Writing Workshop
What are the names of the three persuasive writing strategies?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What is another word for the life lesson or moral of a story?
Theme
What is the term for the study of ancient societies and cultures?
Archaeology
What is slope intercept form?
y=mx+b
What is net profit?
What is the difference between lyric and narrative poetry?
Lyric poems focus on an emotion, narrative poems tell a story.
What is the name of the character in a story that opposes the protagonist?
Antagonist
What is the period called before written records?
Prehistory
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
What is the startup cost?
"B" in a profit equation.
What are three things you can do to identify if a source is reliable?
Look at whether it is .com/.org/.gov/.ed, look for the sources, look at the author's credentials, check that it was published within the last ten years.
What are the three reasons why authors write?
To persuade, to entertain, and to inform.
In ancient civilizations, what was used to keep records and communicate information?
Hieroglyphics or Cuneiform
In an expression, what do we call the number in front of a variable?
Coefficient.
What is the NJ sales tax?
6.625%
What are the five parts of the plot diagram?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.
What is the term for a character that changes from the beginning to the end of a story, often learning a life lesson?
Dynamic character
Which ancient civilization is associated with the construction of the Great Wall?
Chinese
What is x when 3x+5=-4 ?
x = -3
What is a ride's hourly capacity called?
The number of riders per hour.
How do you write an MLA heading?
Your Name
Teacher Name
Class Name
Date
What are the four types of conflicts in literature?
Man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, man vs. nature
What term is used to describe the written symbols used by ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphs
What is the slope of the line x = 3?
Undefined.
In the hourly capacity formula for an attraction's ride: h = r / (m + 1.5) * 60 * t , what does 't' represent?
The number of trains.