Show:
Of Mice and Men
Ender's Game
Persuasion
Grammar
OEA
100
Name the two main characters of Of Mice and Men. What is one significant character trait of each? Why?
Lennie and George Lennie = Dependent, forgetful, child-like George = Caring, impatient, father-like
100
What are the four elements of Science Fiction?
1. Technology 2. Future time period 3. Alien or other 4. Warning for humankind
100
What is the definition of logos? What is an example in a piece of writing?
Logs is an appeal to logic; an example could be a statistic.
100
What is the subject and predicate of a sentence?
Subject = The "who" or "what" of a sentence Predicate = Verb (and everything after it)
100
What are the three parts of an OEA?
O = Observation (thesis) E = Evidence A = Analysis
200
Who are Curley and Curley's wife in the novel? What are their character traits?
Curley is the boss's son; Curley's wife is his wife. Curley = stuck-up, mean, craves power Curley's wife = lonely, flirtatious
200
Where is the theme of loneliness/isolation seen in Ender's Game?
Through the character of Ender; needed to create good leaders.
200
What is the definition of Pathos? What is an example in a piece of writing?
Pathos is an appeal to emotion; an example could be an anecdote.
200
Identify the direct and indirect objects in this sentence: Alice gave music lessons to many clients.
D.O. = lessons I.O. = clients
200
What is the correct way to format an in-text citation?
..." (author/page number).
300
Who are the characters Crooks and Candy? What are some of their character traits?
Crooks is the negro stable buck; Candy is the swamper. Crooks = lonely, isolated, realistic Candy = lonely, kind, wants to be included
300
Where is the theme of violence seen in Ender's Game?
Through the characters Ender, Bonzo, Peter, Graff. Do the ends justify the means?
300
What is the definition of Ethos? What is an example in a piece of writing?
Ethos is an appeal to credibility; an example could be a quote.
300
Identify the direct and indirect objects in this sentence: Sidney paid her fifty dollars.
D.O. = dollars I.O. = her
300
How could this quote be correctly embedded? Ender learns about the teachers’ philosophy of violence when he arrives at Battle School. “Human beings are free except when humanity needs them. Maybe humanity needs you. To do something” (35).
Battle School: "Human beings... Ender's teachers tell him that "human beings... Ender's teacher, Colonel Graff, tells Ender, "human beings...
400
Where can one see themes of dreams and friendship in Of Mice and Men?
Through George and Lennie; both want a place of their own.
400
Where is the theme of lies/manipulation seen in Ender's Game?
Through the characters Graff, Ender, Peter; lies/manipulation are needed to get what one wants. Sometimes they are needed to build the best leader.
400
What is the definition of bias?
Bias is prejudice in favor of or against another thing, usually in a way that is considered to be unfair.
400
Identify the parts of speech in this sentence: Albert sent his sister a postcard from Greece.
Albert = noun sent = verb his = pronoun sister = noun a = article postcard = noun from Greece = prepositional phrase
400
How could this quote be correctly embedded? Although Ender knows the teachers wanted him to use violence to beat the game, he regrets doing it. “I’m a murderer, even when I play” (65).
Ender thinks, "I'm a murderer... When Ender uses violence to beat the game, he calls himself a "murderer...even when [he plays]" (65).
500
Where can one see themes of loneliness/isolation and prejudice in Of Mice and Men?
Loneliness/isolation: Curley's wife, Candy Prejudice: Curley's wife, Crooks, Lennie
500
Where is the theme of power seen in Ender's Game?
Power is seen through the characters of Ender, Graff, Mazer Rackham, Valentine/Peter; power doesn't equal good leadership but is needed for control.
500
What is the structure for building a persuasive argument? What are the necessary elements?
Claim (thesis), argument, counter-argument
500
Identify the parts of speech in this sentence: Lucille made herself some hot chocolate.
Lucille = noun made = verb herself = pronoun some = adjective hot chocolate = noun
500
What is Ms. Swartzendruber's favorite dessert? a) mint chip ice cream b) fresh strawberry pie c) chocolate chip cookies d) oreo ice cream dessert
b) fresh strawberry pie