Thanksgiving Thank Goodness
What is football?
The most popular alternate main dish at Thanksgiving.
What is ham?
When quoting, you must include this after the quote.
What is a citation?
This is the first sentence of the introduction paragraph.
What is a hook?
Figurative Language: A play on words you can use to achieve a humorous effect in speech or writing.
What is pun?
A sweet dessert featuring a spiced, creamy orange colored-custard filling baked in a pastry crust
What is pumpkin pie?
The first state that allowed women to vote
What is Wyoming?
Figurative Language: The use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they're describing.
What is onomatopoeia?
Prepositions in: “The dog slept beside the couch during the storm.”
What are 'beside' 'during'
Literary Device: “A fire station burns down.”
What is irony?
This US President made Thanksgiving a National Holiday.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?
Figurative Language: References a well-known place, person or thing of historical culture
What is allusion?
True or False: Scholarship essays typically use formal tone, but do not follow MLA formatting rules.
What is true?
Comma rule needed: “Before leaving for school I grabbed my backpack.”
What is commas after introductory elements?
A small, mouselike mammal with a long, pointed snout and a very high metabolism.
What is a shrew?
Delicate, colorful French sandwich cookies made of two meringue-based shells with a sweet filling like ganache, buttercream, or jam
What is a macaron?
Mr. Stayner's favorite actor.
Who is John Wayne?
The character in Mcklintok! who represents Bianca in Taming of the Shrew
Who is Bianca?
Comma rule needed: “My cousin Ava who lives in Boise is visiting soon.”
What is commas set off appositive phrases?
a rich, sweet, and gooey filling made from eggs, butter, sugar (typically corn syrup), and vanilla, all baked in a flaky, buttery pastry crust and topped with a layer of toasted pecans.
What is pecan pie?
On average, this is the amount of calories consumed per person at Thanksgiving dinner.
What is 4,500?
This tradition brings good luck at Thanksgiving.
What is breaking the wishbone?
A type of figurative language that uses one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the part.
What is synecdoche?
Type of sentence:
Although the rain had stopped, the ground was still soaked, and the children decided to stay inside.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.
What is feminism?