Other Techniques
What is foreshadowing?
hints in the text as to what will happen later
What are the three parts setting that are important?
time, place, setting
What are the only two types of punctuation that take DOUBLE punctuation with a period?
What are the exclamation mark and the question mark?
the INCORRECT portions of this TLQ:
After John fell down the stairs, he yelled "Why does this always happen?" (Smith 2).
missing a comma
(After John fell down the stairs, he yelled, "Why does this always happen?" (Smith 2).
the number of children she has
What is three?
What is flashback?
a scene that happened before the story began
What element is this?
"...a long line of Adam's grandchildren"
allusion
Which of the following is a correct citation?
(Tellez, 4).
(Tellez 4).
(Tellez, 4)
(Tellez 4)
the incorrect portion of this TLQ:
Sara knows John is lying to her: "I can't believe I fell for your deceit again" (Smith 2)
What is "there is no period"?
Sara knows John is lying to her: "I can't believe I fell for your deceit again" (Smith 2).
her age
What is 51?
What is suspense?
What type of irony is this?
A police officer gets ticketed for speeding.
Situational irony
What is missing from this citation?
Johnny loved her despite "her tendency to make fun of him" (Smith 5).
Is this a correct TLQ? Yes or No?
Seeing the man at the window, Sara looks around for "a weapon--any weapon--something to make him hurt" (Smith 2).
Yes
the color of car she drives
What is white?
What is allusion?
a reference in a literary work to a famous person, place, event, or other literary work, history, mythology, or pop culture.
A movie shows a boyfriend and girlfriend at the movies together. The girlfriend gets up to go to the bathroom, but instead, she meets up with another boy right outside the theatre. She returns to her seat and her boyfriend is none the wiser.
dramatic irony
Which is correct?
After falling from the dock, Sarah yelled out to her brother, "Will you throw me a line"? (Smith 5).
After falling from the dock, Sarah yelled out to her brother, "Will you throw me a line" (Smith 5)?
After falling from the dock, Sarah yelled out to her brother, "Will you throw me a line?" (Smith 5).
After falling from the dock, Sarah yelled out to her brother, "Will you throw me a line?" (Smith 5).
What part of the TLQ is incorrect?
After the dance, Sara complains about Dan to anyone who will listen, "He can't dance. He can't carry on a conversation. It's a good thing he's cute" (Smith 2).
colon instead of comma
After the dance, Sara complains about Dan to anyone who will listen: "He can't dance. He can't carry on a conversation. It's a good thing he's cute" (Smith 2).
favorite genre of movies, books, and tv shows
What is horror?
What are the three important aspects of environment?
social, political, and economic
Is this verbal irony?
Someone takes a difficult test and says, "Wow, that was really hard!"
No!
Verbal irony would be if the person took the hard test and said, "Wow, that was easy!"
meaning of TLQ
What is transition, lead-in, and quote?
What part is incorrect?
When they return from the past, the reader contemplates The Butterfly Effect when Travis and Eckles realize that "the man was not quite the same man and the desk was not quite the same desk" (Bradbury 11).
The title should be in italics
When they return from the past, the reader contemplates The Butterfly Effect when Travis and Eckles realize that "the man was not quite the same man and the desk was not quite the same desk" (Bradbury 11).
the two clubs Mrs. Graham sponsors at MHS
thespians and book club