Name the Author
"The Declaration of Independence"
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This is the story of a soldier who runs across a battlefield for a bucket of water.
What is "A Mystery of Heroism"?
These are the two things a clause needs to be complete.
What are subjects and verbs?
This group believed God used nature to punish people.
Who are the Puritans?
"I have a sense for heat, John."
Who is Abigail Williams?
Walden
Who is Henry David Thoreau?
This is the autobiography of a former slave who fought back against a slave owner.
What is "The Battle with Mr. Covey"?
This is a subject-verb combo that expresses a complete thought, but can be combined with other elements to make a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
This group believed our behavior was determined by our environment and heredity.
Who are the Naturalists?
"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!"
Who is John Proctor?
The Crucible
Who is Arthur Miller?
This is an essay about an American Indian boy who teaches himself to read.
What is "Superman and Me"?
This the term for two independent clauses joined by a comma without a conjunction.
What is a comma splice?
This group believed God set up the universe in the beginning and then let it run without interfering, like a great clock.
Who are the Rationalists?
"He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him."
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
"The Story of an Hour"
Who is Kate Chopin?
This is a story about a woman who whispers "Free at last!" after learning her husband has died.
What is "The Story of an Hour"?
This is the term for a sentence that contains multiple independent clauses without proper punctuation/conjunctions.
What is a run-on?
This group believed true knowledge came from intuition and not from study or society.
Who were the Transcendentalists?
“I’m not saying she’s touched the Devil, now, but I’d admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them.”
Who is Giles Corey?
"A Mystery of Heroism"
Who is Stephen Crane?
This is a poem from the perspective of a black man writing to his white teacher.
This is a fragment of a sentence that can't stand on its own because it lacks a subject, a verb, or both.
What is a phrase?
This group believed in using authentic speech patterns in their writing to reveal class differences.
Who were the Realists?
"There is no rebellion in Andover!"
Who is Judge Danforth?