Does anyone have any G.U.M.? (Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics)
The proper name for FANBOYS is _____.
The acronym FANBOYS stands for _, _, _, _, _, _, and _.
What are conjunctions and For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.
Explain the metaphor in the title "A Quilt of Country"...
The author is comparing the various patterns/ fabrics stitched together to make a quilt to how America is "stitched together" with people of various backgrounds.
What figure of speech is being used when you give an object animal/ human characteristics?
I.e. "The leaf danced gracefully in the wind."
What is personification?
What does the word "Bigotry" mean as used in "A Quilt of A Country"?
What is discrimination, prejudice, bias, etc.?
What is an argument?
When a writer or speaker expresses an opinion about a topic and defends that opinion.
For a sentence to be considered compound, it must consist of two ____ ____ which are connected by a _____ and a conjunction.
What are independent sentences and comma?
Compare and contrast similes and metaphors.
They are both used to compare unlike things, but similes use the words "like" and "as"...
In "A Quilt of a Country", Anna Quindlen refers to America as a "fractured coalescing" and a "splintered whole". What type of figure of speech are these two phrases? What is she saying?
They are oxymorons used to describe the splitting/ differences of America's diverse citizens who somehow put those differences aside to come together and live.
The train’s roar merely amplified the roar in my overwhelmed brain.
What is the meaning of amplified as it is used in the sentence?
A. defined
B. explained
C. intensified
D. questioned
What is C. intensifed?
Name at least FOUR (4) different parts of speech.
What are nouns, adverbs, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, conjunctions, etc.?
This punctuation can connect two independent clauses just like a comma and conjunction.
What is a semicolon?
In "The Latin Deli" what is meant by the metaphor "...they walk up and down the narrow isles of her store reading the labels of the packages aloud, as if they were the names of lost lovers..."
It shows how the customers miss home and the goods make them feel conneted to their home countries in a way.
We use this type of figure of speech when we don't want to be too harsh/ mean in our word choice.
Ex. Saying "passed away" instead of "died" or "correctional facility" instead of "prison"
What are euphemisms?
In "A Quilt of a Country" the author refers to different races, ethnicities, and cultures throughout the text to demonstrate the ____ of America.
What is DIVERSITY?
Name at least FIVE (5) countries that comprise Latin America as we discussed regarding "The Latin Deli."
What are Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Cuba, etc.
Identify whether the following sentence is a correct compound sentence and explain why or why not:
I wanted to go to our high school's last football game of the season, but it started raining when I intended to leave the house.
It is correct because there are two independent clauses connected by a comma and a conjunction.
This type of figure of speech occurs when apparently contradictory or opposite terms appear side by side in text.
Ex. "Seriously Funny" or "Blinding Light"
What is an oxymoron?
"In American Lit we had a quiz over Henry James' Daisy Miller and then debated the innocence, or lack thereof, of Daisy. She reminded me too much of Stacy, a girl I knew in high school, and I wondered if my connecting her with Stacy helped me understand Daisy better. My nine o'clock Market Analysis class has been a disappointment. The professor talks, and I sometimes find myself at home, back in Arlington, or along the beach at the Gulf Coast, or at Ricotti's sharing a pizza with Daniel. Perhaps I'm merely analyzing my own markets. Today, however, I kept thinking about this Saturday's game at Michigan and whether or not we could stop the inimitable Desmond Howard. After my trip to Ann Arbor—I mean Market Analysis—I came back to my room and had an hour and a half before lunch. It was useful time reading for Finance and Accounting and putting to paper some thoughts for my portion of a group presentation in Macroeconomics, but it sure went quickly."
In this paragraph, what does the word inimitable mean?
A. matchless
B. swift
C. powerful
D. graceful
What is A. matchless?
Read Paragraph 2 from "The Strait of Magellan"
Despite its usefulness, the strait is considered one of the most challenging routes to take because at some points, the pathway is as narrow as two miles wide while at others it is as wide as twenty miles. Not only this, but the weather is fickle. It is typically nice and warm but changes quickly, with wind that could be dangerous for traveling ships and sometimes fog that made visibility difficult.
The word fickle most likely means (reliable/ unpredictable/ stable) and the phrase _____ provides context for its meaning.
A. gloomy
B. reliable
C. stableunpredictable
What is "unpredictable" and "changes quickly?
What is the main difference between primary and secondary sources?
Give an example of each.
Primary sources are from those who experienced an event firsthand- letters, diaries, speeches, autobiographies, etc.- while secondary sources come from primary sources- encyclopedia, magazine, newspaper articles, biographies, textbooks, etc.
Why is this sentence incorrect? How can you fix it?
She finished her homework before bedtime, she watched a little TV.
It is not properly connected and could use a conjuction like "so" after the comma or a semicolon.
1 President Hoover, Mr. Chief Justice, my friends:
2 This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that on this day my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency, I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our people impels.
3 This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.
4 So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
Throughout these four paragraphs, FDR's tone can best be described as —
A. optimistic and hopeful.
B. blunt and honest.
C. convincing and concerning.
D. truthful and emotional.
What is B. blunt and honest?
*Daily Double*
There are people for whom love is nothing more than passion. But I am not one of those people. I believe love has more substance to it than that. And while the two teenagers do demonstrate an intense romance and a kind of loyalty to one another, they are still dominated by their passions. And the real test of love is not how one treats the beloved two days after meeting her when all the juices are still flowing. No, the real test of love is how one treats the beloved over the whole gamut of life. The juices can provide enough fuel to fake it for weeks and even months, while Juliet is pretty and quoting rosy poetry, but they cannot provide enough fuel to fake it for 20 years, when Juliet's had three kids, put on 30 pounds, and is telling you to stop wearing your favorite sweatshirt and go get a job with health insurance. Real love sees the old Juliet and accepts her as she is and makes grocery runs for her and brings her flowers and sits up at night with her playing rummy and eating popcorn. It holds her hand when she is worried about her eight-year-old boy and talks to her about...well, about nothing, just because she likes to talk about nothing. The sort of love that lasts does not discount the passion but moves beyond it to something deeper.
What words from the paragraph above effectively reflect the author's feelings about love? (Hint: There are three.)
What are substance, deep, and accepting?
Read the excerpt from "Big Ben National Park"
The author Fredrick Gelbach describes these borderlands rightly when he calls them “a carpet of interacting plants and animals deftly woven on a geologic loom.” This statement conjures up images of looming mountains, stark desert landscapes, and a ribbon of water slicing through it all. And, indeed, this is what Big Bend and the area surrounding it is. It is a diverse natural area of river, desert, and mountains. It is a land of extremes—hot and cold, wet and dry, high and low. Big Bend offers sights and sounds unmatched elsewhere. A visit to Big Bend’s 1100 square miles of landscape is a chance to explore desert flats, to climb the desert mountains, to float the canyons of the Rio Grande—to be “on the border.”
In paragraph 1, the word diverse means (desolate/dissimilar/widespread) because the author explains that "Big Bend" features (bleak flatlands/ contrasting types/ significant stretches) of topography.
What is dissimilar/ contrasting types?
*Daily Double*
Refer to Coach!
What are paragraphs 6 & 5?