Grammar
What is a Proper Noun?
The name of a specific noun that must be capitalized.
What is the structure of a healthy paragraph?
1. Topic Sentence/ Claim Statement
2. Text evidence
3. Commentary
4. Text Evidence
5. Commentary
6. Text Evidence
7. Commentary
What is a simile?
A simile is a comparison of 2 things using the words "like" or "as".
Who wrote the poem "Caged Bird"?
Maya Angelou
Who is the main character of Fahrenheit 451?
Guy Montag
What must a sentence have to be complete?
Capitalization, subject, predicate, and proper punctuation.
What is the purpose of a healthy paragraph?
To argue a claim or answer a question using text evidence.
What is personification?
What kind of poetry did Emily Dickinson write?
Short poems with no rhyme where the first line is the title.
Who ratted out Montag? Why do you think they did it?
Mildred
What is a run-on sentence?
2 full sentences ran together without punctuation to separate them
What CC mean in an email? What is the point of using it?
CC means Carbon Copy which means when someone is CC'd to an email they are receiving a copy of the email with the knowledge of the recipient.
What is irony?
Using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is the mood or theme of most of Emily Dickinson's poems?
Sadness or Death
What is Beatty's fate? How does this make sense for him?
Beatty was burned to death by Montag. Beatty had many internal books, and he was intent on burning all books. He may or may not been content with his death.
What is a comma splice?
2 complete sentences put together by only a comma
What does BCC mean? What is the point of using it?
BCC means Blind Carbon Copy. This sends a copy to another person without the original recipient's knowledge.
What is perspective? How is it different from Point of View?
Perspective is the way an individual sees something based on their experiences (their world view). Point of View is the type of narration a story can have (usually first-person or third-person).
Who wrote Allegory of the Cave?
What does the recurring motif of Mirrors mean?
Self reflection
What is subject-verb agreement?
When the plurality of the subject is the same plurality as the verb. For example, if my sentence subject is "chairs" my verb must be plural as well-- "are, were" instead of "is, was".
Correct: The chairs are being moved today.
Incorrect: The chairs is being moved today.
What is the difference between a cover letter and a resume?
Cover letters explain more about you and why you want a specific job. Resumes are a general report of your skills, work history, and academic history.
What is Satire?
Extreme irony used across an entire work of writing or literature in order to make fun of vices of shortcomings with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.
How would you compare Allegory of the Cave to Fahrenheit 451?
Allegory of the Cave and Fahrenheit 451 are both stories of men who become aware of the truth in a situation where the truth has been seen as a lie.
What is a major theme of Fahrenheit 451?
Censorship, Ignorance and Knowledge, Alienation, Importance of Books