A protagonist who lacks traditional heroic qualities.
100
What formatting style must academic English papers follow?
MLA
100
What are the three writing purposes?
Inform, Persuade, and Entertain
100
Explain the difference between persuasion and propaganda.
Persuasion is an attempt to convince somebody of something. Propaganda is a form of persuasion that deliberately discourages people from thinking for themselves.
100
Which of the phrase types describes nouns, pronouns, actions and begins with words like after, under, and with?
Prepositional Phrase
200
What is a color palette in a film?
The limited number of colors used to set the film's tone and emphasize the themes.
200
At what length does a quote need to be formatted as a block quote.
4 or more lines
200
Explain the difference between a purpose and a main idea in writing.
A purpose is the author's goal in writing the text. A main idea is the author's main point they're trying to convey through the text.
200
What are the three parts of an argument, in their proper order?
Thesis, Reasons, Evidence
200
Which of the phrase types is a noun phrase that identifies adjacent nouns or pronouns?
Appositive Phrase
300
Cinematography: Describe the use of indirect-subjective viewpoint.
A shot in which the camera brings the audience close to the character but does not put them in the place of the character.
300
What are the three Boolean search terms?
AND, OR, & NOT
300
What is diction?
The author's word choice
300
Define card-stacking.
Offering only half-truths/partial truths in order to leave an inadequate impression of the situation.
300
Which phrase type is featured in the following sentence example:
The car, a 2001 Honda Civic, had outstanding gas mileage.Which phrase type is the following example:
Appositive Phrase
400
Action movies and mysteries are typically driven by which of the four story elements?
Plot
400
Add quotation marks and the period in the proper locations for the following quote:
Mark Bowen, of the University of Arkansas, said, Sharecropping is arguably just as responsible for the conditions of black Americans today as slavery is (Bowen)
Mark Bowen, of the University of Arkansas, said, "Sharecropping is arguably just as responsible for the conditions of black Americans today as slavery is" (Bowen).
400
Name the two categories of writing strategies.
Methods of Development and Organization
400
Name four of the types of evidence.
Options: Facts, Statistics, Expert Opinion, Personal Experience, Illustration
400
Jumping up and down, Todd was ecstatic to win the game.
Participial Phrase
500
What is it called when ac actor gets repeatedly cast in similar roles?
Typecast
500
Explain what a secondary source is.
Information created by a person who did not firsthand witness or participate in the events you're researching.
500
Name four of the methods of development.
Options: Narration, Description, Example, Compare & Contrast, Process, Division, Classification, Cause & Effect, Definition, and Argumentation
500
Which type of propaganda is the only one that is okay to use as long as it is done properly?
Emotional Appeal
500
Define an absolute phrase.
A sentence part that identifies the rest of the sentence. Almost a complete sentence with either the word “was” or “were” deleted.