Vocabulary
Things Fall Apart
Antigone
Global Warming
Writing
100
a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
What is tone?
100
this is the main character, the protagonist, of Things Fall Apart
Who is Okonkwo?
100
this is Antigone's crime
What is she buried her brother?
100
The 11th hour uses Leonardo DiCaprio's name on the cover. this persuasive appeal can best be described as ....
What is ethos?
100
correctly citing sources will increase a paper's (writer's) ______________ (credibility or subjectivity)
What is credibility?
200
altering (change) of mood or tone within the middle of a piece
What is shift?
200
this happens at the end of Ezeudu's funeral
What is Okonkwo accidentally kills Ezeudu's son?
200
this is where the play Antigone takes place
What is Thebes?
200
this is the type of footage you would see in a documentary but not in a fictional movie
What is primary footage?
200
sentence or fragment? Which is the best part!
What is fragment?
300
representing factual information without injecting personal feelings or bias
What is objectivity?
300
he is banished after this and sent to live in his mother's village
What happens to Okonkwo after the accidental killing?
300
she is Oedipus's daughter and the one who kills herself after she is jailed
Who is Antigone?
300
in the film The 11th hour the earth is compared to this
What is an infected organism?
300
this is the statement that makes your claim. It tells the reader what you will be writing about
What is a thesis statement?
400
the single most tragic flaw of a character: typically found in Greek tragedy
What is hamartia?
400
himself, the court messenger, Ikemefuna, Ezeudu's son
Who does Okonkwo kill?
400
At the end of the play he loses all fo his family
Who is King Creon?
400
this is a cause of global warming according to the 11th Hour
What is human corporate greed? or C02 emissions or fossil fuel abuse and overuse
400
These words help a writer move from one topic to another. They also help with the flow of ideas.
What are transition words?
500
learning a horrible truth that leads to a strong intense release of emotion
What is catharsis?
500
this character is most influenced by the arrival of the missionaries
Who is Nwoye?
500
this is considered Oedipus's tragic flaw
What is pride?
500
in the movie The Day After Tomorrow this city is submerged by wtaer and then ice
What is New York City?
500
This punctuation can be placed between 2 independent clauses to avoid run ons.
What is a semi colon? ;
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