Grammar
What is the oxford comma?
Comma before "and"
What was the Egyptian pantheon of gods called?
The Heliopolitan Ennead
What are the three persuasive techniques and what do they appeal to
pathos- appeal to emotion
logos- appeal to logic
ethos- appeal to ethics
How do you write a research thesis statement
This essay will.... and provide the research question
If you were looking for frogmen, where would you go?
Loveland, Ohio
What is connotation? Provide and example
The social/associated meaning; answers may vary
What was the symbol given to the Aztecs by their war god to show where they should build their capital?
eagle on cactus eating a snake
What is the difference in organizational structure between informative and persuasive essays? How do you show your audience which it is
info- three body paragraphs
persuasive- two body, one counterargument
thesis shows which is which
How do you do an in-text citation?
Sentence (author last name).
Which famous poet of the 1800s brought a bear to university?
Lord Byron
What is denotation? Provide an example
dictionary or literal definition; answers may vary
What gods were present for the weighing of the heart ceremony? double points if you can tell me what their purposes were
Anubis- witness for soul (guide through underworld)
Ma'at- feather of truth
Osiris- presides over judgement, takes good souls
Thoth- records results
Ammit- devours souls of the wicked
What needs to be included in a counterargument paragraph and what is its purpose?
arguments from the other side, and rebuttals from your side
purpose is to acknowledge your understanding of the other side and rebuttal (answers may vary)
What type of voice should you adopt in research? how might you accomplish this
Formal, professional, academic voices; answers may very ie: no first/second person; field specific vocab etc.
If you wanted to explore the underground labyrinth Vlad Dracul (Dracula) was imprisoned in, which city would you visit
Budapest
What is the difference between the progressive and perfect tenses?
progressive: ongoing action
Perfect: action is completed "perfected"
What goddess did Ra's eye become? What does she look like and what is she the goddess of
Sekhmet, lion-headed, war, violence, bloodshed, stinging desert winds/sandstorms
What is the Socratic method of debate?
Using questions to back your opponent into a corner, defeating themselves
What is research?
the PROCESS by which we discover information and report it
What Golden Age Hollywood starlet invented the technology that would later become Wi-Fi and GPS?
Hedy Lamarr
What is the purpose of a semi-colon?
To indicate when a write could have ended the sentence but chose to keep going; shows the following clause is connected to the previous idea
Name two Aztec deities
Answers may vary
Name all 12 logical fallacies, choose one to explain
slippery slope, hasty generalization, moral equivalence, genetic, circular argument, strawman, red herring, either/or, post hoc, begging the claim, ad hominem, bandwagon
Name five fields (professional or academic) that use research
trick question: they all do so any five would work
What were the potentially first vampires in New Orleans called?
Casket Girls