On Demand
What is the purpose of the last sentence of a BODY PARAGRAPH.
To make a concluding statement that sums up the argument of the paragraph
Romanticism was a direct response to which American Literary Movement?
Rationalism and Rhetoric
The literary movement that focuses on rendering reality closely and in detail with mundane setting and plot points is called:
Realism
Where do the commas go?
Houdini who devoted considerable effort to exposing hoaxes involving spiritualism was skeptical about the existence of supernatural beings.
Houdini, who devoted considerable effort to exposing hoaxes involving spiritualism, about the existence of supernatural beings.
Where does Gatsby tell Nick about his past?
In his car
What is the purpose of a counter argument?
To continue the support of their own argument.
What method did Romantics feel "Truth" could be found?
Intuition
Literature that focuses on dialect, customs, and culture of a specific place is called:
Regionalism
Where does the comma go?
Nevertheless Christian Slater is the best actor.
Nevertheless, Christian Slater is the best actor.
What did Gatsby do in an attempt to stay up to date on Daisy?
Bought a newspaper every day just on the chance he might read her name
What is the purpose of the first three sentence of the INTRODUCTION in the On Demand.
To catch the reader’s attention.
According to Transcendentalism, who is to blame for the world’s evil?
Society
In what way did Realism differ from Romanticism?
Realism depicted the everyday life and struggles of people in the middle class
Where does the comma go?
Mr. McWilliams CEO of the First Federal Savings & Securities Services has been replaced immediately, pending an investigation of recent activities he may have been involved in.
Mr. McWilliams, CEO of the First Federal Savings & Securities Services, has been replaced immediately, pending an investigation of recent activities he may have been involved in.
What does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby's dreams of Love and success.
The first sentence of a body paragraph is called the...
Topic Sentence
What did Dark Romantic literature have in common with Puritan literature?
Seeing Symbols in nature
What was the most significant event that brought about Realism as a literary movement?
The Civil War
Name three comma rules.
1) separate independent clauses
2) after an introductory clause
3) All items in a series
4) around nonrestrictive clauses
5) Indicate an address
6) set off direct quotations
7) Dates, addresses, and titles
What are THREE rumors we hear about Gatsby?
1) Gatsby Killed a man
2) Gatsby is nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm
3) Gatsby actually lives in a houseboat.
What does I.C.E stand for-what is the purpose of each letter in the acronym.
I-Introduce the context of the quotation
C-Cite the quotation
E-Explain how the quotation proves the argument
Describe the differences between Romantic, Transcendentalist, and Dark Romantic views of nature.
Romantic: Nature is pretty, important, healthy, and healing.
Transentalist: Nature is essential, the glue that binds man to God.
Dark Romantics: Nature holds symbolism, nature can and will kill you, nature is scary.
Name the "Realist" and "Regionalist" pieces of literature we read in this class.
Realism: Editha
Regionalism: Desiree's Baby
When would you use a semicolon?
To set of two independent clauses not using a conjunction.
What ironic comment does Wolfsheim make about Gatsby?
“Gatsby’s very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend’s wife.”