Commas
We ate watermelon hot dogs and ice cream.
A. NO CHANGE
B. watermelon, hot dogs and, ice cream.
C. watermelon, hot dogs, and ice cream.
D. watermelon hot dogs, and ice cream.
C. watermelon, hot dogs, and ice cream.
“My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!”
Juliet
Which sentence uses parallel structure?
1. Scout admired Atticus for his intelligence, how he stayed calm, and being honest.
2. Scout admired Atticus for his intelligence, his calmness, and his honesty.
Sentence #2
“Imagine how lonely it would feel to sit by yourself at lunch every day. Everyone deserves a friend.”
Pathos - an appeal to senses or emotions
The speaker is trying to make the listener feel sympathy or compassion.
List all of the FANBOYS conjunctions
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
After we got home from the pool we made popsicles.
A) NO CHANGE
B) After we got home from the pool, we
C) After, we got home from the pool we
D) After, we got home from the pool, we
B) After we got home from the pool, we
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
Mercutio
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
“Studies show that students who sleep at least 8 hours a night score higher on tests than those who don’t.”
Logos - an appeal to logic or reason
The speaker is using facts and logic to appeal to reason.
This literary technique is at work when the audience knows Juliet is still alive, but Romeo does not—and it makes his next decision heartbreaking.
Dramatic Irony
We could go to the movies, or we could hang out at the pool.
A) NO CHANGE
B) the movies or we could
C) the movies, or we could,
D) the movies or we could,
A) NO CHANGE
“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
Scout
"The Greeks are strong and skillful to their strength,
Fierce to their skill and to their fierceness valiant;"
This is an example of which of the following?
A) Metaphor
B) Polyptoton
C) Pun
D) Rhyming Couplet
B) Polyptoton
When the same root word is used in different forms within a sentence
“I’ve been a student at this school for eight years, so I know how important the Honor Code is to all of us.”
Ethos - an appeal to ethics or the character of the speaker
The speaker uses personal experience at the school to build credibility.
Read the sentence. If it’s parallel, write “Parallel.”
If it’s not, rewrite the sentence correctly on your whiteboard.
Scout loves reading, to play outside, and baking with Calpurnia.
Scout loves reading, playing outside, and baking with Calpurnia.
If the sentence is correct, write NO CHANGE.
If the sentence is incorrect, rewrite the sentence, adding commas and/or appropriate FANBOYS conjunctions as necessary.
Atticus spoke to the court the jury listened.
Atticus spoke to the court, and the jury listened.
“These violent delights have violent ends,
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss, consume.”
Friar Lawrence
A ________________ is a recurring image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or detail that is a unifying element in an artistic work.
Motif
Write 1-2 sentences using pathos to convince me that I should cancel the exam and give everyone an A.
Pathos - an appeal to senses or emotions
Example: I filled up a bowl with my tears yesterday because I'm so stressed about all of my exams. If you canceled the exam, it would make me so happy, and I'd stop crying.
Harper Lee tells the story of To Kill a Mockingbird through the point of view of Scout, who was a child during the events of the story but is now an adult reflecting on the past events. This is called a ____________________ point of view.
Retrospective
If the sentence is correct, write NO CHANGE.
If the sentence is incorrect, rewrite the sentence, adding commas and/or appropriate FANBOYS conjunctions as necessary.
Atticus closed his book stood up from the porch walked into the house.
Atticus closed his book, stood up from the porch, and walked into the house.
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy... That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Miss Maudie
When a bakery caught fire, the owner said, “Business is toast.” What type of figurative language is being used?
Pun - a joke using the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Write 1-2 sentences using ethos to convince me that I should cancel the exam and give everyone an A.
Ethos - an appeal to ethics or the character of the speaker
Example: I've been studying the material all year, and I've made good grades, so I've already proven that I deserve an A on the exam.
This character fits the mockingbird symbol in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
Tom Robinson or Boo Radley