Short Stories
The name of the boy in "Examination Day."
Who is Dickie?
Thesis statement
What is: "The sentence in an introduction that conveys the main point/argument in an essay.
A piece of a sentence or an incomplete sentence. It is an incomplete thought and cannot stand alone.
What is a sentence fragment?
"The snow was like a blanket covering the grass" is an example of this.
What is "simile"?
"Bob is nice to others" is an example of this types of characterization.
What is direct characterization?
The following passage is from what short story?
"I was scared of riding on Sarah Street. Mom said hungry dogs lived on that street, and red anger lived in their eyes."
What is "The Bike"?
A characteristics of this type of society is a oppressive and controlling government.
What is a dystopia?
"Today is the last day of school before break I can't wait to sleep in every day!" is an example of this
What is a run-on sentence?
"The breeze combed through her hair as she strolled along the beach" is an example of this.
What is personification?
The author's message in a text
What is theme?
Name one character in "The Stolen Party"
Who is: Rosaura, Senors Inez, Herminia, Luciana?
Name 3 Writer's/Director's goals.
What are: Provide the context/background information, Introduce the characters, Show the character's motivation, Stir empathy, Create the setting, Build a mood, Set up the problem, Raise the stakes, Build suspense, Get readers predicting, Support the theme, Show the resolution?
"Mike is going skiing over break, he likes the black diamond trails" is an example of this
What is comma splice error?
"Words are daggers when spoken in anger" is an example of this
What is metaphor?
Name TWO elements of setting
What are: place, time, weather conditions, social conditions, mood/atmosphere
The author of "There Will Come Soft Rains."
When is Ray Bradbury?
A thesis statement is...
What is: A sentence that presents the main point/argument/claim of an essay; the "roadmap" for the essay or writing piece.
Three ways to correct a run-on sentence
What are: period/capital letter; semicolon; comma and coordinating conjunction
A word that imitates a sound, or creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described.
What is onomatopoeia?
Name all five elements of plot in order on the plot diagram.
What are: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, exposition
Fill is the blanks with the numbers of the Amendments to the Constitution from a passage in "Harrison Bergeron."
"All this equality was due to the ____, _____ and ______ Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General.
What are the 211th, 212th and 213th?
Name THREE characteristics/elements in Science-Fiction text.
What are: technology, virtual reality, genetic engineering/mutation, time travel/alternate universe, artificial intelligence, space/aliens.
Each letter of this acronym stands for a coordinating conjunction.
What is FANBOYS?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Name THREE types of external conflict
What are: character vs. character, character vs. society; character vs.nature, character vs. technology; character vs. supernatural, character vs. fate