Name that Era
What the Format
SPACECAT
Examples to Know
Triple Threat
100

An era that loves religion and writing for God

What is Puritanism?

100

the magic 3 letter acronym that is the most used in English papers

What is MLA?

100
The first S in SPACECAT is

What is Speaker?

100

Is this a complete sentence?


Although the students went home.

What is no?

or 

What is a fragment?

100

"Don't be the last person on the block to have their lawn treated - you don't want to be the laughing stock of your community!"

What is Pathos?

200

The man on the 20 dollar bill was also the face of this literary era

What is the Age of Reason?

200

A topic sentence is which part of an evidence sandwich?

What is the top bun?

200

Diction, syntax, figurative language

What is (are) choices?
200
This is a commonly known establishment during the Prohibition/Renaissance that was an illicit liquor store or nightclub (Hint: Cotton Club)

What is a speakeasy?

200

"My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor" 

What is Ethos?
300

We are currently here

What is Postmodernism?
300
The middle meat of an Evidence Sandwich

What is the quotation?

300

Author's Credibility, Emotion, or Stating facts/Logistics

What is (are) Appeals? 

300

The two things to consider when analyzing audience

What is intended audience and actual audience?
300

A commercial shows a happy couple in a nice corvette.

What is Pathos?
400

The white-washed version of this historical event is otherwise known as the Jazz Age

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

400

Every quotation should be followed by a what

What is Analysis?

400

A crowd gathered at a rally

What is Audience?

400

"hella," "wet," "lit," "cap" are examples of what kind of language form?

What is dialect?

400

"More than one hundred peer reviewed studies have been conducted over the past decade, and none of them suggests that this is an effective treatment for hair loss."

What is Logos?

500

This literary era focuses on nature

What is transcendentalism?

500

You do not need the author's name in a parenthetical citation when what happens?

What is you have already included the author's name in the same sentence as the quote itself?

500
The #MeToo Movement taking off after high profile reports of misconduct is an example of which SPACECAT

What is exigence?

500

Which word(s) in this message communicates joy?

“Great job! Your delightful presentation this morning was a masterpiece.“

What is great, job, delightful, masterpiece? 

500
Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin.

What is Ethos?