Theme
Analyzing Theme
Essay Structure
Grammar
Root Words
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This is one definition of theme
What is the main idea of a story/the moral of the story/a statement about life?
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"One Million Volumes" and "Block Party" have this theme in common.
What is that neighbors can be your family too? Or, your family can be created if you don't have one.... etc.
100
An essay is divided into these three parts.
What is the introduction, supporting paragraphs, and concluding paragraphs?
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You use this when you join two words to make one word AND/OR to show ownership.
What is an apostrophe?
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this element of a word can help us understand both the meaning of a word and the origin of a word
What is a root?
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These are the two requirements for a theme.
What is it must be 1. a statement/sentence AND 2. A general statement or lesson/moral about life.
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This quote from "The Moustache" illustrates the following theme: “Inside I went upstairs and took out the electric razor Annie had given me for Christmas and shaved off my moustache”
What is that youth should be enjoyed? Or, that you shouldn't be in a rush to grow up too fast?
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You must do this BEFORE you share the background or main idea in the introduction paragraph.
What is interest the reader?
200
You do these two things when you punctuate a book title, a movie, a newspaper, or a CD.
What is capitilize and underline?
200
This root means hearing
What is the root phono-?
300
A story can be broken down into these four parts for analysis
What is plot, character, setting, and title?
300
This quote shows this theme from "The Tell-Tale Heart": “ ‘Vililans!’ I shrieked, ‘dissemble no more! I admit the deed! –tear up the planks – here, here! – it is the beating of his hideous heart!” (630).
What is that the truth will follow you wherever you go? Or: You should think before you act on impulse.
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This is one strategy to get the reader's attention in the introduction paragraph.
What is ask a rhetorical question?
300
This is the punctuation you use for items in a series and/or to connect two complete sentences with "for, and, nor, but, yet, so."
What is a comma?
300
This root means to say
What is dict?
400
This is the definition of analysis.
What is when you break something apart, look at the parts, and put it together again to make a decision about the whole thing.
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The following quote shows this theme: “ We know that as we preserve and use the literature of all cultures, we preserve and regenerate our own…They (the old people) kept their diaries, they wrote decimas and cuentos, and they survived on their oral stories and traditions” (857).
What is that stories allow people to pass on their culture? AND/OR What is that you should respect the knowledge of your elders?
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These are two strategies to use in your supporting paragraphs.
What is summarize the evidence, use a quote, or give specific details?
400
This is how you would make the correction to the following sentence: What is youre favorite movie?
What is your
400
This root means "to carry"
What is port?
500
Many themes are considered this because people across cultures share the same concerns about life.
What is universal?
500
The short stories "The Moustache" And "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" have this theme in common.
What is the theme that you should respect the knowledge and experience of your elders?
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The author uses this strategy to keep the reader thinking in the concluding paragraph: As we see through Mike, change can be difficult, but it is a necessary part of growing up.
What is relate the story to a life lesson?
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This is the correct way to punctuate the following title: Have you ever read the poem the tiger?
What is "The Tiger"?
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This root means empty.
What is the root vac?
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