OMAM
Thesis Statement
Evidence
Explanation
Trivia
100

Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?

John Steinbeck

100

What are the 2 parts of a thesis statement?

Main Claim

Supporting Point(s)

100

What kind of evidence should you use?

Strong evidence

100

Why is it important to explain evidence?

To make your thesis statement/supporting point stronger

100

Name the 4 Hogwarts Houses

Gryffindor 🦁

Hufflepuff 🦡

Ravenclaw 🦅

Slytherin (the best house tbh) 🐍

200

What is the setting of Of Mice and Men? (City and State)

Soledad, California

200

Define what the main claim of an expository thesis statement is.

A statement about a topic

200

Strong evidence should be...? (3 things)

Accurate, Convincing, Relevant

200

It's important to clarify evidence when it is  ________ to understand.

Difficult to understand

200

Name the music group...

Their hit song is "smooth like butter"

BTS

300

Explain what Lennie and George's dream is.

To own their own farm to grow their own plants and animals to "live off the fat of the land". 

300

How do supporting points support the main claim?

Tell the how or why of a main claim.
300

When looking for evidence, what 2 website domains are the most reliable and credible?

.gov

.edu

300

When should you connect the evidence back to your main claim?

A  L  W  A  Y  S, All the TIME

300

This Demon Slayer character constantly gets the main character's name wrong.

Hashibira Inosuke

🐗

400

Name at least 5 characters in the story besides George and Lennie.

Candy, Curley, Crooks, Slim, Curley's Wife, Whit, Carlson

400
Thesis statements are ALWAYS statements. What are they not? (3 things)

Question

Command

Exclamation

400

What is the difference between a supporting point and evidence?

Supporting points give the how and why

Evidence is tangible data/facts that can be used to prove what the supporting point is saying 

400

Draw conclusions when the evidence is ______ to understand 

Easy to understand

400

Riddle:

You answer me, although I never ask you questions. What am I?

A telephone

500

Name 3 themes from Of Mice and Men

Dreams, Friendship, Loneliness, Strong vs. Weak

500

Name at least 3 different types of expository text structures. 

Problem and Solution

Cause and Effect

Definition/Explanation

Sequence of Events

500

How do you parenthetically cite evidence in MLA Format? 

(Authors last name page/paragraph number).


For example:

(Price 8).

500

What kind of explanation is this? (You shouldn't do this)

The Great Depression was a difficult time for farmers and this means that farmers had a hard time during the Great Depression. 

A Circular Explanation

Doesn't go beyond what's explicitly stated, and goes around in a circle between the claim and evidence. 

500

What year did Waipahu Intermediate open?

1966

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