Figurative Language
The type of figurative language used in the example “Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.”
What is simile?
The professional paper format for English class
What is Modern Language Association (MLA)?
The correct form of the following sentence: Jackie and she (is/are) happy about getting a good grade.
What is “Jackie and she are happy about getting a good grade.”
What is the name of the tool used to capture the audience of a speech in the introduction?
What is a hook?
Persuasive techniques used in rhetoric.
Hint (There are 3 specifically)
pathos, logos, ethos
July 19
The type of figurative language use in the example “The dress was a flame sparkling and flashing in the lights.”
What is metaphor?
The “road map” for your paper. A sentence included in the introduction that includes your claim and the reasons you’ll discuss in your paper.
What is a thesis statement?
What needs to be added to the following sentence, and where?
She needs to follow one instruction don't cheat on your speech.
What is a colon behind instruction?
You must submit a correctly formatted copy of this document before a speech to prove you have worked on it and have a plan.
What is an outline?
What is a transition
The type of figurative language used in the example, "I bet the butcher the other day that he couldn't reach the meat that was on the top shelf. He refused to take the bet, saying that the steaks were too high."
What is a pun?
The pieces of information typically included in an MLA style in-text citation.
What are author’s last name and page number?
Name the appositive in the following sentence:
My friend, the one that lives in a very tall building, runs out of breath trying to get to his apartment.
What is medium?
Component of body language that conveys directness and trustworthiness among your audience.
What is eye contact?
What is Mrs. R's favorite color?
The type of figurative language used in the example “There is a real love hate relationship developing between the two of them.”
What is oxymoron?
What is the list called that comes at the end of the essay with all sources cited in MLA format?
MLA works cited
The part of speech of the words for and after in the example “We will meet you for dinner after the movie.”
What is a preposition?
Give two examples of different categories that could make up audience population.
Greek term that refers to your credibility as a speaker.
What is ethos?
What two elective classes does Mrs. R teach?
What is creative writing and horror/sci-fi literature
The type of figurative language used in the example “We walked through the backdoor and into our neighbor’s Eden.”
What is an allusion?
What is the purpose of an intext citation?
What is first-person?
The fear of public speaking is called...
What is glossophobia?
What's a good rule when picking a speech topic?
To pick a topic that you are interested in.
Mrs. Ronquillo is missing a tooth: true or false?
Apostrophe
What is the author's last name?
Correct the sentence to make it parallel:
I want to go swimming, hiking and to rock-climb as soon as we get to the Black Hills.
This particular group should especially be kept in mind when preparing a speech
What is the audience?
What's a good way to ruin a speech?
To not have done your research/to not know what you are talking about, no credibility
What is Mrs. Ronquillo's TikTok username?
What is themrsronquillo?