Class Facts
Rhetoric
Class Facts II
Absurdity
100

This judge ensured that the court was in control.

Alexandru

100
It is recommended to end a paragraph with a quote.

No (your voice / concluding sentence)

100

This is the replacement teacher's last name. 

Lachance

100

If you knew it was going to rain, and then it rained, would that be absurd?

No (absurdity is an interruption to our expectations)

200

This student opened the case for the 'pro-minimalist' side. 

Abid

200

True or false: a topic sentence should summarize things noticed.

False (present an argument)
200

True or False: Lara was a juror. 

True.

200

While we're in class, Sisyphus is still rolling a rock up a hill, until it falls back down. How does Camus view Sisyphus' fate? 

Happy (find meaning in the absurd) or meaningful; not sad and punished, depressed. 

300

This student presented a passionate case against Cheever's story (but they did not circulate the room to prove their point)

Zoé

300

What is an 'integrated' quote?

The sentence begins with the student's argument and flows naturally into the proof. 
300
Last week, Selem fulfilled the role of stenographer. What is a stenographer? 

Person who takes notes.

300

If you were visiting Montreal for the first time from Tokyo--which has a very reliable subway--and the green line broke down while you were on it, would this be absurd?

Yes (you expected it to work; you are not from here)

400

Spell the replacement teacher's first name.

L I A M

400

In general, an introduction should include a roadmap and a ________.

Thesis

400

This student security guard was joined by Dawson Security, until they were too intimated and left.

Brittany

400

This is Albert Camus' advice on reacting to absurdity.

Embrace it (or other related verb)

500

The scales tipped in this student's direction after they chose to circulate the room during their closing statement.

Maeva

500

This is what should appear in the citation bracket after the first quote of an essay. 

(Cheever 3)
Author's last name and page number

500
After their partner made a strong case, this 'anti' lawyer delivered the concluding statement.

Chang Yu

500

Name one absurd element of Barthelme's story. 

(teacher decides if valid)