Vocabulary
Define "fortnight"
What are the two titles of the main characters of the monster's second story?
parson and apothecary
What is Conor's last name?
O'Malley
True or false: You need punctuation at the end of every sentence.
TRUE
In The Outsiders, what is Dally's last name?
Winston
Define "ghastly"
Causing great horror or fear
Who saved the queen from the first tale?
The monster
Why is Conor upset with Lily?
She told people at school about his sick mother
What is the "main idea" of a piece of writing?
What a piece of writing is about
A pathos argument is going to appeal to what part of you?
Emotions
Define "evaluation"
A judgment or rating
What had Conor destroyed at the end of the second tale?
His grandma's sitting room
What are the names of Conor's three main bullies?
Harry, Sully and Anton
What is one reason to have evidence in our writing?
1. To strengthen claim
2. To give proof
3. To share facts
In The Giver, what is Jonas' father's job title?
Nurturer
Define "regent"
Someone who temporarily rules in place of a king or queen
Why had the prince called for the tree in the first tale?
So that the tree could avenge the death of the farmer's daughter
What is Conor's stepmom's name?
Stephanie
How do you double space your writing in Word?
Either:
Ctrl + A + change spacing margin in the top to 2.0
or
Select everything + change spacing margin in the top to 2.0
What type of argument appeals to someone's credibility?
Ethos
Define "tersely"
In a quick or abrupt manner
"I’ve seen worse, Conor had told the yew tree that first night."
What did Conor mean when he initially said that?
He means the image of the "real monster" that he saw at the end of the third tale, the monster made of dark flames, ash and smoke
What is Conor's "truth"?
He wants his mom to die so her suffering can be over and so she doesn't have to be in pain anymore.
List IN ORDER the correct steps for writing an in-text citation.
Quotation mark --> content --> Quotation mark --> parentheses --> author last name --> page number --> parentheses --> period
He threw Jimmy the ball.
Identify the SUBJECT, PREDICATE, OBJECT, and INDIRECT OBJECT
Subject = "He"
Predicate = "threw Jimmy the ball"
Object = ball
Indirect object = Jimmy