Unit 1-3 (Short Stories, I am Malala, The Outsiders)
Cherry is a member of this group in The Outsiders.
The Socials (Socs)
Name the type of poetry used here:
The flowers wither
Beneath the weight of the sun
But the weeds stand proud.
Haiku
Identify the ADJECTIVE in the following sentence: "I was reading an interesting book."
interesting
The word "sus", denoting suspicion towards a person's motives or truthfulness, was popularized by this 2018 video game.
Among Us
Malala Yousafzai grew up in this area in Pakistan.
Swat
An advertisement for the new Call of Duty boasting that you can "join 100 million players online!" is an example of this persuasive technique.
Bandwagon appeal
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Identify the PREPOSITION in the following sentence: "I was reading the book while sitting in a tree."
in
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A term popularized on streaming platform Twitch, used to indicate a positive reaction. Typically paired with an emote, often a frog.
Pog (poggers)
In the short story "A Sound of Thunder", hunter Eckels travels into the past to kill this animal.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
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As described in "Hitler Youth", Adolf Hitler made an alliance with this country before eventually betraying and attacking them.
Soviet Union (Russia)
Identify the DEPENDENT CLAUSE: "Though the forecast called for rain, the weather was nice all day."
"Though the forecast called for rain"
This word, commonly used to denote the act of throwing something, was popularized by a video on social media app Vine of a girl throwing an empty water bottle.
Yeet
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In The Outsiders, these are Johnny's last words to Ponyboy.
"Stay gold, Ponyboy."
"The Diary of Anne Frank" takes place entirely within a small attic above a shop in this Dutch city.
Amsterdam
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Locate the NOUN CLAUSE: "Whoever borrowed this book before me left their bookmark between the pages."
This word, which is already defined as "an exclamation used to express disbelief or exasperation", was popularized on social media app TikTok after a user posted a video repeating it to a large frog.
Sheesh
In the short story "A Retrieved Reformation", Jimmy Valentine is pursued by detective Ben Price, who once arrested him for this crime.
Robbery
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This type of poetry has no rules about rhyme or rhythm, but typically carries some type of message or deeper meaning.
Free verse
COORDINATE or CUMULATIVE? "The huge ancient oak tree towered over the field."
cumulative
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This word denotes an entitled person, often a woman, who makes unrealistic or unfair demands of a person they perceive to be of lower status.
Karen