Grammar
Rhetoric
The Crucible
The Harlem Renaissance
Vocabulary
Random Facts about Ms. Palmer
100

This can take the place of a name 

What is a pronoun?

100

This is the language of argumentation 

What is rhetoric?

100

This is the setting of the play

What is Salem, MA in the late 1600's?

100

Decade of

What is the 1920s?

100

 Arrogant, excessively proud and vain; condescending

What is haughty?

100

This is their first name 

What is Sarah?

200

This adds a bit of emotion to a statement, but it never changes the meaning 

What is interjection?

200

When an author uses repetion of sentence structures or patterns of words

What is parallel structure?

200

The decade of publication

What is 1950's?

200

The catalyst for the Harlem Renaissance 

What is the Great Migration?

200

Lasting only a short time, short-lived, transient

What is ephemeral?

200

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What is the number of years Ms. Palmer has taught at Sunnyside?

300

They're your biggest fan and help connect similar ideas 

What are FANBOYS?

300

The three pillars of an effective argument 

What are ethos, pathos, and logos?

300

A story that has a deeper meaning and each element of the story is symbol for a real person or event- can be used as social commentary 

What is an allegory?

300

The genres of music that reflected the perseverance and adversity

What is jazz and blues?

300

Misfortune; hardship

What is adversity?

300

The name of her beloved baby boi

What is Frank?

400

We sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings

What are homophones?

400

Makes the audience believe that the speaker is credible

What is ethos?

400

This man would not sacrifice his name to alleviate the guilt of those in power

Who is John Proctor?

400

This short story focuses on a protagonist that perserveres through adversity

What is "Sweat"?

400

A mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

What is an enigma?

400

Taiwan

What is the country Ms. Palmer lived in?

500

This clause cannot exist on its own

What is a dependent clause?

500

Using two contrasting ideas in close proximity to create a powerful effect

What is antithesis? 

500

The falsely accused were represented by witches

What were suspected communists?

500

These symbols are most common in Harlem Renaissance literature and art

What are light and spring?

500

Wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

What is opulent?

500

Objectively the best adult animated series 

What is The Simpsons?

600

This sentence structure combines two similar ideas 

What is a compound sentence?

600

Uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.

What is irony?

600

A court trying to discover the truth and then bases their judgement on hypocrisy and false information

What is irony?

600

A personal narrative that discusses one persepective of being black in America in the 1920's

What is How It Feels to Be Colored Me?

600

Unimportant

What is inconsequential?

600

NAU

What is the college Ms. Palmer graduated from?

700

This sentence structure combines two independent clauses and a dependent clause

What is a compound-complex sentence structure?

700

The rhetorical device both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. used in their speeches

What is anaphora?

700

Multiracial friends, modern art, participating in social justice activities, and questioning the status quo

What is plausible reason for being labeled a communist?

700

These are the most famous authors of the Harlem Renaissance. Hint: One is a man and the other a woman

Who is Lanston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston?

700

Very talkative

Loquacious 

700

These genres are on constant rotation 

What is funk, motown, and hip-hop?