Grammar
What is the subject of this sentence?
The Giver is a dystopian novel by Lois Lowry.
The Giver
What is the formula for a thesis in a four-paragraph essay?
Opinion because reason 1 and reason 2.
What are the names of the two rival social groups in The Outsiders?
The Greasers and the Socs
What is the first color Jonas starts to see?
Red
By phrasing your _______ as a ________, you make your opinion more convincing.
Opinion as a fact
What is the predicate of this sentence?
Jonas' parents don't believe in love.
Don't believe in love.
Where in your essay does a thesis always go?
Last sentence of your introduction
What are the names of Ponyboy's two older brothers?
Sodapop and Darry
At what age do people in The Giver get assigned their jobs? ("The ceremony of..."
12
Finish this quote: "Those who don't know history..."
...are doomed to repeat it."
Name all the FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the first sentence of a body paragraph called?
Topic sentence
Tell me three things about Johnny.
Ex:
He comes from an abusive family
He killed Bob
He died saving kids from a burning church
People are expected to follow the rules in The Community, but there's one rule that's commonly broken among children. What is it? (Learning something)
How to ride a bike.
What is The Community's form of government called? "When we went to _______."
Sameness
Name 8 subordinating conjunctions
After, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, whatever, when, whenever, whether, while
What two things MUST be in both your topic sentence and last sentence of each body paragraph?
Opinion + corresponding reason
Whom is the bravest character in The Outsiders? Tell me in the formula of a thesis statement for a four-paragraph essay.
Ex: Johnny is the bravest character in The Outsiders because X and Y.
Why does Jonas flee the community before he and The Giver planned?
Because he found out Gabriel was set to be released in the morning
"Those who would sacrifice ______ for _______ deserve ________ and will lose _______." -Modified Benjamin Franklin
"Those who would sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither and will lose both."
What is the formula for a dependent clause? Can it stand on its own?
Subordinating conjunction subject predicate
Must be connected to an independent clause
What is the formula for a conclusion? (3 steps)
1) Restate opinion with vim and vigor
2) 1-3 sentences about EACH reason
3) Opinion, and [send it off into the world].
What is Johnny's last piece of advice for Ponyboy? ("Stay _________, Ponyboy..."
How does Jonas prevent the planes from finding him and Gabriel at the end of the book?
He lowers their body temperature through memories of cold
What is it called when someone draws a correct OR incorrect conclusion from two TRUE statements?
("Two truths and a lie")