Vocabulary
Essay Writing
Parts of Speech
Vocabulary Week 7
The Monkey's Paw
100
To show no care or concern
What is indifferent?
100
Where does your thesis belong?
Introduction
100
Person, place, thing or idea
Noun
100
To make easier
Faciliate
100
How do the White's come into possession of the paw?
The sergeant brings it to their house, and they grab it out of the fire.
200
Shyness
What is diffidence?
200
What is the first sentence of your body paragraph called?
Topic Sentence
200
Action words. The meatiest part of a sentence.
Verb
200
Cunning intelligence
Guile
200
What is the name of Mr. White's son?
Herbert
300
A person who pleads for a cause
What is an advocate?
300
What should you do in your conclusion?
Restate your thesis and summarize your main points.
300
Modifies a verb Example: quickly, silently
Adverb
300
Pleasing sounds
Euphony
300
What do the Whites wish for?
Money
400
Extreme care in spending money
What is parsimony?
400
What should you do in your introduction?
Hook the reader, summarize your topic, and state your thesis.
400
Describes a noun or pronoun
Adjective
400
What is the mean? 17, 20, 23, 14, 6
16
400
How does Herbert White die?
In a tractor accident at work
500
To assign to a lower position
What is relegate?
500
List three ways you can plan for an essay.
Outline, Venn Diagram, Brainstorming List
500
Shows location or relationship
Preposition
500
To ruin the beauty of something
Mar
500
Why does the Sergeant want to throw the paw in the fire?
Because he thinks you should not mess with fate. People who use the paw suffer.
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