OMAM
The author of OMAM
Who is John Steinbeck?
The author of Night
Who is Elie Weisel?
What is a simile?
A sentence that is missing either a subject or a main verb.
What is a fragment?
Textual evidence that includes quotes with quotation marks. Also includes plot summary.
What is a concrete detail?
In OMAM the idea of owning a place of land to grow crops, raise animals, and live peacefully.
What is the American Dream?
Having and losing faith in G-d.
What is the theme of Night?
Comparison without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
The independent clauses aren't joined properly.
What is a run-on sentence?
Title and author, mini summary, and thesis/claim.
What is an introduction?
Takes care of Lennie although thinks how much better life would be without Lennie.
Who is George?
Poor jew who lived in Sighet. Deported before the rest of the jews but escapes to warn everyone. Everyone thinks he went crazy.
Who is Moshe the Beadle?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
A statement that states the main idea of writing and helps control ideas within the paper.
What is thesis?
Lessons learned, thinking stems, final impressions, and conecctions to another text
What is a conclusion?
Possessive over his wife and known to be mean. Also the boss' son.
Who is Curly?
Cruel at his craft.
Who is Dr. Mengele?
Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.
What is an alliteration?
An external conflict where characters are up against society.
What is character vs. society?
Connection between thesis and concrete detail
What is commentary?
Complains then eventually kills Candy's dog. Uses the same gun as George used to shoot Lennie.
Who is Carlson?
Elie's Kapo at warehouse in Buna.
Who is Idek?
Words that sound like the noise or action it is describing.
What is an onomatopoeia?
An internal conflict where an individual has a conflict in their mind.
What is individual vs. self?
Let's reader know what the paragraph will be all about
What is a topic sentence?