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A Little Bit of Shakespeare in My Life
Inside The Outsiders
Tell Me About the Rabbits
Get Up Outta That Seat
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The time, place, and atmosphere of a work of literature.
What is SETTING?
100
Romeo and Juliet qualifies as a ________________. Thus, by the end of the play, many characters die. Those characters are as follows:
What is a tragedy, and who are Romeo, Juliet, Paris, Tybalt, Mercutio, and Lady Montague.
100
Identify six major characters within the novel, and explain which one is your favorite, citing at least three reasons for this choice.
What is [ANSWERS VARY]? (Answer will be judged by Mrs. Graham, who wields absolute power in this game. Muahhahahaha!!!!!!!)
100
The setting of Of Mice and Men.
What is Salinas Valley, California during the Great Depression of the 1930s, at the foot of the Gabilan Mountains?
100
Verbally explain the definition of symbol, draw two examples of symbols on one of the classroom boards, and identify and EXPLAIN two examples of symbols from works of literature we have read this year.
What is, a picture or object that represents a more complex idea?
200
A short, descriptive literary sketch.
What is a VIGNETTE?
200
Identify the speakers of each passage: Passage A: “Well, sir, my mistress is the sweetest lady. Lord, Lord when she was a little baby—Oh, there is one nobleman in the city, a guy named Paris, who would be happy to claim her as his own…I make her angry sometimes by saying that Paris is more handsome than you are.” ____________________ Passage B: “But come on, inconsistent young man, come with me. I’ll help you with your secret wedding. This marriage may be lucky enough to turn hatred between your families into pure love.” ____________________ Why are these two speakers important during the course of the play?
Who are the Nurse, and Friar Laurence? They are significant because both characters act as messengers for the young lovers throughout the play, and both offer them excellent advice.
200
The major differences between the greasers and the Socs. Name four aspects about the groups that differ.
What is social class (how much money their families have), the way they dress, the types of music they listen to, and their level of emotion?
200
“In front of the low horizontal limb of a giant sycamore there is an ash pile made by many fires; the limb is worn smooth by men who have sat on it.” This quote is an example of ____________________.
What is IMAGERY?
200
Go to Mrs. Graham's bookshelves, and take two books off the shelf. One book should be written in first-person point of view, and one book should be written in third-person omniscient point of view. You should read short passages from each, and explain each example
What is [ANSWERS WILL VARY]?
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When a character says or does something and the opposite is occurring.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
300
Identify the four types of conflict, and explain three examples of these conflicts within the play.
What is man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature, and man vs. self. ADDITIONAL ANSWERS WILL VARY.
300
The last lines of chapter 3 read, "Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn't get worse. I was wrong" (Hinton 52). These lines exemplify which literary device?
What is FORESHADOWING?
300
At the end of the novella, while watching George and Slim, the character Carlson asks, "'Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?'" (Steinbeck 107). Explain why he says this, and which literary term it exemplifies.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY? It qualifies as such because Carlson cannot seem to grasp the sense of love and responsibility that George feels for Lennie, and the devastation of having to kill him.
300
On the Smartboard, cite the following line from Of Mice and Men in MLA format: It was obvious that Whit was not interested in his cards. Page 51
What is: Steinbeck writes, "It was obvious that Whit was not interested in his cards" (51).
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When an author makes something SEEM real that is bizarre or unreal. For instance, Bradbury invents the word "odorophonics" to make the nursery in "The Veldt" seem commonplace.
What is VERISIMILITUDE?
400
Define each of the following terms: iambic pentameter, blank verse, and rhyming couplet.
What are [ANSWERS WILL VARY]?
400
At the end of the novel, Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold." This quote is an example of which literary term? Explain.
What is ALLUSION?
400
Define the term ANTAGONIST. Then, identify one CHARACTER from the novel who would qualify as an antagonist, and one FORCE from the novel that would qualify as such.
What is Curley and poverty?
400
On the Smartbaord, cite the Friar's following lines in proper MLA format: O Juliet, I already know thy grief, It strains me past the compass of my wits. Act IV; Scene 1; lines 46 and 47
What is: Friar Laurence exclaims, "O Juliet, I already know thy grief,/ It strains me past the compass of my wits" (4.1.46-47).
500
The fundamental ideas about life and human behavior explored in a literary work; also, the ways in which a work of literature relates to OUR lives.
What is THEME?
500
How could the play, Romeo and Juliet, be read as an early example of a feminist text?
What is, through the character Juliet, Shakespeare expresses his feelings about the strength and aptitude of women, considering she is a strong and intelligent female character? She demonstrates her unwavering loyalty to Romeo numerous times, and takes the courses of action that seem right to her, often in spite of her parents' decrees.
500
Every work of literature contains themes, and The Outsiders is no exception. Identify three themes within the work, and explain their development throughout the novel.
What is [ANSWERS vary]?
500
Identify three themes from Of Mice and Men, and briefly explain their development throughout the novella.
What is [ANSWERS WILL VARY]?
500
On the Smarboard, cite the following lines from The Outsiders correctly in MLA format: "Yeah," Dally said. "She came over to the vacant lot the night Two-Bit was jumped." --page 85
What is: Hinton writes, "'Yeah,' Dally said. 'She came over to the vacant lot the night Two-Bit was jumped'" (85).