Holocaust
BITSP Novel
Persuasive Essay
Editing and Revising
Wild Card
100
Who was blamed for the problems Europe had after WWII?
Jews
100
How did Bruno know Pavel was a doctor?
Pavel bandaged hi knee after he fell off the swing and told him he didn't need stitches.
100
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay?
Convincing someone to agree with you on a 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
What was Hitler's position in the German government?
1. chancellor 2. dictator
200
What does Bruno think the concentration camp is called?
Out With
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 does an apostrophe do? Tell both
show ownership; make contractions
300
What do you call killing an entire race of people?
genocide
300
What is happening to Bruno's mother since moving to Auschwitz?
She starts drinking and gets more and more depressed.
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
Tell at least 2 ways Jews survived the Holocaust
Answers can include; hid with help, went to other countries, pretended not to be Jewish, luck/ set free
400
Who is most guilty in Bruno's death? his dad, his mom, or Gretel? Explain why.
dad - made the family move there in the first place mom - didn't watch him closely Gretel - didn't tell him what was happening at the camps
400
Explain why/why not this position statement is effective: Cell phones can be good or bad depending on the situation.
Not effective; it doesn't pick one position.
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
Tell at least 3 things that happened to Jews in concentration camps.
Answers can include; beaten, starved, forced to work, head shaved, killed
500
Why didn't Bruno leave the concentration camp when he saw how horrible it was?
He made a promise to Shmuel, and he didn't want to break it.
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
Which is correct? A. the kids' backpack B. The kids backpack
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