Semester Vocabulary Mk. 2
Sentence Structure by Example
Argument Essay Requirements
Miscellaneous Items from the Mind of Matt
Pop Culture Trivia
100

This is what you are doing when you take someone else's ideas but put them into your own words. 

What is paraphrasing.

100

The following sentence is an example of what kind of sentence:

"When completing the cinnamon challenge, the participant must eat a tablespoon of cinnamon; they are successful if they swallow it all."

What is a compound-complex sentence.

100

This is the percentage of your grade that the argument essay is worth. 

What is 20%

100

This extinct shark measured in at lengths of over 60 feet.

What is a Megalodon. 

100

Sandy Cheeks, of SpongeBob fame, was originally from this US state. 

What is Texas. 

200

This process is what separates scholarly sources from online, credible sources. 

What is peer-review

200

The following sentence contains this kind of conjunction:

"I am scared the Denver Nuggets will lose to the Minnesota Timberwolves because the refs are total bums."

What is a subordinate conjunction.

200
These are the three things that every three-pronged thesis statement has.

What is a topic, assertion, and arguable points.

200

This famous writer gave the final public reading of his poem The Raven in the city of Norfolk in September of 1849. 

Who is Edgar Allen Poe. 

200

This famous bodybuilder once served as the governor of California. 

Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger.

300

If summary makes a narrative's time pass faster, this makes a narrative's time pass more slowly. 

What is a scene.

300

This sentence is an example of what kind of sentence structure mistake:

"When the barbecue started."

What is a sentence fragment.

300

This is the argument essay's due date and time.

What is Wednesday, April 29 by 11:59pm


300

This famous pirate was killed and had his severed head displayed on the eastern-most tip of Okrakoke island, not even 6 hours from here in North Carolina. 

Who is Blackbeard.

300

This professional athlete popularized "dabbing on them" as a form of celebration in 2015.

Who is Cam Newton. 

400

These words are used to narrow or expand search results while using a database. Some examples are "NOT," "BUT," and "OR."

What are boolean operators


400

This sentence is an example of what kind of sentence structure mistake:

"Ronald McDonald enjoyed his McRib he spoke to the store manager about how much he despised the Burger King across the street there was also a kid who had his photo taken at the same time."

What is a run-on sentence.

400

Each of your essay paragraphs should follow this four-letter acronym.

What is TEAC?


400

In Star Wars, this is the order given by Darth Sidious that saw the purge of the Jedi Order by their Clone Troopers. 

What is Order 66.

400

This recording artist and rapper holds the record for the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show.

Who is Kendrick Lamar

500

The following sentence utilizes these two types of figurative language:

"the fireworks pop and whizz, curtailing through the air like red dodgeballs."

What is onomatopoeia and simile

500

The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence:

"When I went to dinner, I had a burger."

What is a complex sentence.

500

This is the minimum number and type of source(s) that are required for use on the argument essay.

What is a minimum of three source with at least two being scholarly/peer reviewed.

500

The world's first recorded lighthouse, the Pharos, was located in the same ancient city as this now infamous library which was burnt to the ground. 

What is the Library of Alexandria

500

This basketball player, widely referred to as the GOAT, appeared across Bugs Bunny in the movie Space Jam.

Who is Michael Jordan.

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