STEMS
What is the correct definition for the stem "anim"?
mind
In what "point-of-view" is an informative essay always written in?
3rd-person
Between the 2 types of poetry - narrative or lyrical - which one does NOT tell a story?
Lyrical
In the novel The Call of the Wild, what is Buck’s life like at the very beginning of the story?
Buck has an easy life at the judge's house in California.
What do we call Gerunds, Participles, Infinitives?
verbals
Which stem means “blame”?
culp
In your informative (or argumentative essay), where is the thesis statement always located?
at the end of the introductory paragraph
Walt Whitman’s poem “Oh Captain! My Captain” is about which president?
Abraham Lincoln
In the BOOK, who steals Buck away from his home at the start?
The gardener, Manuel
What did we say is NOT a true verbal because it just simply renames or restates the subject?
appositive
Using your stems knowledge, what word means “to make right?”
rectify
What does is mean to “support your thesis statement”
to provide enough supporting ideas and examples that the reader sees proof of your main point
What specific type of poem (dedicated to someone who has died) is "Oh Captain! My Captain?"
elegy
How does John Thornton come to acquire Buck in BOOK The Call of the Wild?
John Thornton saves Buck by stepping in and stopping Buck's owner from beating him.
Which is used in the quotes? I love "to jump in puddles."
infinitive
Using what you know about stems, what would be the word for a “death city” or a large cemetery?
necropolis
On a Works Cited page, the sources need to be listed in a specific order. What is that order?
alphabetical
In the poem “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”, what can you conclude Dickinson was trying to express?
She was happy to be a nobody.
In one complete sentence, write a possible theme or lesson of The Call of the Wild. (multiple answers)
One must adapt in order to survive in the wild.
Survival is a constant struggle.
True loyalty is earned through kindness and friendship.
What is used in quotes? "Reading a good book" is my favorite rainy day activity.
gerund
Using what you know about stems, what does the word “cacophony” mean?
a harsh, unpleasant (bad) mixture of sounds
If you are writing an in-text citation and you do NOT know the author of that article, what would go inside the parentheses?
The first word of the article title, inside quotation marks
Which type of poem has a songlike rhythm and tells a story, typically of betrayal, loss, or death?
Ballad
What lesson does Buck learn from watching Curly's death?
“Once down, that was the end of you. Well, he would see to it that he never went down.”
What is used in the quotes? The lady "standing behind the cash register" is watching me.
participle