That's "Lit"
The main problem occurring in the story
conflict
Three types of end punctuation
period, question mark, exclamation point
The three elements that create a complete sentence
Subject, verb, complete thought
Using a technique that pulls at heart strings to persuade the audience
Emotional appeal
What was the main idea of the Most Dangerous Game?
The relationship between the hunter and the hunted
words or phrases that help decipher the meaning of difficult vocabulary
context clues
Punctuation used to show dialogue, sarcasm, or to reference a short piece of literature
quotation marks
The difference between proper and common nouns
Proper nouns- specific person, place or thing
common nouns- generic person, place or thing
Using claims and evidence to convince an audience
Logical appeal
Make an inference about the author of the Cask of Amontillado, based on your knowledge of the short story
(Student responses will vary) He is crazy, creepy, a weird guy
The way in which the author reveals the thoughts, emotions, appearance, speech, and actions of a character
Punctuation used to either show ownership or a contraction
apostrophe
Identify the correct pronoun to agree with the antecedent below: George was not sure what ____ wanted to eat for dinner, so he asked Susie and Marcus for input.
they
Argument directed at a particular person, not their position
Ad Hominem
What literary technique did Agatha Christie use by planting the poem in the beginning of the novel for the reader?
Foreshadowing
The built up tension an author creates in a story. This is done through the use of imagery, emotion, and timing. (Causes anticipation)
Suspense
Three reasons to use a comma
FANBOYS, appositives, listing, transition words or phrases (Any three)
Where do the commas go in the following sentence? "Jason" yelled Beatrice "Why have you my love not picked up the bacon eggs and butter yet?"
"Jason," yelled Beatrice, "Why have you, my love, not picked up the bacon, eggs, and butter yet?"
Intentionally misrepresented proposition- gives the impression of refuting an argument, while that idea in question was not even presented.
Straw man
Name one commonality that all the texts this quarter share
(Student responses will vary)- they all fit the theme, dark, disturbing
The author’s attitude towards his or her subject matter; The feeling the reader gets while reading. (The feeling in the atmosphere)
Tone; mood
Name of punctuation that indicates a continuation
Elipsis
The eight parts of speech:
Noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, interjection
Argument’s premise assume the truth of the conclusion instead of supporting it.
Begging the question
Daily Double!!!! To win these 500 points your team has ONE minute to improv one of the literary pieces we covered this quarter. Be sure to tell the complete story.
(Presentations will vary)