BLACK
Match the following characters to the vocabulary word that they are known for.
Patrick Maloney, Mary Maloney, Sam the grocer,
corroborate, dramatic irony, antagonist
Patrick Maloney-antagonist, Mary Maloney-dramatic irony, Sam the grocer-corroborate
A student gives proof they were elsewhere AND a teacher confirms it.
provide 2 vocabulary words
alibi
corroborate
Why is the prompt an important part of writing an essay?
Without the prompt (question) you don't know what question to answer. Use the prompt to create your thesis.
Someone is cleared of a crime after new evidence proves innocence.
exonerate
What vocabulary word could be used to explain why Romeo was unwilling to fight Tybalt?
kinsman
A character refuses to follow an unfair law, showing both resistance and a moral stance. This action could be described using THIS vocabulary word.
DEFIANT (DEFIANCE)
Come up with a simile that uses figurative language to say a student in class was loud when entering class.
Ex: Amir was as loud as a drum circle when he came into class.
(compare using like or as)
Come up with a metaphor that uses figurative language to say an athlete was fast on the track.
Kennadi was a cheetah on the track.
(compare without using like or as)
Match the following characters to the vocabulary word that they are known for.
Odysseus, President Lincoln, Tybalt, MLK, Jr.
foe, injustice, hubris, Emancipation Proclamation
Odysseus-hubris, President Lincoln-Emancipation Proclamation, Tybalt-foe, MLK, Jr.-injustice
What 4 vocabulary words could you use to describe not giving up no matter what, ability to withstand long and challenging obstacles, regardless of how difficult the situation is?
resilience-perseverance-relentless-endurance
Explain how the following words are connected.
provocation & hubris
provoke-rage bait, start something
hubris-want to prove you are tough, ego
(Hubris causes provocation).
Explain how the following words are connected.
defaulted & bankrupt
If you default on a car loan or mortgage payment and you don't pay your credit card bills, you might have to file for bankruptcy.
Her lawyer never filed the proper paperwork for the 14 year old to be tried as a juvenile. She ended up in an adult prison with no possibilty of parole. Her lawyer never brought up her past child abuse. Her lawyer was this vocabulary word.
incompetent
Explain how the following words are connected.
bias & institutional racism
bias-preconceived prejudice against marginalized groups/race is what creates institutional racism.
Explain how the following words are connected.
forbidden & ancestors
Many of our ancestors were forbidden from reading.
or
Due to the ancient grudge of the Capulet and Montague ancestors, Romeo and Juliet were forbidden from being together.
Use the following 4 vocabulary words from Romeo & Juliet in 1-2 sentences.
decree, banishment, fatal, antagonist
The antagonist, Tybalt, killed Mercutio, which caused Romeo to seek revenge. The fatal brawl ended in Romeo's banishment, a decree of Prince.
Explain how the following words are connected.
interrogation & coercive
During an interrogation, police can use coercive measures, force, threat, lies, to get a suspect to admit or plea.
Use the following vocabulary words to explain what happened to Odysseus with the Cyclops.
hubris, decide, expedition
Because Odysseus had too much hubris, he decided to let the Cyclops know that he was the one responsible for blinding him, which caused his expedition to be a miserable 10 years longer.
Use the following vocabulary words to describe Mary Maloney's story.
dramatic irony, protagonist, non-negotiable
The protagonist, Mary Maloney, killed her husband and it was a non-negotiable for her to go to prison, so she created an alibi and cooked the murder weapon and through dramatic irony, she fed it to the police.
Use the following 5 vocabulary words to explain the story of Romeo & Juliet in 1-2 sentences.
untimely death, foe, star-crossed lovers, ancient grudge, alliance
Ex: Due to the ancient grudge between the foes, the star-crossed lovers tried to form an alliance, but ended their young lives in two untimely deaths.
Use the following 5 vocabulary words to explain why the sherpa continues to climb.
sherpa, mortality, survival, insufficient, poverty
Due to the poverty of the sherpa population and the insufficient opportunities to make more money, for their survival, they continue to climb mountains even though the mortality rate is so high.
Using the 3 appeals, explain why MLK, Jr. brought up the Emancipation Proclamation to persuade his audience to seek change in America. Specifically, how did he use each?
logos, pathos, ethos
(a copy of the opening page is available if needed)
logos-facts of the government's promise.
ethos-the location in front of the Lincoln memorial, bringing up Lincoln, and MLK, Jr, himself, a credible & famous activist.
pathos-language & reference to the pain and struggles of Black Americans
Use the following 6 vocabulary words to explain what Mary Maloney did after the climax in 1-2 sentences.
corroborate, alibi, Falling Action, verify, evidence, devise
After the climax, during the Falling Action, Mary Maloney devised a plan to create an alibi. She put the evidence in the oven and went to the grocery store so that Sam would be able to corroborate her alibi when the police verified it.
Explain how the following words are connected.
condemned, segregation, demoralized, injustice.
Segregation in America caused people of color to feel demoralized and condemned to a life of injustice.
FINAL JEOPARDY-PLACE YOUR BETS.
Use the following vocabulary words to explain what happened to Tyre Nichols.
unattended, injustice, defenseless, evidence, condemned, exposed.