Poetry
What are a group of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
What is a description of an object, animal, place, or idea as if it were human or had human qualities?
What is the setting of "Seventh Grade"? Be sure to name the state.
School in California
Why does Mrs. Jones treat Roger kindly?
She wants to teach him a lesson
True or false? A colon should come before a list of items.
True
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
What is the MOST important idea about a topic?
Central Idea
Who is the protagonist and antagonist of "Seventh Grade"?
Victor and Victor
Who is the protagonist and antagonist of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Roger and Mrs. Jones
True or false? A semicolon should be used to divide two sentences that could be complete sentences on their own.
True
Which type of sonnet ends with a couplet? (Hint: We read one called "Sonnet 18.")
Shakespearean sonnet
What is a claim?
What the author believes/The writer's position or opinion
What is Victor's main internal conflict about?
Feeling embarrassed when trying to impress Teresa by pretending to know French
What is one conflict from "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Answers may vary.
True or false? A comma should come before a coordinating conjunction (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) when what comes before and what comes after that coordinating conjunction can be sentences on their own.
True
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet? Use letters to show the rhyme scheme.
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
When writing an essay, after including a quotation from the text, you need to include a series of explanations and interpretations that follow your evidence. What is this called?
Commentary
What is one theme of "Seventh Grade"?
Be yourself. Don't lie to impress others. Take chances.
What is one theme of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Forgive others. Treat others kindly. You never know what someone is going through. Everyone has potential.
Edit the following sentence: A letter from Westerly Rhode Island has arrived today.
A letter from Westerly, Rhode Island has arrived today.
What is it called when a line has 10 syllables that follow a pattern of unstressed, stressed, unstressed, stressed, etc.?
Iambic Pentameter
Create a proper MLA in-text citation after this quotation from page 4 of "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto: "He was going to like seventh grade."
"He was going to like seventh grade" (Soto 4).
What is the point of view of "Seventh Grade"?
Third person
What is the climax of "Thank You, Ma'am"? (Hint: It's also the central conflict.)
Roger has a choice to stay or run away, and he decides to stay at Mrs. Jones' house for dinner.
He likes soccer: she likes tennis. The colon is incorrect. What are two ways the sentence can be edited to be correct?
He likes soccer; she likes tennis.
He likes soccer, and she likes tennis.
He likes soccer. She likes tennis.