Comprehension
What causes all the confusion between lovers in The Midsummer Night's Dream forest scene?
the love potion
Define "verb" and give an example
A verb is an action or what is happening. Examples will vary
What does buffoon mean?
a. a type of monkey
b. noisy and energetic
c. wild or crazy
d. silly or foolish person
D
What root is in the word "monarch"?
MONOS
At the bare minimum, how many paragraphs should there be in an essay and what are they?
3- beginning, middle, and ending
What are the three important pieces of symbolism in The Giver ch. 11 (sled scene)
Snow
Sled
Cold, rope, hill
How many adverbs are in the following sentence?
The cat quietly stalked the toy, and then suddenly pounced fiercely.
3
Ms. O'Brien's directions were very transparent.
What does transparent mean?
Easy to understand
What root is in the word "annihilate" and what does it mean?
If you write an essay about a time you went on a really weird field trip with your school but you learned all about how toilets work, what kind of essay would you be writing?
A personal Narrative
From either story, identify two major characters and the most obvious symbols that is repeated in the story.
Jonas + the Giver- memories
Hermia and Lysander- confusion? love?
What does an adjective modify/describe?
a noun
What is the best way to try and figure out what a word means?
Use context clues and try to fill in a synonym and see if the sentence makes sense.
List 3 words with the root "monos"
Monopoly
monotone
monarch
What is a thesis?
A thesis is the main statement of what your essay will be about.
Why is it important that Jonas experiences pain, pleasure, glee, excitement and more in his memory?
Because those are not emotions felt in his community and he is learning how wrong his community is .
Identify the nouns in the following sentence.
The student wrote a detailed essay about the history of Egypt.
Student, essay, history, and Egypt
What word in the following sentence is most likely a vocab word we have studied and what does it mean?
The carefully worded report insinuated that officials deliberately misappropriated public funds, despite making no direct accusations.
insinuate- suggest indirectly.
Use the word "monologue" in a sentence that makes sense with the root MONO meaning one.
answers will vary
What is the point of an argumentative essay?
It is to pick a side of an argument and explain why that side is the correct option.
Shakespeare uses the forest scene and the confusion between the lovers to show the theme of
Love is ______________
unpredictable, irrational, and painful
Identify each part of speech in the following sentence:
Wow! Although it was cold outside, she quickly ran inside, because her tiny, wet dog shivered terribly on the mat.
Int. conj. s. v. adj. adv. p. adv. v.
Wow! Although it was cold outside, she quickly ran
adv. conj. p. adj. n. v. adv.
inside, because her tiny, wet dog shivered terribly
prep. art. OP(N)
on the mat.
Write a complete and silly sentence using the word "vengeance."
vengeance- revenge/ payback.
Make up a word using the root "nihil", meaning nothing, that could mean to know/learn nothing.
anything relating to nihilknow, edunihil
Write a thesis with TWO reasons for the following prompt?
Should the term "6-7" be retired?
The term "6-7" should be retired because it is an old trend and was not even that relevant to begin with.