Short Story Star
In "A Tell-Tale Heart" what did the main character hear at the end?
the beating of a dead man's heart
write an example of home language on your board
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a sentence must have what 3 things?
Subject
Verb
Complete thought
what are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
kiss
In "The Lottery", how did the characters know they had "won"?
They drew a paper with the black spot
is English a "gendered" laguage?
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
finish the lyrics: "what fun it is to...."
ride and sing a sleighing song tonight
The beginning of a story when characters and settings are established is called
Exposition
*The language most often expected in academic essays, certain professional settings (job interviews, college interviews, etc…) is referred to as
academic english/academic language
What does AAAWWUBBIS stand for?
After, Although, As, While, When, Until, Before, Because, If, Since
Elvis isn’t going to have a white Christmas he’s going to have a….
Blue Christmas
What makes a character the "main character"?
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they undergo a change, they are round, we know them and their emotions/feelings
what are the three types of english?
home, school, friends
combine the following sentences using a conjunction:
(must use a conjunction and correct punctuation)
It is christmas break
I miss my teachers
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What country hides an ornamental pickle on the a Christmas tree as one of the Christmas traditions?
Germany
Name the 6 parts of the story arc/plot line
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
What is an example of a "gendered" language?
spanish, german, french... etc
What are the proper terms for FANBOYS and AAAWWUBBIS?
FANBOYS- Coordinting Conjunction
AAAWWUBBIS- Subordianting Conjunction
What are the names of all of Santa's reindeer? (there are 9)
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph.