Social Commentary
Components of an Essay
Writing Strategies
English 101
Random Facts
100

This cartoon is one of the most famous and effectives pieces of social commentary on American life and the human condition. 

What is The Simpsons?

100

A typical essay consists of this many paragraphs. 

What is 5? 

100

The "E" in APE stands for this. 

What is "Evidence"? 

What is "Explain"? 

What is "Elaborate"?

100

A bibliography that includes a summary and evaluation of the source. 

What is an annotated bibliography? 

100

Mr. Johnson's favourite movie of all time. *Hint: His tattoo. 

What is The Lion King? 

200

This novella, written by George Orwell, is an allegory of the Russian Revolution that satirizes the concept of Communism. 

What is Animal Farm?

200
A statement concisely articulating your main point, claim or argument at the conclusion of an introductory paragraph. 

What is a thesis? 

200

This is the purpose of using APE and ROPES as writing strategies. 

What is to use evidence to organize or structure your answer or opinion? 

200

The tenth letter in the English language.

What is J? 

200

The actor who plays Mobius in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Who is Owen Wilson? 

300

"Red pill vs. blue pill" is a philosophical concept presented in this movie, starring Keanu Reeves, which is a social commentary masterpiece on "blissful ignorance" and simulated society. 

What is The Matrix? 

300

When paraphrasing or quotation marks are used to give credit to someone else's words or ideas, it's called this. A bibliography is required. 

What is citation? 

300

Along with rhetoric and logic, this is the third and crucial component to mastering language to win any argument or convince anyone of any idea.  

What is grammar? 

300

A generic term referring to all forms or oral, written, visual or digital communication. 

What is a text? 

300

The Harry Potter novel that prominently features time travel.

What is The Prisoner of Azkaban? 

400

Social commentary is done by bringing to light issues that specific populations of people relate to by doing this. 

What is appealing to their sense of justice? 

400
Each of these paragraphs include a topic sentence, key supporting sentences with evidence and a concluding transition sentence. 

What is body paragraph? 

400

This is what each letter of ROPES stands for: 

What is Respond, Opinion, Proof, Evidence, and Summarize?

400

In the plot of a story, all the loose ends are resolved and the main outcomes are revealed. 

What is the denouement? 

400

Supercalifragilisticexpialadocious is a word with this many syllables. 

What is 14?

500

The art of persuasive writing or speaking.

What is rhetoric?

500

The conclusion paragraph must include these 3 components. 

What is restating your thesis, summarizing the key ideas, and ending with a final impact statement. 

500

These are words to smoothly connect each idea or component of your writing to improve flow and sentence fluency. 

What are transition words? 

500

The reason we study English in school, in addition to learning how to use language to read and write. 

What is to learn to think? 

500

The movie who's star won the award for and has the distinction of being the youngest Academy Award winner for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor.

What is The Pianist?