Grammar
Fill in the blank, expressing in co-ordinate form.
I used to own a rabbit, but now I ____ cat.
own
A quote from the text that supports your argument.
What is evidence?
What are the three main parts of an expository essay?
Intro, body, conclusion
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
What language is Mr. Zelinski trying to learn?
Portugese
Revise this sentence by shortening it:
Ben is a man who ran in a fast manner and he has a sister who is also a person who is fast.
Ben and his sister are fast.
The sentence of an RTL paragraph that identifies the literary device and main theme of the paragraph.
What is a thesis statement?
The paragraph that begins with a restated thesis statement.
What is the conclusion?
Descriptions in the text that engage the senses.
What is imagery?
Name one of Ms. Hannah's Spotify playlists.
5 am driving
Is the following sentence in the active or passive voice?
The blueberries were eaten by Mr. Zelinski.
What is passive voice
The part of an RTL paragraph that describes how the evidence supports the thesis.
What is explanation?
The Greek word for an appeal to emotion.
What is pathos.
A pithy statement that describes some universal truth about the world and life.
What is an aphorism?
What university do Mr Zelinski and Ms Hannah attend?
Rice
Correct this sentence: "We can effect a positive outcome."
We can affect a positive outcome
How does Achebe use aphorism in Things Fall Apart?
to characterize the Umuofian society (or okonkwo or unoka or whoever)
What does S.E.E. stand for?
Support, evidence, explanation
What is one effect of breaking a rhyme scheme?
Drawing attention to the line that breaks the rhyme scheme.
The characteristics and behaviors which individuals of various sexes conform to.
What are gender norms?
Embed the following quote from Achebe on page 1:
Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond.
Achebe writes, "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond" (1).
Use bullet or listing embedding to embed the following quote on page 11:
"Umuofia was feared by all its neighbors. It was powerful in war and in magic, and its priests and medicine men were feared in all the surrounding country."
Achebe writes that Umuofia was "powerful in war and in magic" leading them to be "feared in all the surrounding country" (11).
Draw the expository essay diagram, with the three main sections labeled, and all the parts of the sections written in order.
hook, transition, thesis, reason, evidence, explanation, closure, restated thesis, transition, closing thought
Write an example of an aphorism.
answer
Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin invented his namesake for what reason?
He thought it was a more humane form of execution