Writing
True or False: an essay should always end with a conclusion
What is TRUE
Why wouldn't Holden be back to Pencey after Christmas vacation?
What is: He was expelled after failing 4 of 5 subjcts
Where does A Raisin in the Sun take place?
Where is Southside Chicago
Who said: ”I'm always saying “Glad to've met you” to someone I'm not at all glad I met.”
Who is Holden
True or False: Walter believes a wife should support her husband’s dream.
What is TRUE
Metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, and personification are all examples of what
What is figurative language
Who wrote The Catcher in the Rye?
Who is J.D. Salinger
How does Ruth react when she realizes Mama may use some of the money for a house?
What is: She was excited
Who wrote: “What happens to a dream deferred?”
Who is Langston Hughes
True or false: George Murchison respects Walter’s dreamGeorge Murchison respects Walter’s dream
What is FALSE
In an essay, which two paragraphs are most similar?
What are the introduction and the conclusion
In what STATE was Pencey Prep?
Where is Pennsylvania
How does Mama symbolically make Walter the head of the household?
What is: She gives him “control” over the money.
Who said: “You read books to learn facts…. It’s got nothing to do with thoughts.”
Who is George Murchison
Who said: “…[Walter] needs something—something I can’t give him anymore.”
Who is Ruth Younger
Your intro paragraph of an essay should contain a ___________ and _____________.
What are hook and thesis
What year was The Catcher in the Rye published?
What is 1951
What does Mama’s old plant symbolize?
What is: Hope for the future
Who said: “I tell you, I am a man—and I think my wife should wear some pearls!”
A Bildungsroman story can be defined as:
What is a coming of age story
Which sentence of the following intro paragraph is the thesis statement?:
The average family spends $1,500 a year on clothes for school. In this economy, that seems like a lot of money! Many people argue that students should wear uniforms to school instead of their own clothes. Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and allows students to focus on academics instead of style. For these reasons, all students should be required to wear uniforms to school.
What is: Wearing school uniforms saves families money, reduces bullying, and allows students to focus on academics instead of style.
In the book, who said: “I think that one of these days...you’re going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you’ve got to start going there. But immediately. You can’t afford to lose a minute. Not you.”
Who is Mr. Antolini (Holden's old English teacher)
In the play, who said: “I don’t flit! I—I experiment with different forms of expression.”
Who is Beneatha
Who said: “I ain’t never stop trusting you. Like I ain’t never stop loving you.”
Who is Mama (Lena Younger)
Fill in the blanks:
S:
P:
A: Audience
C:
E: Exigence
C: Choices
A:
T: Tone
What is: Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos), Tone