Grammar
An action word.
What is a verb?
An essay that praises a specific person or thing.
What is encomium?
Affectionately known as "Hatchet Granny", this woman spent her life fighting against alcohol in saloons.
Who is Carry A. Nation?
“Though I have been trained as a soldier, and participated in many battles, there never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.”
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The type of word that describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
This paragraph includes a hook, thesis, and transition sentence.
What is an introduction?
Some people called this man a modern day Robin Hood, but others say he was a depraved outlaw.
Who is Jesse James?
“Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.”
Who is Thomas Paine?
A sentence that lacks proper punctuation and should really be divided into separate sentences, either with punctuation or a conjunction.
What is a run-on sentence?
Name the four body paragraphs in an encomium/vituperation essay.
What are background, qualities, career, and contrast?
This man saved Abraham Lincoln's son from a train accident.
Who is Edwin Booth?
"Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation."
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
What is a subordinate clause?
Usually found in the conclusion, this is a sentence or two urging the reader to take action and do something.
What is an exhortation?
Though born into slavery, this man taught himself to read, eventually escaped slavery, and started an abolitionist newspaper.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?