What should you do before you begin reading a story?
Read the questions and highlight key words.
100
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that America was destined to own the land from sea to sea and an excuse to move or buy all that owned the land previously.
100
What form of figurative language is below?
The sun danced around the sky.
personification
100
What 6 traits will your writing be graded on?
word choice, voice, ideas, conventions, sentence fluency, and organization
100
He drank copious amount of liquor while sleeping with many women.
What does "copious" mean?
many
200
What should you keep in mind while guessing?
• The most complete statement
• “all of the above”
• The longest choice
• One of two opposites
• The most general statement
200
What happened in California to make so many move across the country?
Gold Rush
200
What form of figurative language is below?
She was as fast as a cheetah.
simile
200
What three things are necessary in a persuasive thesis?
Topic, opinion, and 3 main points
200
The adverse effects of the drug had Mary bedridden all weekend.
What does "adverse" mean?
harmful
300
After reading a story and reading the questions, how could you narrow down your answer choices?
eliminate at least 1 or 2 options
300
What was built to allow easier means of transportation across the U.S.?
railroad
300
What form of figurative language is below?
Her hair was silk at the ball last night.
metaphor
300
When answer whether or not you agree with a quote is it alright to say "I"? Why or why not?
Yes, the prompt is asking you directly but you most still have three reasons for your answer.
300
Mary had had consumption and all day long coughed as she worked.
What does "consumption" mean?
infection, sickness of the lungs
400
Before writing for a prompt, what should you do?
Read carefully, highlight key words, plan your essay, write a thesis, etc.
400
What did "The Jungle" do reform the U.S.?
Changed the sanitary conditions of the meat packing industries and beyond.
400
What form of figurative language is below?
I will love him forever!
hyperbole
400
What makes a narrative different than other types of writing?
It always tells a story or a series of events.
400
I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear.
What does the word "varied" mean?
different, diverse
500
After writing your essay, what should you do?
Edit & revise
500
Who wrote "The Jungle"?
or
Who responded to "The Jungle" and made change?
Upton Sinclair
or
President Roosevelt
500
What form of figurative language is below?
Mary told me to break a leg and I actually did!
idiom
500
What is another word for an expository essay?
informational or explanitory
500
Imagery of a lone rider making a perilous journey against all odds made an indelible impression on the nation's collective memory.
What does "indelible" mean?