Characters and their Motives
THIS was the thing that most annoyed the Logan children on their way to school each morning the MOST
the bus full of white children
Give two examples of when T.J. manipulated Stacey:
* when he says he needs to grab his cap but he steals the "cheat notes" off Mama's desk
* At Vicksberg when he takes them to the mercantile to really see a gun
* He talks Stacey out of his coat
* He wants the cheat notes again but snitches on Mama when he does not get them
* He hides at the Wallace store from Stacey because he knows they are forbidden from going there
Correct this sentence: Before washing the dishes the cat jumped onto Kris’ lap.
Before washing the dishes, the cat jumped onto Kris’ lap.
When writing an informatinal or argumentative essay, THIS is the main idea of the essay:
thesis
Correct the error in this sentence:
My friend and I was laughing at how fast it moved up the tree.
My friend and I WERE laughing at how fast it moved up the tree.
The Berrys were set on fire because...
one of the Wallace brothers accused Henry of flirting with a white girl
Why does Big Ma make Cassie apologize to Lillian Jean Simms?
Because she was trying to avoid trouble; she didn't want Cassie to get hurt
Correct this sentence:
I spottedd a squirrel while walking through the park with a fluffy tail.
While walking through the park, I spotted a squirrel with a fluffy tail.
Where in an informational or argumentative essay would you find the thesis?
*be specific
the end of the hook
and first sentence of conclusion
Connotation is the ______ or _____ of a word
mood or feeling
What are the two primary reasons Harlan Granger threatens the Logans with foreclosure on their loan
* he wants the land back
* he wants to dismantle a model of Black economic independence before it spreads
Name a reason Stacey feels guilty for Papa getting hurt on the way home (in chapter 9):
How should this sentence be rewritten to clarify the modifier?
While guarding the family at night, the danger of night riders worried Mr. Morrison.
While guarding the family at night, Mr. Morrison worried about the danger of night riders.
Name all the parts of a conclusion paragraph for an informatinal or argumentative essay
Transition, restate thesis. main idea 1. main idea2. main idea 3. tie it back to the hook.
Correct the grammar error in this sentence:
We, my friends and me, was watching birds acting crazy.
My friends and I were watching the birds acting crazy.
Name two reasons why Mama is fired from teaching at Great Faith Elementary:
She is teaching things that are not approved from the curriculm.
They think T.J. snitched on her.
Possibly because Lillian Jean turned her in as retalliation to Cassie.
Mr. Granger is trying to cut off all of their income, forcing them to sell their land.
Give two of the reasons other black families can’t sustain the boycott with the Logans
* Economic retaliation and credit pressure: White landowners and merchants threaten to cut off credit, raise prices, or call in debts, making basic necessities unaffordable without returning to the Wallace store.
Correct the misplaced modifier in this sentence:
They drove a wagon from Vicksberg with broken wheels in the rain.
They drove a wagon with broken wheels from Vicksberg in the rain.
Name two ways you might start the hook to an informatinal or argumentative essay.
question
fact
anecodeote
definition
Read the sentence and answer the question.
Although it was late, she finished her homework before bed because she wanted to be prepared.
Which part of the sentence is the independent clause?
she wanted to be prepared
Mr. Jamison takes a huge risk to do these TWO things- and why--
He signs for the credit of the African Americans shopping elsewhere during the boycott and he offers to back the Logans’ mortgage -- not just out of friendship, but to resist the Grangers’ control over Black landowners.
Several characters have inadvertently set the family up for severe consequenes with the angry white people in the area. Name two different characters and the actions they did that could lead to severe consequences.
Cassie-- Lillian Jean, Strawberry actions x2
Mr. Morrison - the events at the wagon
T.J.- being foolish with R.W. and Melvin
The Logan children - the bus incident
Mama- the boycotts and teaching true African American history
How should this sentence be rewritten to fix the misplaced modifier:
T.J. was delighted when Professor Logan returned his perfect math test with an ear-to-ear grin.
When Professor Logan returned T.J.'s perfect math test, he was so delighted that he grined from ear-to-ear.
Name all the parts of an argumentative essay (including the thesis)
Hook + thesis
main idea 1
main idea 2
main idea 3
counterargument
conclusion + thesis
Read the sentence and answer the question:
I finished my project, and I turned it in after the bell rang.
Revise the sentence so that the subordinate clause comes BEFORE the main clause?
After the bell rang, I finished my project, and I turned it in.