Analyze this!
If an author writes a text chronologically, what does that mean?
The events in the author's text are told in the order in which they happened.
REWRITE the following sentence with correct apostrophe placement:
The protesters chants were louder than the police cars siren.
The protesters' chants were louder than the police car's siren.
The following sentence contains an example of WHAT rhetorical/literary device:
Anthony's socks slept on the laptop cart, waiting patiently for Anthony to finally come retrieve them.
Personification
Who was the 19th century political philosopher who believed in interrogating materialism and its effects on class relations & social conflict?
Karl Marx
Name all four of your college writing teachers this year in order of appearance.
Booker, Amoako, Tran & BD
Identify the claim in the following thesis statement:
Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a powerful feminist text as shown through the novel's character Lauren and the trials she faces in the society of the novel.
Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower is a powerful feminist text.
Diction has to do with word choice, unlike syntax which has to do with _____.
Word order / sentence construction
REWRITE this simile as a metaphor:
She was as radiant as the sun.
She was a radiant sun.
genders
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of what rhetorical device?
hyperbole
It's a top 5 most visited website globally, but it's not a reliable source because anyone can edit it.
Wikipedia
Correct the sentence below:
The interpersonal work MESA seniors accomplished this year, in the classroom and beyond, were thanks to themselves and their counselors.
Replace "were" with "was."
The interpersonal work MESA seniors accomplished this year, in the classroom and beyond, was thanks to themselves and their counselors.
This rhetorical device is the use of sensory details to evoke feeling through description.
Imagery
What does CRT stand for?
Critical Race Theory
A journalist
An annotated bibliography contains two things, one per each source cited in your research.
Citations & annotations
What punctuation mark (if inserted twice) would make the sentence below grammatically correct?
BD biked to MESA the school where they work every day last week while their car was in the shop.
Commas or em dashes:
BD biked to MESA, the school where they work, every day last week while their car was in the shop.
BD biked to MESA–the school where they work–every day last week while their car was in the shop.
Similes are useful for comparing, but what rhetorical device is useful for contrasting?
Example: You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Juxtaposition
What are the three components of a thesis statement?
topic + claim + review of main points
When writing an in-text citation, you should include the last name of the author of your source in parentheses. If your source DOESN'T have an author, what goes in the parentheses instead?
The first entry in your bibliography citation
A strong conclusion contains what three elements?
A restatement of your thesis, a review of main points & a broadening/final thought.
What are the three kinds of syntax (aka sentence types)?
What is the difference between a question and a rhetorical question?
Rhetorical questions aren't asked to be answered. They're asked for dramatic effect or emphasis.
Pose a question from the perspective of each of the three literary lenses we covered this year?
Why are women dissproportionately underrepresented in stem fields?
What defines race?
How does capitalism control access to resources across classes?
What are the four core values of MESA Charter High School?
Purpose. Pride. Empathy. Courage.