Profile Essay
(True or False)
The Profile Essay should be 3-5 pages.
False (4-6 pages)
What was the angle in "My Brave Hero".
His father was a Marine Veteran/ He was in the military (interesting area of focus).
What is dialogue?
A conversation between two or more people.
In 20 seconds, name four colors that don't have the letter "e" in them.
Black, Brown, Pink, Gold, Tan, Crimson, Lilac, Gray, Fuschia, Gris, Azul, Amarillo, Rojo, etc.
(I never said the colors had to be named in English.)
There are eight states in the U.S. that begin with the letter "M". Name at least five of them.
Maine, Maryland,Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, and Montana
What are the three types of Profiles?
Person, Place, and Event
In "My Brave Hero", job did the author's father take after he left the Marines?
A firefighter
What is a monologue?
a long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.
Examples ("Toys R Me" and "Angry Sorority Girl")
Name six countries in Europe, not including England, Germany, or France.
Wales, Scotland, Finland, Latvia, Croatia, Russia, Greece, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Turkey, etc.
Two mothers and two daughters were fishing. They managed to catch one big fish, one small fish, and one fat fish. Since only three fish were caught, how is it possible that they each took home a fish?
There are only three people (a grandmother, a mother, and a daughter). The "mother" is both a mother and a daughter.
What is an angle?
A particular area or attribute that we focus on, which is typically interesting or unique.
In "My Brave Hero", how did the author's father saved his drunk friend from what?
Drowning.
Identify the tag line in the following sentence:
"B#@ch, I will slap you," Lazaro said.
Lazaro said
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister? Why or why not?
No, because the man is dead.
Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?
You don't bury a man who is living. He is still alive.
Name two ways the Profile Essay is different from the Literacy Narrative.
The Profile Essay shifts the focuses on someone or something else (Literacy Narrative is about yourself), and the Profile Essay can include interviews.
In "My Brave Hero", how did the author's father survive being shot at and injured from enemies?
He fell asleep/ He took a nap.
What is wrong with the following quotation?:
Erik said to his teammates, "we're going to kill them on the field tomorrow."
The letter "w" in "we're" should be a capital letter.
Erik said to his teammates, "We're going to kill them on the field tomorrow."
On a sheet of paper, spell your instructor's name backwards and read it aloud.
U-W-G-E-O-Z-U
Some months have 31 days; how many have 28 days?
All of them.
What is an anecdote?
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
In "My Brave Hero", the author's father could not be found to go on a dangerous mission because he fell asleep in an unusual place. Where did he fall asleep?
The laundry room
In the "Angry Sorority Girl" letter, a sorority president writes some really disturbing dialogue to her sorority sisters. What was the reason as to why she was angry with her sorority sisters?
The sorority sisters were being boring and not socializing with their match up. They were only talking to each other.
There once was a lady who really liked pink. In her cozy, little one-story house, everything was pink. Even her dog was pink. Her hair, her carpet, everything. What color are her stairs?
She didn’t have stairs. It was one-story house.
Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.
They were playing different people.