The Crucible
Just Mercy
Persuasive Essays
Vocabulary
Grammar & Syntax
100

Who was the main antagonist in The Crucible?

Abigail Williams

100

Who is the main character in Just Mercy?

Bryan Stevenson

100

The argument of the paper is called:

The thesis

100

The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

Plot

100

Name all of the coordinating conjunctions:

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

200

Which character cheated on their spouse?

John Proctor

200

Whose major criminal case does Just Mercy follow?

Walter McMillian

200

The length of a typical essay is:

5 paragraphs

200

An idea/lesson that repeats in a work of art or literature.

Theme

200

A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate clauses

A compound sentence

300

The name of the village that the story takes place is:

Salem, Massachusetts

300

Does Walter McMillian get set free?

Yes

300

When you write about the other side of your argument it is called:

The counter-argument
300

The conversation between or among characters in a literary work.

Dialogue

300

A group of words that begins with a capital letter and ends with punctuation but is not a complete sentence because it lacks a subject or predicate or both

A fragment / Incomplete sentence

400

What was the resolution of the play?

All of the main protagonists died.

400

What major theme does the book Just Mercy discuss?

Injustice

400

Giving credit to a separate source in your essay is called:

A citation

400

The author’s opinion or feelings as evident or detailed in a text about a topic. Not to be confused with point of view. The author’s reason or intention for writing a text.

Author's Purpose

400

An adjective, adverb, phrase, or clause that describes/modifies other words in the sentence.

Modifier

500

The genre of The Crucible is:

A tragedy

500

Which amendment is about criminal prosecutions?

The 6th amendment

500

An online library of scholarly resources and articles is called:

A database

500
  1. the creation or construction of a fictional character.
  2. a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something.


Characterization

500

When the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb (e.g., The man was struck by lightning).

Passive Voice