P is for Punctuate
Fix the error: I have a twenty one year old sister.
What is twenty-one-year-old?
Dust coated every surface of the attic, like a blanket of gray forgotten things. He ran his fingers over the rows of musty books, the span of an old table, and the wide window frames, and they came up black. From a far corner, a fast-winged crow clipped past his ear, and he wondered which of the broken windowpanes the ugly creature had entered through. The wind whistled through the gaps in the eaves, a mournful, hollow sound that made the spiderwebs on the ceiling shiver. A single, bare lightbulb cast a weak, yellow glare, highlighting the silhouettes of forgotten trinkets and furniture shrouded in tattered, white sheets. The air, heavy with the smell of damp wood and mothballs, felt cold and ancient.
What is setting?
The device that appeals to the five senses: The buttery, salty popcorn sent a tantalizing trail through the entire house.
What is imagery?
The point of view the story is told in.
What is first-person?
This is a writer’s main position or statement in an argument.
What is a claim?
Add punctuation: George Washington 1732–1799 was the first U.S. president.
What is George Washington (1732–1799) was the first U.S. president.?
The narrator is not a character in the story but knows the thoughts and feelings of all (or most) of the characters.
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
The feeling of anxiety or fear created from the unknown or unexpected.
What is suspense?
This makes the narrator unreliable.
What is his insanity/insistence he is sane while showing madness?
Which type of evidence is this? According to the CDC, 1 in 5 teens . . .
What is expert testimony/statistics?
The punctuation that best completes the sentence, I was going to speak _____ but I froze.
What is a dash? (or comma)
One message from "The Tell-Tale Heart" is guilt can bring torment and create its own punishment.
What is a theme?
The dark clouds gathered as she entered the old house.
What is foreshadowing?
This technique creates suspense when the narrator insists we hear the old man’s heart beating?
What is repetition?
A response to the counterclaim is called this.
What is a rebuttal?
The correct way to punctuate "I traveled to Paris France London England and Rome Italy."
What is "I traveled to Paris, France; London, England; and Rome, Italy."
The type of conflict in The Outsiders when Ponyboy struggles with being accepted.
What is character vs. society?
In The Giver, the color red often standing for individuality and strong emotions.
What is symbolism?
Characteristics that place "The Tell-Tale Heart" in the horror genre
What is the use of suspense, the dark and eerie setting, madness and violence?
Why must evidence be reliable, relevant, and sufficient in an argument?
What is to make the argument convincing and credible?
The correct way to write "She likes pizza, however she doesn’t like pasta."
What is She likes pizza; however, she doesn’t like pasta.?
These are often the two most important characters in a story.
Who are the protagonist and the antagonist?
This is the difference between tone and mood.
What is tone is the author’s attitude, mood is the reader’s emotional response?
Summarize the basic plot in 2–3 sentences.
What is the narrator is obsessed with the old man’s eye, murders him, hides the body, but guilt drives him to confess?
What is the counterclaim paragraph?