Shakespeare
Shakespeare married this woman at the age of 18.
Anne Hathaway
What is the name of the war Odysseus is on his way back from in the story?
The Trojan War
A person, place or thing.
Noun
What is textual evidence?
Quotes from the text that support a given idea.
What is the plot of a story? (Remember the plot diagram)
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
A period of time in Shakespeare's life when no one knows where he was or what he was doing.
The Lost Years
How long was Odysseus away from his family?
20 years (10 year war, 10 years to get home)
A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
Why is it important to cite evidence in an essay?
So that you are giving credit for ideas that are not yours to the people that the credit is owed.
What is theme?
Stage Directions
Who was the God or Goddess that helped Odysseus along his journey?
Athena
A word that connects clauses or sentences.
Conjunction
How do you format a citation in an essay starting with the quote?
"Quote here" (Author Last Name Page #).
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not know.
Name ONE theme in Twelfth Night that we have encountered so far and give me ONE example.
Must include one quote and the explanation from your graphic organizer!
How did Penelope avoid having to marry one of the suitors for so long?
She told them she would marry when she finished her father-in-law's burial shroud, but every night she would undo the progress she made so it was never finished.
A word that modifies or qualifies a verb or an adjective. Answers how, when, where, in what way, or to what extent some thing is/happens.
Adverb
What is the difference between a works cited page and a bibliography?
A works cited page only lists the sources you cited directly in your paper. A bibliography lists any source you even looked at, whether you cited it or not.
How does perspective affect the way we might read a story?
Depending on the type of narrator or which character is telling the story, we might be missing information OR have more information than the characters in the story. We also might sympathize or identify with certain characters more or less depending on the perspective.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38 plays.
The Odyssey follows a specific format that many of our modern stories follow as well. What is it called?
The Hero's Journey
A word that describes the relation to a word or element in a sentence.
Preposition
What should you look for to determine whether a source is "credible" or not?
domain (.edu, .gov), peer-edited articles, author's credentials, fact checking, check for bias
What is tone and mood? (There is a difference)
Tone is the author's attitude towards a subject. Mood is the feeling created using certain words or how the reader feels while reading the story.