Willem de Kooning, an established abstract expressionist,
for one of his drawings. Rauschenberg did not tell de
Kooning much - just that he intended to use it for an
unusual project. Although de Kooning was disapproving,
he acquiesced.
After securing his gift, Rauschenberg proceeded, over the
period of a month, to carefully erase all traces of the
expressive pencil, charcoal, and crayon drawing that de
Kooning had put to paper.
Rauschenberg then re-titled the work, now preserved in
the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Art,
“Erased de Kooning Drawing."
-"Banksy and the Tradition of Destroying Art,"
Preminda Jacob
Why does the author end the example by stating that
the piece is now in a museum?
To point out that acts of defiance can end up as
valuable works of art
O To establish that Rauschenberg is an important
artist
O To describe how de Kooning helped other artists
rebel
O To recognize the value of each piece of art created
Done

here's some tricks. write on a book that you have read and really enjoyed. first, start by writing down basic event in the book. have your first paragraph be an intro explaining like the author, the reason the book was written if known, and other backround info like that. paragraph two explain what happens in the first few chapters and the signifigance it had. then for paragraph 3, do the same thing but for the middle. i'm pretty sure you get the point for paragraph 4. just rap things up and explain the call to action. for the final paragragh (paragraph 5) , explain your views on the book, the message, ect. tip: something that might is to go onto cliff notes or something and read the anaylisis of each chapter.

some books i recommend;

diary of anne frank

lord of the flies

question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.