Argumentative
What makes argumentative main claims different from expository main claims?
They are opinions
The point of expository writing is mostly to:
Inform
The most exciting part of a story is usually called the:
Climax
The setting of the novel The Pigman was which state?
New York
Which two political parties maintain control of the United States of America?
Democrats & Republicans
Fallacy
The thesis is ONLY
one sentence
Descriptions that mention what things look like, sound like, smell like, taste like, and feel like are known as:
Sensory detail/ imagery
The story Banana Tree took place during what meteorological event?
Hurricane
Name one of the three US territories in the Pacific
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
What fallacy is being used here?
Chicken nachos are the best dinner because everyone likes it.
appeal to popular opinion/ ad populum
What is one strategy Mr. Murata clearly asked you NOT to use for your hook?
question
Character vs character, character vs self, and character vs nature are different types of:
conflict
What did grandpa have in his boots in the story Medicine Bag?
Money
What is Hawaii's only native, terrestrial (land-based) mammal?
Hoary bat
When a person makes an ad hominem fallacy, they aren't attacking the issue and are instead attacking:
the person
What parts make up a thesis?
Main claim + supporting points
The part in a story where characters, setting, and plot are introduced is called the:
exposition
Charlie, the main character in Flowers for Algernon, was given which test at the beginning of the story?
Rorschach/ ink blot
This popular Samoan dish consists of corned beef wrapped in taro leaves and cooked in coconut milk
palusami
The first thing that should be looked for when creating a works cited entry is:
the author's name
This part of the introduction comes after the hook and before the thesis.
background information
Another name for main character is the
protagonist
What do John and Lorraine realize at the end of The Pigman? (*hint* one of the main themes*)
That they had grown up.
That adults need to be responsible for their actions/choices.
That people are in charge of their own lives.
This rock band from the 90's has recently gained lots of attention on Tiktok with songs like Cherry Waves, Change (in the House of Flies), Rosemary, My Own Summer, and Entombed.
Deftones