The Outsiders
Whose point of view is The Outsiders told from? Give the full name (first and last).
Ponyboy Curtis
Define "Horror"
A genre of fiction in which the goal is to make the reader feel scared.
What piece of figurative language refers to a story or movie within another story or movie?
Allusion
What font and font size are used in proper MLA format?
Times New Roman
12 point font
Last semester we used A.C.E. method to answer questions. What does A.C.E. stand for?
Put the question in the Answer
Cite
Explain
How does Dallas Winston die?
The police shot him because they thought he had a loaded gun.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING:
What horror story did we read where the main character goes crazy, kills an old man, hides his body in the floorboards, and then turns himself in.
Who wrote this story?
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Find the Dependent clause & tell me whether it is a noun, adjective, or adverb clause.
When the cake is done, take it out of the oven.
When the cake is done, take it out of the oven.
Adverb Clause
What is the term for the main character of a story?
What is the term for the person who opposes the main character?
Protagonist
Antagonist
Who wrote The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
TRIPLE OR NOTHING:
What city, state, and decade is The Outsiders set in?
Tulsa, Okalahoma
1960s
Name three reasons why people read/watch horror?
1) To regulate their fear responses
2) They enjoy the adrenaline rush!
3) To explore evil in a safe environment
Define the following root words:
MEDI
SON
MEM
EPI
LOGUE
MEDI = middle
SON = sound
MEM = memory/remember
EPI = upon/over
LOGUE = words/speak
First Person Point of View
DOUBLE OR NOTHING:
What man did we read about who had a tamping iron shot through his brain?
What lobe of the brain was damaged by this accident?
Phineas Gage
His frontal lobe
What is Ponyboy's theme for his final English project?
The story of The Outsiders
DOUBLE OR NOTHING
Name & define the three horror subgenres.
Gothic Horror - Started in the 18th century; often involves romance, death, decay, and haunted homes
Supernatural Horror - Involves magical, fantasy, or otherwise supernatural elements
Nonsupernatural Horror - Intended to scare people with everyday terrors
Correctly label the part of speech for each word in the following sentence:
Yikes! Sam grumpily got out of bed.
Yikes! = Interjection, Sam = Noun, grumpily = adverb, got = verb, out = verb, of = preposition, bed = noun.
In sequential order, name the parts of the plot diagram.
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Name all five types of external conflict.
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Technology
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Supernatural
DOUBLE OR NOTHING:
Who was the Greaser gang's pet?
How did this character die?
Johnny Cade
He died from the wounds he sustained after going into a burning building to save some kids.
DOUBLE OR NOTHING:
Name the 6 horror conventions & define them
Colors- Using dark colors to convey a sinister situation
Death - incorporating an element of death
Isolated Setting - Characters are isolated, giving a trapped and helpless feeling
Power Divide- The protagonist has less power than the antagonist
Surprising Sequence of Events - Situations start normal and become extraordinary
Cliff Hanger or Implied Ending - The author does not tell the reader exactly how the story ends. Reader still has questions.
Tell me whether the following statements are phrases or clauses:
Big pack of yellow dogs
The dogs eating lunch
We all ate pizza
Mrs. Jones’ Classroom
Big pack of yellow dogs = phrase
The dogs eating lunch = clause
We all ate pizza = clause
Mrs. Jones’ Classroom = phrase
The following sentences are dialogue. Correctly format them.
Hi Mary yelled
Bob rolled his eyes what do you want he replied
"Hi!" Mary yelled.
Bob rolled his eyes. "What do you want?" he replied.
Summarize the events of "The Raven."
The main character of this poem is sad because his love, Lenore, has died. He is reading alone in his room and hearing voices, but nobody is there. He goes to the window, and a Raven flies in his room. The man begins to talk to this Raven, believing it can tell him about Lenore. The Raven only replies "Nevermore." The man becomes mad at the Raven, but the Raven never leaves. The man lays on the floor in grief.