10th Lit and Comp Semester Review

Crazy Characters

100

This strange girl loved talking and was considered "anti-social"

Clarisse

200

This character took a journey through hell with his hero

Dante

300

This character thought she would grow up to be a prophet when she was little

Marji

400

This character took too many pills, got her stomach pumped, and didn't remember any of it.

Mildred

500

This character stole a loaf of bread and was on the run for the rest of his life because of this

Jean Valjean

Literary Terms

100

When you copy something in order to make a humorous point (hint: can be a TYPE of satire)

parody

200

This is the type of writing that something is considered when humor is used to highlight corruption or a downfall of society (hint: Saturday Night Live could be considered this)

satire

300

This is the name for the "coming of age" story that the graphic novel Persepolis could be considered.

bildungsroman

400

This is the rhythm that has 10 beats per line (5 sets of stressed and unstressed syllables)

iambic pentameter

500

This 14 line poem was made famous by Shakespeare

sonnet

Authors + Movements

100

This author wrote the famous novel Les Miserables

Victor Hugo

200

This literary movement showed the harsh realities of everyday life

Realism

300

This author wrote science fiction books (such as Fahrenheit 451) that alarmingly showed bits of reality today

Ray Bradbury

400

This literary movement was all about the imagination, nature, and following your heart

Romanticism

500

This author created a graphic novel about her own experience growing up in Iran

Marjane Satropi

All About Writing

100

This type of writing is used when you want to convince your audience about something: narrative, informational, or persuasive?

persuasive

200

This type of writing is used when you want to inform your reader about something: narrative, informational, or persuasive?

informational

300

This type of writing is used when you want to tell a story about something: narrative, informational, or persuasive?

narrative

400

Put the following parts of paragraph in order: concrete detail (evidence), commentary (explanation), topic sentence (claim), concluding sentence.

topic sentence
concrete detail
commentary
concluding sentence

500

Write a thesis statement for the following prompt:


Write an essay that explores the economic, social, and political effects of the coronavirus on the United States in the year 2020. 

In the year 2020, the coronavirus affected the United States economically, socially, and politically.

Grammar + Editing

100

Edit this sentence:

their are some classic signs’ that point to an online shopping addiction

There are some classic signs that point to an online shopping addiction.

200

Edit the following sentence:

many consumers espceially those that turn to online shopping is shopping for a sense of control, a distraction from anxiety or a feeling of mastery and competence

Many consumers, especially those who turn to online shopping, are shopping for a sense of control, a distraction from anxiety, or a feeling of mastery and competence.

300

Edit the following sentence:

including loosing track of time while online, keeping secrets from friends and family, or to have feelings of guilt when making purchases

These signs include losing track of time while online, keeping secrets from friends and family, or feeling guilt when making purchases.

400

Edit the following sentence:

while personal stories very vastly one common thread is that theres more to this problem then simply liking to shop

While personal stories vary vastly, one common thread is that there is more to this problem than simply liking to shop.

500

Edit this sentence:

a 2013 article published in the american journal on addictions estimate that nearly 7 percent of americans are compulsive shoppers – that’s roughly 20 million

A 2013 article published in the American Journal on Addictions estimates that nearly seven percent of Americans are compulsive shoppers – that’s roughly twenty million.