Vocab.
quotes or rephrase sentences from a text to support a claim
what is data?
The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. A beautiful thirteen-year-old girl. She grows up quickly upon falling in love with Romeo, the son of her family's great enemy.
Who is Juliet?
group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb
What is a complete sentence?
A girl named Melinda has had trauma in the past and has trouble speaking up about it. She is socially awkward and people don't really like her. She had to draw trees in her art class throughout her freshman year.
What is the book Speak by Laurie Hales Anderson about?
“The best thing for being sad ... is to learn something.”
This quote is from the Sword In The Stone.
a statement that is created supporting the thesis of a writing. It’s found at the beginning It is usually followed with data points and warrants
What is a claim
Wanted to marry Juliet. He was rich and everyone wanted them to get married even though Juliet didn't like him and was going to secretly marry Romeo .
Who is Paris?
used with 2 independent clauses
before HOWEVER or THEREFORE.
What is a semicolon?
What is the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton about?
“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”
This quote is from A Monster Calls.
one or more supporting statements to show how the data supports the claim
what is a warrant?
A Franciscan friar, friend to both Romeo and Juliet. Kind, civic-minded, a proponent of moderation, and always ready with a plan, Friar Lawrence secretly marries the impassioned lovers in hopes that the union might eventually bring peace to Verona. As well as being a Catholic holy man, Friar Lawrence is also an expert in the use of seemingly mystical potions and herbs.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
A grammatically faulty sentence in which two or more main or independent clauses are joined without a word to connect them or a punctuation mark to separate them
What is a run-on sentence?
There are two families who don't get along for reasons nobody knows. The Montagues, and the Capulets. Two kids from both families fell in love but it had to be a secret since they would get in trouble if their families found out....
What is Romeo and Juliet about?
“I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything, just to get rid of this, these thoughts, whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head, too?”
this quote is from Speak
a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claims of an essay, research paper, etc., and is developed, supported, and explained in the text by means of examples and evidence.
what i a thesis statement?
the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
Who is Creon?
describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb. In passive voice sentences, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
What is an Active/Passive Voice?
A teen of color who gets beaten up by a white police officer. His father had trouble understanding the reality but everyone knew it was racism. The diversity in this book show the reality of this real world.
What is All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely about?
They were probably afraid, too. Afraid of people like Paul. Afraid of cops in general. Hell, they were probably afraid of people like me. I didn't blame them. I'd be afraid too, even if I was a frigging house like Tooms. But I didn't have to be because my shield was that I was white. (p. 180)
This is from All American Boys
An autobiographical account of an event, person, place, animal, etc. that has meaning in the writer's life &/or changed them in some way. Focused on a single moment of "slice of life"
what is a memoir?
Soc
Bob's friend
Wouldn't fight in the rumble
Who is Randy?
the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text
What is MLA-citation?
A kid who isn't really cared for by his stuck up brother and his rude father. The kid finds a wizard and he turns into different animals. He learns so many lessons from the wizard and later becomes a well known king.
What is The Sword In The Stone about?
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.”
This quote if from Romeo and Juliet