Active or Passive
Which form uses a form of the verb "to be"?
What is passive voice
What is the primary setting of Persepolis?
What is Iran
A play on words is called a
We should always capitalize this, especially because it is an important pronoun
This is another name for a Five-Pargraph essay
What is a 3.5 essay
This form is the easiest to understand because it places the focus on the doer of the action rather than the receiver.
What is active voice
What major event does the story revolve around
What is the Iranian Revolution
When someone leaves their country, they are considered this
What is an emmigrant
What is a proper noun
This is the last step in the writing process
What is publish
The chairs were sat in by the students.
Britain
When someone enters a new country, they are considered this
What is an immigrant
Although we used our own words, if we don't cite our sources, we commit this
What is plagarism
This type of nonfiction writing can be found in print and online; you read these when Ms. Applegate is absent
What is an article
We ran to the store.
What is active
What is Austria
This is a sound word, in other words, a word that is spelled as it sounds
What is an onomatopoiea
For it to be considered this, you can't use the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor
A collection of related data organized for convenient access, generally via a computer system; a collection of digital sources
What is a database
The pillows were made by Pottery Barn
What is Pottery Barn made the pillows
What event was the catalyst for Marji becoming more revolutionary?
What is the death of Uncle Anoosh
The loud whispers of the students filled the classroom with an anxious aura as they awaited the teacher's direction, which contained one of these, which means a comparison of two things, usually opposites ,to create a dramatic effect
What is an oxymoron
This prefix, commonly attached to words like "regular" and "reversible", change the meaning of the word to it's opposite
What is "ir-"
This punctuation mark indicates a pause and separates items in a series
What is a comma