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Name the Sentence Structure
Early American Literature
Narrator
Plot
Elements of an Essay
100

Dogs bark.

What is a simple sentence?

100

The wilderness represented

What are contrary moral, spiritual, political values?

100
person telling the story
What is narrator
100
most exciting, changing moment in the story
What is climax
100

This paragraph wraps up the main points and answers the "so what" question

What is a conclusion paragraph

200

Susie did not study for her test, so she got a bad grade.

What is complex sentence?

200

Roads paved with gold, white picket fences, or types of freedom from oppression light the hearts of hopeful people.

What is the American Dream?

200
narration that involves a person outside of the story, that can relay the feelings and thoughts of all the characters
What is 3rd person omniscient
200
final events that bring the story to a close
What is resolution
200

This component expresses the main idea and argument of an essay

What is a thesis statement?

300

Because I paid attention to the midterm review, I got an A on the exam and I was so happy.

What is Compound-Complex Sentence?

300

"Sinners at the Hands of an Angry God", "The Crucible", and "The New England Primer" are examples of what period of American beliefs.

What is Puranitism?

300
narration that involves the use of the personal pronoun you
What is 2nd person
300
the overall truth of life in a story - lesson learned
What is theme
300

Named after the structure of a human or animal, these paragraphs explore a topic in greater depth

What are body paragraphs?

400

I like coffee and Leslie likes tea.

What is a compound sentence?

400
The Puritan movement called for
What is self examination, spiritual enlightenment
400
narration that uses the personal pronoun I, me, we, us
What is 1st person
400
the overall feeling the reader gets from a work of literature
What is mood
400

It's a tool used by fishermen, but it's also a strategy intended to grab a reader's attention

What is a hook?

500

Although he was wealthy, he was not happy.

What is a complex sentence?

500

Crevecoeur, Gonzalez, Sanburg, and Whitman's literature all define this question.

What is an American?

500
narration that involves an outside observer who only communicates the feelings and thoughts of one character
What is 3rd person limited
500
hints of what is going to happen in the story
What is foreshadowing
500

It's the act of considering viewpoints and perspectives other than your own 

What is a counter-argument?