The Lost Boys
Why are the refugees called "The Lost Boys"?
They are named after Peter Pan's Lost Boys because they are orphans.
What is the the purpose of a thesis statement?
To tell the reader what the entire paper will be about
List 3/5 jobs that Owens worked.
Elevator operator, waiter, pumping gas, library stacks, page in the Ohio Statehouse
What is the purpose of an argumentative essay?
To convince the readers to believe your views on a topic (for or against a subject).
How do you make a line from an article a quote? 2 things.
Put quotation marks around it and cite it.
How did the Dut brothers struggle with school?
Didn't fit in-skin color, clothes, tradition barrier
Where does the thesis statement belong? Exact location.
Last sentence in the introduction paragraph.
List all 3 records Owens set in high school track and field. (The events he set them in.)
100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, and long jump
When arguing your point in an essay, what pronouns should you NOT use?
First Person (I, Me, My, Our etc.)
What goes in the parenthesis if there is no author?
The title of the article in quotation marks.
What are THREE problems/hardships the refugees faced while fleeing Sudan?
Dehydration, starvation, getting eaten by crocodiles or lions, attacks from army or bandits, drowning
What is the thesis statement formula?
1+3=1
Provide TWO reasons why the Berlin Olympics were a huge feat for Owens.
He set 3 world records and tied a fourth, he disproved Hitler's Aryan race theory, and he was the first American athlete to win four golds at one Olympics.
What is a rebuttal paragraph AND where does it belong?
Introduce a counter argument and disprove that counter argument; paragraph between third body paragraph and conclusion.
What do you do for a citation if there are no page numbers on the document?
Leave it blank, close the parenthesis
What is the author's purpose with writing this piece?
Inform about the hardships refugees faced within their own country.
Inform about the hardships of moving to a new country.
What is a modified thesis AND where does it belong in an essay?
A reworded thesis statement, and it belongs in the first sentence of the conclusion paragraph.
What can you INFER about Owens' financial life growing up?
He had to work hard for items he wanted financially.
Provide THREE argumentative words. (to show something is a fact)
Evident, clear (clearly), obvious (obviously), proves, shows
What is the purpose of having quotes in an essay?
Help prove the point of the essay; provide research facts to back point
What is the overall TONE the author is conveying to the readers?
Informative, Patient, Understanding, Calm
Create a thesis statement answering the following prompt: Is track and field a good sport for everyone?
Answers vary.
What TWO adjectives BEST describe Owens throughout his lifetime?
Apathetic, hardworking, self righteous, talented, rude, caring
Provide THREE argumentative points for the following prompt:
Is technology making people less independent?
Open ended response.
Cite a sentence properly from the excerpt below from page 37 of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men novel.
They went out the door. The sunshine lay in a thin line under the window. From a distance there could be heard a rattle of dishes.
"line" (Steinbeck 37).