Vocab
Exile: definition & sentence that shows its meaning
The state of being banned or removed from one’s native country or home.
Our Unit 1 essay was about windows and…
Mirrors
Fix this citation:
In scene 5 act 4 line 85 the Nurse says, “Alack, alack the day.”
Citation must come after the quote in parentheses: The Nurse says, “Alack, alack the day” (4.5.85).
TTTC is primarily about which war?
The Vietnam War
Who said this quote and in what context?
“His jaw was in his throat, his upper lip and teeth were gone, his one eye was shut, his other eye was a star-shaped hole, his eyebrows were thin and arched like a woman's, his nose was undamaged, there was a slight tear at the lobe of one ear…”
Tim O’Brien obsessing over the body of the man he killed
Provoke: definition & sentence that shows its meaning
To cause someone to feel anger or a strong reaction.
In “Super Human,” how is X treated by the media?
Dehumanized & racially profiled; they focus exclusively on his race
How do you cite quotes in a play?
(act.scene.line number)
Romeo & Juliet is set in which city and country?
Verona, Italy
“A plague o' both your houses!”
Mercutio on his deathbed cursing both the Montagues & Capulets
Motif
A recurring symbol in a work of art.
“Citizen Illegal” frequently uses what type of punctuation to send its key message?
Parentheses: (citizen)(illegal)
True or false: This citation is correct.
O’Brien suggests, “A true war story is never moral” (p. 54).
False; there should be no "p. 54," just (54).
Who is the author of TTTC? (spelling and punctuation count)
Tim O'Brien
“And as a writer now, I want to save Linda's life. Not her body--her life.”
Tim O’Brien in the last chapter, reflecting on his childhood girlfriend, Linda, who died young
Rancor
Deep-seated bitterness, anger, or resentment.
At the end of “The Paper Menagerie,” Jack finds what object from his mother?
A letter
What are at least two ways you can provide context for a quote?
Use the author's name (i.e. O'Brien writes...)
In “How to tell a true war story,” the key vignettes were 1) Curt Lemon’s letter, 2) The mystery orchestra, and 3) what else?
The baby water buffalo
“O, swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon, / That monthly changes in her circled orb, / Lest that thy love prove likewise variable”
Juliet telling Romeo to swear his love on something more reliable than the moon
Vignette
A short, true scene that contains larger significance.
In “Huevos Estrellados,” who is the main character having breakfast with, what happens to her, and why?
Breakfast with her dad. In an example of magical realism, she reverse-ages, returning to a state of childhood innocence where her relationship with her dad is like it used to be.
Correctly add ALL necessary punctuation:
The Princes response to Friar is “We still have known thee for a holy man” (5 3 205)
The Prince's response to Friar is, “We still have known thee for a holy man” (5.3.205).
When was Romeo & Juliet first published? (can be within 10 years in either direction for credit)
1597
“She looks at him in case he realizes that she’s ordering this because he has made this breakfast for her a million times and he would even peel the potatoes when he made homemade fries for her even though it was more work.”
The main character from “Huevos Estrellados” describing how her order is significant to her relationship with her dad