Figurative Language
Identify the type of figurative language here:
"To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible" (Zusak 309).
Simile
What are the three rhetorical strategies?
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
List the three ingredients for a complete sentence (or independent clause).
-Subject (noun or pronoun)
-Predicate (verb)
-Complete thought or idea
Identify the following sentences as declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory:
1. Don't stay up too late studying for finals.
2. Sleep is just as important to learning as spaced out, active studying.
1. Imperative
2. Declarative
Your final essay will consist of a thesis statement and two body paragraphs.
What is a thesis statement and what should it include?
A thesis statement should address the prompt directly and outline your main argument for your entire essay.
In this case, it should include the title and author of the text you will be referencing.
What is the primary type of figurative language here:
"Maybe the sky didn't look the day she fell down. Maybe God was busy...But I think diseases have no eyes. They pick with a dizzy finger anyone, just anyone" (Cisneros 59).
Personification
Identify the type of rhetorical strategy used here:
"A 2020 Pew survey found that 68% of parents said that they sometimes or often feel distracted by their phones when they are spending time with their children." - Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Logos
What are the three methods to fix a run-on sentence?
-Period
-Comma + FANBOY
-Semicolon (if the two ideas are related)
What is the definition of a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it.
Name three of Ms. Staton's academic writing non-negotiables.
*may vary*
-No "says"
-No contractions
-No use of 1st or 2nd person language
Identify the type of figurative language used here:
"Liesel told him [Alex Steiner] that she had kissed Rudy's lips. It embarrassed her, but she thought he might have liked to know. There were wooden teardrops and an oaky smile" (Zusak 547).
Indirect metaphor
Identify the type of rhetorical strategy used here:
"In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, issued an advisory discussing the effects of social media use on youth mental health. The advisory warned that social media poses 'a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.'" - Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Ethos
Is the following sentence complete, a fragment, or a run-on? Explain how you know!
Liesel calling Rudy "Jesse Owens" reminds readers of how (for the most part) innocent he was, he was just a kid.
Comma splice run-on
There is a comma separating two independent clauses
Identify the following sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex:
We either watch movies on Fridays, or we go out for dinner.
Compound
What is the outline of an academic body paragraph? Include the approximate number of sentences for each component.
Claim (Topic Sentence) - 1 sentence
Evidence #1 + Context - 1 sentence
Reasoning #1 - 3+ sentences
Evidence #2 + Context - 1 sentence
Reasoning #2 - 3+ sentences
Transition to next body paragraph (optional to include this at the beginning of your next body paragraph) - 1 sentence
What is the primary type of figurative language in this passage:
"How now, a conduit, girl? What, still in tears? / Evermore show'ring? In one little body / Thou counterfeits a bark, a sea, a wind. / For still thy eyes, which I may call the sea, / Do ebb and flow with tears; / the bark thy body is, / Sailing in this salt flood; / the winds thy sighs, / Who, raging with thy tears and they with them, / Without a sudden calm, will overset / They tempest-tossed body" (3.5.134-142).
Extended metaphor
Identify the type of rhetorical strategy used here:
"Sleep-deprived teens cannot concentrate, focus, or remember as well as teens who get sufficient sleep. Their learning and their grades suffer...If sleep deprivation goes on long enough, other physiological systems become perturbed, leading to weight gain, immune suppression, and other health problems." -Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Logos
Correct the following sentence for comma usage:
During finals week students study all night, and stress about their grades.
During finals week, students study all night and stress about their grades.
Combine the following sentences to create a complex sentence:
You should not only play Jeopardy or complete the review packet.
The best way to prepare for finals it to review the material in multiple ways.
***responses may vary***
You should not only play Jeopardy or complete the review packet because the best way to prepare for finals is to review the material in multiple ways.
Practice paraphrasing this quote from The Book Thief with context from the book:
"As it turned out, Ilsa Hermann not only gave Liesel Meminger a book that day. She also gave her a reason to spend time in the basement--her favorite place, first with Papa, then Max. She gave her a reason to write her own words, to see that words had also brought her to life" (Zusak 524).
***answers will vary***
Example: When Ilsa gives Liesel a notebook and encourages her to write, she helps Liesel to remember the joy that words have brought her, which she forgot in her rage against Hitler and the destructive power of his words.
What is the main difference between an oxymoron and a paradox?
Think of an example of a paradox.
While both include conflicting words or ideas, there is some truth or logic to a paradox.
***Examples may vary***
"It's always darkest before the dawn."
"The more you fail, the more likely you are to succeed."
"The more you learn, the more you realize how little you know."
Identify the type of rhetorical strategy used here:
"The Great Rewiring devastated the social lives of Gen Z by connecting them with everyone in the world and disconnecting them from the people around them." - Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
Pathos
Correct this sentence for comma usage WITHOUT adding periods:
Hans says this because he knows that paint is useful for work but it’s the music that really matters in the long run maybe because music brings comfort, peace and a sense of normalcy especially during the dark time that they are in.
Hans says this because he knows that paint is useful for work, but it's the music that really matters in the long run, maybe because it brings comfort, peace, and a sense of normalcy, especially during the dark time that they are in.
Combine the following sentences to create a compound-complex sentence:
I am longing for summer weather. It is so cold outside right now. I want to wear my cute summer outfits and go to the beach.
*will vary*
EXAMPLE: Because it is so cold outside right now, I am longing for summer weather; I want to wear my cute summer outfits and go to the beach.
Practice paraphrasing this quote from Romeo and Juliet with context from the play:
"These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which, as they kiss, consume...Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so" (2.6.9-14).
***answers will vary***
Example: As Friar Lawrence is marrying Romeo and Juliet in a secret ceremony, he cautions them to move slowly and love in moderation, as love that is too passionate may burn out quickly.