Readings
Who wrote "The Glass Menagerie"?
Tennessee Williams
What is the writer's promise to the reader?
The thesis statement
What is a run-on sentence?
Run-ons are sentences that should be separated, but they are joined anyway without proper punctuation.
What is the definition of abolitionist?
An Abolitionist is a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
What is fiction?
A work of fiction is created in the imagination of its author. The author invents the story and makes up the characters, the plot or storyline, the dialogue and sometimes even the setting. A fictional work does not claim to tell a true story.
other acceptable answers: Shirley Jackson claims that fiction can be compared to memory, in the sense that while a memory relates to a true story, the retelling of it becomes more "made up" like a piece of fiction.
What is a secondary source?
Secondary source is a source about another text (a primary source)
What is a “Past ‘unreal’ Conditional Sentences”?
This type of sentence is about something that I couldn't do in the past because the condition was not true. I can use the word would or other modal verbs, like could or might, then the word have, then the past participle of a verb:
If I had had a lot of money last year, I would have bought a car.
If I hadn't had so much work to do last night, I could have gone out with my friends.
Define "Characterization"
The ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a text. This includes descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue.
What are two of George Orwell's motivation for writing from "Why I Write?"
sheer egoism
aesthetically pleasing
historical impulse
political purpose
What are the four main components of organizing a paragraph?
topic sentence
evidence
analysis of evidence
link to larger claim
What is the difference between an active and passive voice?
When a sentence is written in the active voice, the subject performs the action; in the passive voice, the subject receives the action.
The passive voice is formed by using a form of the auxiliary verb “be” (be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Define "nostalgia"
a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition or the state of feeling "homesick"
What languages is the poem "Nothing Remains Empty" written and translated in?
Mazateco
Spanish
English
revision:
on feedback from professor and peer reviewer.
step 1: MLA
step 2: organization
step 3: cohesive paragraphs
step 4: style
step 5: transition words
step 6: "delve" is nowhere in your essay
What are three rules for using a comma?
1. Use commas with a series (of three or more words or phrases)
2. Use a comma with a "beginning adverbial clause or long phrase" (An "adverbial clause" indicates something about the verb, for example, the time of the action, or the cause, or something that is in contrast to the action)
3. Use a comma with a "non-restrictive" adjective clause
Define "crippled" AND give the name of a character we read who was described as "crippled"
unable to walk or move in the usual way because of injury or a medical condition. Laura from "The Glass Menagerie" was described as crippled.