Dystopia
This means "Bad Place" in Greek and is also the name of a genre of fiction
Dystopia
What is one word you do not need to use when quoting from a text
QUOTE or its synonyms: "In the quote it states..."
What is wrong with the following sentence and how would you fix it?
The storm moved in quickly, the campers had no time to pack their equipment.
Comma splice. Add a coordinating conjunction after the comma OR replace the comma with a period or (even better) a semicolon.
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Add the missing punctuation:
The museum closed early however the visitors continued exploring the gardens.
Period or semicolon after "early"
Comma after "however"
Why do characters wear "handicaps" in Harrison Bergeron?
To make everyone equal. Those who have more natural ability are "handicapped" in order to level the playing field.
What are the three elements of a funnel intro?
Hook, relevant context, and thesis.
What punctuation would be best in the blank of the following sentence:
Henry David Thoreau summarizes how he thinks we can improve our lives__ "Simplify, simplify."
Colon
What device is used in the following quote from Romeo and Juliet?
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.”
Personification
Fill in the missing coordinating conjunction:
I didn't play hacky sack today, ____ do I intend to play tomorrow. I will never play hacky sack.
nor
What is "precognition" in Minority Report?
It is the ability of three mutated humans to predict those who will commit crimes in the near future.
An open thesis states your main position and develops it organically. A closed thesis states the main position and then lists each supporting argument (usually 3).
What is the error in this sentence?
The athlete's bus was late, so they didn't make it to the tournament on time.
Plural possessive: "athlete's bus" should be "athletes' bus".
The first line line from this Romeo and Juliet quote contains which device?
“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;"
What needs to be changed to make this sentence grammatical?
In the restroom, Bob was brushing his hair, straightened his collar, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class.
"Was brushing" should be "brushed" to maintain parallel sentence structure.
How does the short story "The Pedestrian" engage with the theme of forced conformity?
Everyone stays indoors and watches TV. Anyone who deviates from this is arrested by a patrolling automated police car.
Is the following thesis supportable, debatable, and specific? If not, which element(s) is it missing?
Of Mice and Men examines the theme of loneliness during the Great Depression.
What is the error in the following sentence?
Because she won the silver medal last year, she hoped to win the gold next year.
Verb tenses: "hoped" to win next year should be "hopes" to win next year.
“The more I learn, the less I know” is an example of which device?
Paradox.
Punctuate this sentence:
Modernism has several key hallmarks a focus on subjective experience a sense of post-WW1 fragmentation and societal decay and a shaken faith in traditional notions of morality.
Modernism has several key hallmarks: a focus on subjective experience, a sense of post-WW1 fragmentation and societal decay, and a shaken faith in traditional notions of morality.
What is the central moral dilemma presented in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas?
A city achieves a perfect utopia as long as one child is subjected to inhumane cruelty and neglect.
What errors are contained in the following blending of a quote? You must identify all incorrect elements.
For Tim O'Brien, a true war story, "is never moral. It does not instruct, nor encourage virtue, nor suggest models of proper human behavior." (pg. 65)
1. no comma after "story"; it is seamlessly blended.
2. The period goes after the parenthetical citation.
3. No "pg" -- just the number.
What is the error in the following sentence and how would you fix it?
The debate team wanted to win the regional championship, impress the judges with their research, and that the audience would remember their performance for weeks.
Sentence parallelism:
The debate team wanted to WIN the regional championship, IMPRESS the judges with their research, and ENSURE that audience would remember their performance for weeks.
"That movie is seriously funny" contains an example of which literary device?
oxymoron: seriously funny
The ambiguity of the followig sentence is an illustration of the kind of unintentional ambiguity that can arise when we don't use what specific punctuation mark?
"The guest list included F. Scott Fitzgerald, a magician and a ballerina."
It is the final comma in a series, placed before "and" or "or". It is highly recommended by current style manuals because it sometime prevents ambiguity.