Monster Characters
Monster Story
Persuasive Essay
Editing and Revising
Wild Card
100
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Steve Harmon
100
What was Steve's role in the murder?
He was supposed to be a look-out.
100
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
Convincing someone to agree with you on a debatable topic.
100
What is the difference between editing and revising?
Editing= Technical (Dough) Revising= Style (Toppings)
100
What should you do with your bag/backpack during semester exams?
Do not bring them to school. (Goes to AP for search/storage during the day)
200
Who is Steve's Attorney?
Kathy O'Brien
200
Who are three people who testify against Steve?
Osvalado, "Bobo", Bolden, Zinzi
200
What is the position statement of a persuasive essay?
The side of the argument you are on/your stance on the topic.
200
What process is used to correct spelling/punctuation errors?
Editing
200
What is a synonym?
Two words that have the same meaning.
300
Who is the prosecutor of the murder case of Mr. Nesbitt?
Sandra Petrocelli
300
Why does Steve think so many people fight in jail over small stuff?
Jail takes everything away so all you have is the small stuff.
300
What are three appeals you can use to explain/make your argument?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
300
What are two things that can be changed during revising?
Word choice, sentence variety, adding description.
300
If we don’t know a word and don’t have a dictionary, how can we find the meaning?
Use the words/sentences around the word. Context Clues
400
Who is also on trial for murder besides Steve?
James King
400
What is the purpose of the cup game O'Brien teaches Steve?
How to say things in court to help his case the most.
400
Explain why/why not this position statement is effective: Cell phones can be good or bad depending on the situation.
Not effective
400
What type of sentence is the following: I love to write essays I would write them everyday if I could.
Run on
400
What is the difference between an expository essay and a persuasive essay?
Expository= Explaining, directions, describing Persuasive= convincing
500
Who is the teacher that inspired Steve to get into film-making?
George Sawicki
500
Why did Myers not disclose if Steve is innocent or not?
To let the reader come up with his/her own conclusion
500
Why is learning how to write and speak persuasively important?
Answers will vary
500
What is a fragment?
A clause or phase that isn’t a complete sentence. (When you finally take the test)
500
What should you do if you want to redeem credits or get ahead on credits?
Go to summer school
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