Description
Persuasion
Analysis
Medium/Genre
Miscellaneous
100

What is this an example of? “He was as cool as a cucumber.”

Simile

100

Name 2 of the 3 kinds of persuasive techniques we talked about. (Hint: they have Greek names.)

ethos, pathos, logos

100

In film terminology, what is the name for “a continuous footage or sequence between two edits/cuts”?

Shot

100

In English 103, what is the name of the major assignment to remediate an old assignment or create something other than an essay?

Narrative 2.0

100

In English 103, what day is all late work due?

Dec 2 by 11:59pm

200

Name the collection of NIU student essays. (Hint: we read some essays from this book at the beginning of the semester.)

Contemporary Voices

200

Give an example of pathos.

Pathos = appeal to emotion

200

What are 3 of the 4 categories of film analysis terminology that we discussed in class?

Cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing, sound

200

What is the definition of genre?

“a category of composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter”

200

What is the name of the protagonist in Do the Right Thing?

Mookie

300

What is this an example of? 

“You are my sunshine.”

Metaphor

300

Give an example of ethos.

Ethos = appeal to credibility/trustworthiness

300

Name at least 2 kinds of citation styles.

MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, AMA, IEEE

300

What part of an essay summarizes the main points of your argument and gives the reader a takeaway/call to action?

Conclusion

300

Who wrote the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart?"

Edgar Allan Poe

400

What is the definition of descriptive writing?

“Primary purpose to describe a person, place, or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader’s mind.”

400

What are 2 of the 3 qualities of a strong thesis statement?

Arguable, concise, preview of organization

400

In visual rhetoric, what is the name for “the area on a page that does not have any text, illustrations, etc.”

White space

400

What does MLA formatting call the page where you include your references works/texts?

Works Cited

400

What was the name of Trevor’s dog in Born a Crime?

Fufi (and Panther)

500

What is the name for “visually descriptive or figurative language”?

Imagery

500

What is the “art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing?”

Rhetoric

500

In film terminology, what is the name for sound that does not exist in the world of the film (only the audience can hear)?

Non-diegetic sound

500

What is the definition of medium?

“a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment”; “a way of communicating information and ideas”

500

What year was the initial Java edition of Minecraft released in?

2009

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