Root Words
What is the root word in perjury?
jur
Lord of the Flies is an example of an ___________.
What is a homophone?
Words that sounds the same but are spelled differently.
Define flippant.
Flippant: making jokes about serious matters.
DAILY DOUBLE:
What was the name of Sarah Kay's memoir?
Montauk
What is the definition of the root word in "encounter?"
Counter=opposite/against
A reference to a Mother-Theresa-like character in a story is using ________________.
Allusion
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is a noun that is not a PROPER noun in this sentence?
Mrs. Lee went to Cal's Garage in Sanford to get her A/C fixed.
A/C
Mrs. Lee: specific person
Cal's Garage: specific business
Sanford: specific town
What part of speech is fickle?
Fickle is an adjective.
What is the definition of an "author move"?
Purposeful writing technique or literary device.
Define POSTSCRIPT using the root definition in the word definition.
Postscript: words or message WRITTEN after the body of a letter.
DAILY DOUBLE:
What is a logical fallacy?
An error in reasoning that undermines the logic of an argument.
Define "faulty comparison" and give an example.
Comparing two parts of speech that are not comparable (noun/verb).
Ex: Bow hunting is safer than a rifle.
What is the difference between rancourous and nefarious?
Rancourous: bitter, resentful
Nafarious: evil, criminal, wicked
What are the three pieces I asked you to complete at the top of the paper after reading each memoir?
Reaction
Purpose
Audience
Define PROGRESS using the root definition in the word definition.
Progress: a STEP forward
What are the four elements that make up the setting?
Time, place, physical details, and circumstances.
Explain the error in this sentence:
There are 9 siblings in my mother's family.
-Numbers under ten should be written out.
If I have muscle ATROPHY in my right arm, what does that look like?
My right arm is weaker and smaller than my left.
What were the titles of the four memoirs you could have chosen to write your literary analysis essay on?
"The Chase,"
"The Stranger in the Photo is Me,"
"OCD,"
and "How Native American is Native American Enough?"
What is the origin of the root JUD/JUR/JUS and the word it derives from?
What type of logical fallacy is this?
What your cable company keeps you on hold, you get angry! When you get angry, you go blow off steam. When you go blow off steam, accidents happen. When accidents happen, you get an eye patch. Don't get an eye patch.
Slippery Slope!
Identify and explain the comma usage in this sentence:
Moby, the black lab, likes to play fetch.
Appositive: giving extra information about the previous noun.
Use the word "attenuate" in a sentence, showing that the definition and part of speech are understood.
Many acceptable, for example:
If the air strike was successful, it was certain that we would attenuate their troops.
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