Of Mice and Men
What are the FULL names of the 2 main characters?
Who are Lennie Smalls and George Milton
What is the struggle between two opposing forces called?
What is conflict
The moon winks at me every night
What is Personification
Which appeal relies on the credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker?
What is Ethos
What are the 3 main parts of a paragraph?
What is Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning
What does George tell Lennie to do when he gets in trouble?
What is to hide in the brush by the river.
What is the connotative (connotation) meaning of the word "home"
What is a place you feel safe and comfortable
Give an example of a simile and then turn that same example into a metaphor
Must use "like" or "as" and then remove it (players choice)
Which rhetorical appeal is being used: "As a former Olympic athlete, I know what it takes to win"?
What is ethos
What is "diffused responsibility"?
When the individual does not feel responsible for their actions.
Why do George and Lennie leave their previous job in Weed, and what does this reveal about Lennie's character?
Lennie touched a girl's soft dress and wouldn't let go, causing trouble. This shows Lennie's lack of understanding of social boundaries and his obsession with soft things.
Who is the Antagonist of "Spongebob"
Who is Plankton OR Squidward
Give me the two meanings of the idiom "A picture is worth a thousand words"
What is a picture costing "words" as currency and "complex ideas can be showed by a single image"
Identify the rhetorical appeal: "This phone has a 48-megapixel camera, 5G connectivity, and a 120Hz refresh rate display."
What is Logos
What is a counterclaim, and why is it important to include in an argumentative essay?
A counterclaim is an opposing viewpoint to your main claim. It's important because it shows you've considered different perspectives and strengthens your argument.
What happens when Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife, and what does George do immediately after discovering her body?
Lennie breaks her neck while trying to keep her quiet. George takes Carlson's gun, goes to the Salinas River where he told Lennie to hide, and shoots Lennie before the lynch mob can find him.
What is the definition of "Conditional Argument"
What is an argument that says if one thing is true, then another thing must be true
Give an example of Oximoron
Student choice, teacher approval
A health organization shows images of damaged lungs while stating "Smoking causes 480,000 deaths per year in the United States." Identify both appeals. Which one does your group think is stronger and why?
Ethos and Logos
Miss Shea is the best teacher in direct citation format.
What does Lennie do with all the dead mice he collects, and why does George get angry about it?
Lennie keeps them in his pocket. George gets angry because the dead mice are soft and Lennie likes to pet them, but this behavior demonstrates Lennie's dangerous tendency to hold onto things too tightly and not understand his own strength.
What is the definition of "Parallelism"
What is a writing technique where you use the same grammatical form throughout the sentence
Give a statement that uses imagery. Use all 5 senses
Touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight
A nonprofit uses a video of a hungry child to ask for donations. What rhetorical appeal is this, and name the specific emotion it targets.
Pathos. It targets pity, compassion, and sadness to motivate people to donate.
What are the 5 points of view in reading/ writing?
What is first person, second person, third person limited, third person objective, and third person omniscient.