Reading Comprehension
What does the Pearl symbolize in the beginning of The Pearl vs. the end?
Hope and wealth vs. evil and corruption
Define "verb" and give an example
A verb is an action or what is happening. Examples will vary
What does grope mean?
a. a type of rope
b. a collection of people
c. to search blindly with hands
d. to yell loudly
C
What root is in the word "percussion"?
PER- through
At the bare minimum, how many paragraphs should there be in an essay and what are they?
3- beginning, middle, and ending
In Macbeth, Who wants to kill the King immediately and who is hesitant?
Lady Macbeth wants to immediately and Macbeth is hesitant
How many adverbs are in the following sentence?
The cat quietly stalked the toy, and then suddenly pounced fiercely.
3
Ms. O'Brien eavesdropped on the eighth graders and was left perturbed.
What does perturbed mean?
disturbed, unsettled, or upset
What root is in the word "medium" and what does it mean?
MEDIUS- middle
If you write an essay about a time you went on a really weird field trip with your school but you learned all about how toilets work, what kind of essay would you be writing?
A personal narrative
From either story, identify two major characters and the most obvious symbol/motif that is repeated in the story.
The Pearl: Kino, Juana, and the pearl
Macbeth: Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, and darkness or hallucinations
What does an adjective modify/describe?
Nouns
What is the best way to try and figure out what a word means?
Use context clues and try to fill in a synonym and see if the sentence makes sense.
List 3 words with the root "per"
answers will vary
What is a thesis?
A thesis is the main statement of what your essay will be about.
When Kino and Juana return to their town, what is their mood and how do we know?
They are somber and dealing with grief/defeat. We know because they walk in silence and ignore everyone and they have have 'bloody shawl"
Identify the nouns in the following sentence.
The student wrote a detailed essay about the history of Egypt.
Student, essay, history, and Egypt
What word in the following sentence is most likely a vocab word we have studied and what does it mean?
He knew his outspoken criticism would lead his colleagues to ostracize him, turning him into a social pariah within the department.
ostracize- to exclude someone from a group
Use the word "mediate" in a sentence that makes sense with the root MEDIUS meaning middle.
The lawyer had to mediate the fight between the insurance company and his client.
What is the point of an argumentative essay?
It is to pick a side of an argument and explain why that side is the correct option.
Macbeth's inner debate about killing the king reveals the theme of ______ vs. _______
ambition vs. conscience
Identify each part of speech in the following sentence:
Wow! Although it was cold outside, she quickly ran inside, because her tiny, wet dog shivered terribly on the mat.
Int. conj. s. v. adj. adv. p. adv. v.
Wow! Although it was cold outside, she quickly ran
adv. conj. p. adj. n. v. adv.
inside, because her tiny, wet dog shivered terribly
prep. art. OP(N)
on the mat.
Write a complete and silly sentence using the word "volatile."
Answers will vary but have to use volatile as likely to change suddenly or unstable.
Make up a word using the root "per", meaning through, that could mean drive through.
Anything relating to autoper or percar
Write a thesis with TWO reasons for the following prompt?
Should the term "6-7" be retired?
The term "6-7" should be retired because it is an old trend and was not even that relevant to begin with.