Argument
What was the title of the book we read on Argumentative writing?
Chew On This
What are the titles of the two books we read which focused on slavery in the United States?
Chains and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
What is the title of the book we read for satire?
Animal Farm
Which Shakespeare play did we read?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
What is the difference between a morpheme and a phoneme?
Morpheme- smallest unit of meaning
Phoneme- smallest unit of sound
What is a claim?
a defensible statement about a subject that can be supported with evidence
-Tells the author's position on a topic and why
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Tone- author's attitude towards their subject
Mood- Reader's feelings/emotions as they read
What is satire?
Characteristics of Satire:
-flaws of individuals or groups are exaggerated and held up to ridicule
-purpose is to shame those individuals or groups into improvement
-provides constructive social criticism
-usually humorous
All the characters who were put under a spell go back to normal at the end of the play except which one?
Demetrius
What is our year long essential question?
How much control do I have over my own life?
What are the two qualifications for good evidence?
Evidence should be and .
logical and relevant.
How do authors develop a theme in their text?
through all the elements of plot:
character/dialogue
setting
conflict
What is the satire of Animal Farm?
Russian Revolution and what happens when power goes unchecked.
How many different plots are in the play?
Name all of them.
1. Hippolyta and Theseus
2. 4 Lovers
3.Titania and Oberon
4. Rude Mechanicals (clowns/ play-within-the-play)
List all 6 parts of plot we learned this year in order
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
What are the three characteristics of an argument?
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning
What was Frederick Douglass's central idea?
Knowledge is power
Name the three revolutions we discussed in chronological order.
American Revolution (1776)
French Revolution (1789)
Russian Revolution (1917)
What are all the unique elements of a Shakespeare Sonnet?
14 lines (3 quatrains and a couplet)
Iambic Pentameter (u/)
abab cdcd efef gg (rhyme pattern)
What is the difference between the direct object and the indirect object?
Dejuan threw the ball.
Dejuan threw the ball to Quincy.
What was the main claim of the book Chew On This?
"Learn how to think for yourself" (Schlosser and Wilson).
What is the Emancipation Proclamation? What year did it take place?
Freed the slaves 1865 (end of the civil war)
What is propaganda? Name 3 different kinds of propaganda.
Propaganda is information that is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda.
card stacking
glittering generalities
name calling
band wagon
Shakespeare wrote under the rule of two different monarchs. Name one of the two.
Queen Elizabeth I
King James VI of Scotland and I of England
What is the title of the very first story we read this year?
"The Dinner Party"