Definitions
The main character in a story.
What is a protagonist?
Mrs. Rowell, peanut, fear
What are nouns?
Is between the ages of 12 and 18
What is a coming of age story?
Name one of the short stories we read at the start of the year.
What is...
The Most Dangerous Game?
The Necklace?
Lamb to the Slaughter?
Example: The school lunch program contributes to childhood obesity.
What is a claim?
A comparison of two things using "lie" or "as"
What is a simile?
FANBOYS
What are conjunctions?
Death and rebirth
What is a hero's journey story?
The main literary device used in "The Necklace"
What is situational irony?
Example: According to Business Week, Legalized marijuana, if sold in stores at the same prices as sold on the street, would yield $40 to $100 billion in new tax revenue.
What is evidence?
Takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
above, under, next to
What are prepositions?
Trials and Failures
What is a hero's journey story?
DAILY DOUBLE!!
The theme for The Necklace.
What is be grateful for what you have?
The part of your paragraph that acts as a bridge between your claim and evidence.
What is a lead-in?
Exposition
What is the background information in a story?
slowly, fairly, well
What are adverbs?
Faces their fears
What is a coming of age story?
The following quote is an example of this literary device:
"the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."
What is personification?
This should be the longest part of your paragraph.
What is a warrant?
Two independent clauses joined by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
am
What is a state of being verb?
The two Greek words that the English word "archetype" stems from
What are "archein" and "typos"?
Explain how the ending of Lamb to the Slaughter was ironic
Dramatic irony: the audience know she killed her husband with a leg of lamb. The cops don't
Situational irony: the cops eat the murder weapon while searching for the murder weapon.
Example: Because the FDA is trustworthy and would never approve an unsafe medication, it is okay to take this pill.
What is a warrant?