Grammar
Place the comma after the introductory phrase: Well perhaps she ran out to get her lunch.
Well, perhaps she ran out to get her lunch.
What is the formula for correctly incorporating evidence?
EBT + Direct-Quote + Citation
T or F: Tom is a realist and Huck is more imaginative.
False.
What river do Huck and Jim escape along?
Mississippi River.
What is a synonym for the following word: "but I'd druther been bit with a snake than pap's whiskey"
rather
Underline the appositive in the following sentence:
The Eiffel Tower, Gustave's masterpiece, can be found on the Champs de Mars.
Gustave's masterpiece
What two pieces of information do you need in order to correctly cite in-text evidence?
Author's last name and page #
Why did Tom agree to help free Jim?
He knew Jim was a free man
What important information does Jim share with Huck at the end of the novel?
Huck's pap died a while ago.
What is one consequence of not following the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
-$500 fine
-1 year in prison
Is the following italicized phrase an independent or dependent clause? When we get enough snow, we are going sledding.
Dependent
Is the following evidence written in correct MLA format? In the article, Cullen states, "The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green" (line 8).
Yes.
This niece suspected Huck of lying but was not believed by her sisters.
Susan Wilks.
What upset the Wilks' girls most about moving to England?
Their slaves would be sold off and separated.
Name one way in which slaveholders were able to dissuade slaves from fleeing north.
-Slaves were starving
-Fugitive Slave Act
-Afraid to leave family behind
-etc.
Choose the correct form of affect/effect for the following sentence: How much an athlete practices will affect/effect her performance.
Affect
Fix the following information to ensure it is in MLA format: "Charles Darwin's personal pet tortoise didn't die until recently." (Charlie Sans, 15)
In the text, "Charles Darwin's personal pet tortoise didn't die until recently." (Sans, 15).
Which character revealed the true identities of Tom and Huck in their mission to help Jim escape? What tipped this character off to the shenanigans?
Aunt Polly. She was tipped off by the letters Aunt Sally sent when she mentioned more than one boy coming to visit.
At which point in the novel did Huck feel The Widow would be most proud of him?
After saving the murderers on the steam boat.
What is ironic about the way the Duke and King were killed?
Jim turned them in for their scams. They had originally turned him in for money.
Subject-Verb Agreement: Is the following sentence written with correct subject-verb agreement? One of the boxes is open.
Yes.
Put the following information in correct MLA format with citation:
Author: Kendall Moss.
Paragraph: 7
Information: Female elephants carry their young for 22 months
Answers will vary...
These two characters did not care about the Grangerford/Shepherdson Feud.
Give an example of both a "good" lie and a "bad" lie used in the novel. How can you tell which ones are good or bad?
Answers will vary. The difference is what the lie is used for.
Name two things that caused disagreement between the North and the South that contributed to the American Civil War.
-South depended on free labor
-The North and South disagreed on representative votes for slaves
-The North and South disagreed on taxation for slaves
-European immigrants did not approve of slavery