Vocabulary
The Monster's Stories
Conor
Writing
Miscellaneous
100

Define "fortnight"

a two-week period
100

What are the two titles of the main characters of the monster's second story?

parson and apothecary

100

What is Conor's last name?

O'Malley

100

True or false: You need punctuation at the end of every sentence.

TRUE

100

In The Outsiders, what is Dally's last name?

Winston

200

Define "ghastly"

Causing great horror or fear

200

Who saved the queen from the first tale?

The monster

200

Why is Conor upset with Lily?

She told people at school about his sick mother

200

What is the "main idea" of a piece of writing?

What a piece of writing is about

200

A pathos argument is going to appeal to what part of you?

Emotions

300

Define "evaluation"

A judgment or rating

300

What had Conor destroyed at the end of the second tale?

His grandma's sitting room

300

What are the names of Conor's three main bullies?

Harry, Sully and Anton

300

What is one reason to have evidence in our writing?

1. To strengthen claim

2. To give proof

3. To share facts

300

In The Giver, what is Jonas' father's job title?

Nurturer

400

Define "regent"

Someone who temporarily rules in place of a king or queen

400

Why had the prince called for the tree in the first tale?

So that the tree could avenge the death of the farmer's daughter

400

What is Conor's stepmom's name?

Stephanie

400

How do you double space your writing in Word?

Either:
Ctrl + A + change spacing margin in the top to 2.0

or

Select everything + change spacing margin in the top to 2.0

400

What type of argument appeals to someone's credibility?

Ethos

500

Define "tersely"

In a quick or abrupt manner

500

"I’ve seen worse, Conor had told the yew tree that first night."

What did Conor mean when he initially said that?

He means the image of the "real monster" that he saw at the end of the third tale, the monster made of dark flames, ash and smoke

500

What is Conor's "truth"?

He wants his mom to die so her suffering can be over and so she doesn't have to be in pain anymore.

500

List IN ORDER the correct steps for writing an in-text citation.

Quotation mark --> content --> Quotation mark --> parentheses --> author last name --> page number --> parentheses --> period

500

He threw Jimmy the ball.

Identify the SUBJECT, PREDICATE, OBJECT, and INDIRECT OBJECT

Subject = "He"

Predicate = "threw Jimmy the ball"

Object = ball

Indirect object = Jimmy