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What is empathy? Provide an example.
Being able to understand someone else's struggle even if you haven't been through it and wanting to help them.
What is a CLAIM?
ONE argumentative statement.
What is personification?
Giving non living things human like characteristics.
What is a protagonist?
A central dynamic character
What's the difference between direct and indirect characterization?
DIRECT: tells you about a character.
INDIRECT: shows you info about a character.
How does Chris show empathy in THUG?
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What is EVIDENCE?
Proof from the text that supports your claim.
What is an example of a metaphor?
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What kind of play is Romeo & Juliet?
Tragedy
What is an ally?
People who unite with a common goal
How does Starr change throughout the text?
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What is reasoning?
How your evidence proves your claim.
What literary device is "deafening silence?"
Oxymoron
What is RHYTHM?
The overall tempo or beat
What is an example of indirect characterization?
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"His assumption killed Khalil. It could have been me" (Thomas 290). What could a possible CLAIM be that this evidence would support?
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What is a reference to something your audience would know?
Allusion
What's the difference between a soliloquy and monologue?
Soliloquy is by themselves and a monologue is a speech to other characters.
Who is Ms. Leonard's favorite celebrity?
Harry Styles
What did Starr forget to tell the detectives when she was interviewed? How did she feel afterwards?
She forgot to tell them Khalil got out of the car with his hands up and that the cop pointed his gun at her when they waited for help. She felt guilty, regretful and upset.
When writing a paragraph, what would the correct order of reasoning, evidence and claim be?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
What is a pun? (Definition)
A joke playing on the multiple meanings of a word
What does STEAL stand for?
Speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions and looks
What is a flat character?
A character who is not developed, a background character