Punctuation
In between which two words does the semicolon go?
Ethan cooks dinner Helena cleans the dishes.
"dinner" and "Helena"
dinner; Helena
Name the three rhetorical appeals.
ethos, pathos, logos
Identify this as a DC or an IC and say why.
"Despite her love for horror movies"
This is a DC because it has an SC, a subject, a verb, and can't stand alone.
Who is the first person Macbeth kills?
Duncan
If you cough or sneeze in Ms. Miles's class, what will she do?
spray Lysol
Give me one function of a colon.
introduces a list
introduces a quote
Identify the rhetorical appeal being used here.
The doctor told the patient to specifically increase her B12 vitamin intake as her red blood cells looked concerning.
ethos because the doctor is giving credible expertise
Expand the sentence by adding an IC.
As soon as summer starts, _____________
Answers will vary.
2) crippling guilt
Why did Ms. Miles take her 4th Hour to the gym last week?
they did so well on the Macbeth essay
What's the difference between a dash and a comma when used to surround non-essential info?
a dash shows more emotion than a comma
Which two rhetorical appeals are being used here?
We can never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was "legal" and everything the Hungarian freedom fighters did in Hungary was "illegal."
An IC and a DC have what two things in common?
What's the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?
Aside= character cannot be heard
Soliloquy=character can be heard
Your final will be split over two days. Which part will you take first?
text analysis
Where should the colon go?
"Macbeth revealed his overconfidence to Macduff 'No one born of woman can harm me!'"
Macduff: 'No
What is the purpose of an author/speaker using rhetoric?
to persuade the audience
Prepositional phrases answers three questions. Provide me with two.
Place (Where?)
What is Macbeth's hamartia?
ambition/greed
What are special about the students who get put on the 3 Point Whoa board and the board in the hallway?
they aced the last summative with an A- or higher.
Explain the error:
"The man jumped across the river; killing time before he had to make it home."
"Killing time before he had to make it home" is not a complete sentence. Semicolons combine two complete sentences.
Who was Malala's audience in her speech, and who was MLK's audience in his speech.
Label your answers.
Malala=United Nations
MLK=8 white clergymen
Identify three prep. phrases.
Charlie loves playing piano, but that's against his father's wishes. His father wants him to hoop. At 6'5, Charlie is quite tall for his age. By 17, he'll probably be 6'10. Charlie knows playing basketball will help him make money, but he doesn't have a passion for it. With luck, Charlie will eventually devote his life to piano.
against his father's wishes
to hoop
at 6'5
for his age
By 17
for it
with luck
to piano
Answers will vary.
We know Macbeth wants to murder Duncan before anyone else does.
When does Ms. Miles let you write in pencil?
Whenever she doesn't collect it for a grade.