Vocab Words
Define "serpentine"
Snakelike
A verb is a...?
An action
What is a tool?
A specific move an author is making to bring their sentence/phrase to life
Name one theme in Anne Frank
Girlhood vs genocide, coming of age, effects of a genocide, relationships, resistance, internal vs external self
(any of these is fine)
What word means "to sharpen"?
Whet
What word means to strongly and publicly criticize?
Denounce
The subject of a sentence is what?
Who/what the sentence is mainly about
How should a tool be phrased and WHY?
As an instruction, so you can try that tool yourself in your own writing
Name everyone who lives in the Annex
Anne, Margot, Edith, Otto, Peter, Ms. Van Dam, Mr. Van Dam, Fritz Pfeffer
What word is a sacred religious song or poem meant to thank God?
Psalm
Define modulate
To change
An adverb is a...?
Word to describe/modify a verb, adverb, or adjective
What tool is in this sentence?: "I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is."- Alice Walker
List two (seemingly unrelated) similes in a row to describe one idea
(getting just the similes part is fine)
What is resistance?
Acts that go against those in power to help people being oppressed live
What word means a perfect example of something?
Use "ogle" in a sentence that shows you know what it means.
Any variation of a sentence that implies you know that to ogle is to stare at someone/something in such a way that shows strong desire
What is wrong with these sentences? "You walked into the room slowly and methodically. Passing the restricted shelf, you pause to glance around."
Tense shift- past tense "walked" and present tense "pause" and "glance"
What tool is in this sentence?: "Kindness eases change, Love quiets fear”- Octavia Butler
Pair abstract noun + verb being done to second noun + abstract noun, repeat
(a variation of this is ok)
What is something (besides the fact that they're experiencing a genocide) we have to consider about the people in Anne Frank's diary before judging them?
They're written from a 15 year old's point of view while she was generally emotional
(variation of this answer is ok)
Use "cliche" in a sentence that shows you know what it means.
Define penance.
An action taken to make up for wrongdoing
What is incorrect about this sentence AND what should it say?: "She and her best friend had went to the circus last Saturday to see the giant animals."
Incorrect tense of "went/gone"- should say "had gone" or just "went"
What tool is in this sentence?: "Little thorn in my soul, pebble in my shoe, jewel of my life, the passionate doll who has torn my heart in two, tell me, cruel beauty that I adore, why you torment me." -Sandra Cisneros
Mix an adoring tone with an injured tone, address someone with pet names, ask a question but using a period, show mixed feelings by describing something with adoring and injured phrases
(any of these answers or close are ok)
What elements of Anne's identity does she contend with in her diary? (must get at least 3)
Age, religion, sexuality, socioeconomic status, gender (to an extent)
Define inconsolable.
Being so sad/distraught/in grief that nothing can comfort a person