The Crucible
This character says, "Because it is my NAME!!!! Because I cannot have another in my LIFE!!!!"
Who is John Proctor?
These are the paragraphs of poetry.
What are stanzas?
A newspaper reader might write this to publicly share their opinion on a published article.
What is a letter to the editor?
This kind of source is a first-hand account of an event.
What is a primary source?
Identify the sentence type:
Joseph Heller, a World War II veteran, wrote Catch-22.
What is 1?
Giles Corey said this in response to being pressed to death with stones.
What is "MORE WEIGHT!!!"?
A dramatic monologue is narrated from this point of view.
What is the first person?
Writers use this appeal to demonstrate their credibility or authority to an audience.
What is ethos?
What is an editorial?
Identify the sentence type:
Prince Hamlet appeared crazy, but there was a method to his madness.
What is 2b?
This character robbed her uncle and escaped on a ship rather than facing the consequences of her actions.
Who is Abigail Williams?
This type of poem, unlike "My Last Duchess," does not follow any regular rhythm or rhyme scheme.
What is a free verse poem?
"Opposite the editorial page" is often shortened into this word.
What is "op-ed"?
This writer founded Genocide Watch and wrote about the ten stages of genocide.
Who is Dr. Gregory Stanton?
Identify the sentence type:
Ophelia went mad and drowned.
What is 2a?
This senator limited freedom of speech to target Communists in America.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Sandra Cisneros writes about abusive marriages like that of the Duke and Duchess in this free verse poem.
What is "Old Maids"?
Jeremy Rifkin uses this kind of appeal when he describes "millions of domestic animals raised under the most inhumane conditions and destined for slaughter and human consumption" in attempt to make his audience feel guilt or sympathy.
What is pathos?
This traditional method was used to try large numbers of people after the Rwandan genocide.
What are Gacaca courts?
Identify the sentence type:
Processing his experiences in Dresden, Kurt Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse-Five.
What is 4b?
In this sermon, which demonstrates the Puritan view of a Christian God, Jonathan Edwards compares humanity to a powerless spider dangling over a raging fire.
What is "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"?
Poets use this technique when they include a line break in the middle of a sentence (eg.
That's my last duchess painted on the wall,
Looking as if she were alive. I call
That piece a wonder now...")
What is enjambment?
Unlike Jeremy Rifkin, this writer was a scientist who wrote about the studies she and her team conducted.
Who is Victoria Braithwaite?
Fareed Zakaria writes about this Rwandan hotel manager in "When the U.N. Fails, We All Do."
Who is Paul Rusesabagina?
Identify the sentence type:
Traveling through the nine circles of Hell helped Dante reunite with Beatrice.
What is 6?