Commas
Correct or incorrect: Ralph becomes chief, but loses his power to Jack.
Explain.
Correct or incorrect: Jim says "I refuse to yield!" (34)
What is incorrect because a comma should follow says and a period should follow the citation?
These three elements should be in the introduction.
What are Attention grabber, Necessary information, and Thesis?
Jack's tone when speaking to Piggy is this.
Answers will vary but should be similar to rude, dismissive, or condescending.
This trait describes Antigone.
What is steadfast, loyal, stubborn, courageous, etc.?
Correct or incorrect: Odysseus was forced to journey ten long years, because of Poseidon's wrath.
What is incorrect because a comma does not precede a this type of dependent, adverbial clause in a complex sentence?
Correct or incorrect: Telemachus wants "[his] father to return and give me wisdom" (123).
What is incorrect because me should be [him] to reflect the speaker?
This element begins a body paragraph.
What is the topic sentence?
This is Eumaeus's tone when speaking about Odysseus.
Answers will vary, but this could be respectful, grateful, reverent, admiring, etc.
These are two methods Sophocles uses to portray Creon as emotional.
What are actions and words?
Add commas to the following: Desperate for her husband's return Penelope unwove her shroud each night attempting to trick the suitors.
Introduce the following quote for a qs: "I shall bury the brother I love" (204).
Answers will vary, but here is an example: When Ismene questions her sister's choice to break Creon's law, Antigone shows loyalty to Polyneices when she says, "I shall bury the brother I love" (204).
A body paragraph should include these components.
What are topic sentence, example, introduction to the quote, a quote, and analysis of the quote?
Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I’ll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I’ll read travel brochures and sigh.
a. unsure b. joyous c. longing
What is c, longing?
Name two characters whose responses help reveal another character's trait.
Answers will vary.
Give an example of a nonessential phrase or clause in a sentence.
Answers will vary, but here is an example: Along the way, Odysseus met many allies. OR Poseidon, father of Polyphemus, sought revenge for his son's injury.
Combine the following ideas: Calypso loves Odysseus. She treats him like an honored guest. Odysseus longs for home. He weeps each night.
Answers will vary: Although Calypso loves Odysseus, treating him as an honored guest, he longs for home, weeping each night.
The conclusion includes these items.
What are restate the thesis, remind of the main points, and wrap up (the So What? statement).
Sure, litterbugs account for a lot of the trash blowing around our city’s streets, but there are other villains too. What about people who set out their trash days ahead of their scheduled time? Worse yet are the stores that pile boxes in back alleys, and restaurants whose mounds of green—bagged trash draw rodents and roaches.
a. critical b. tolerant c. depressed
What is a, critical?
When Homer's narrator says Odysseus is godlike, it is an example of this method.
What is direct characterization?
Explain whether the following is correct or incorrect: The suitors delighted themselves by eating and drinking Odysseus's supplies, they abused Telemachus' hospitality.
The sentence is incorrect because you cannot connect two independent clauses with just a comma.
Compose a sentence with two items (words, phrases, or clauses) separated by commas.
Answers will vary, but here is an example: Hoping to persuade his father, Haimon urges Creon to reconsider his decision, the death sentence for Antigone.
The first and last components of an essay should accomplish this.
What is connect the ideas beyond the specific story and make them relevant to the reader?
This is Creon's tone when speaking to the Sentry about the lawbreaker.
What is angered, enraged, confounded, etc.?
These are two examples that portray Odysseus as cunning.
Answers will vary, but examples are when he outsmarts the cyclops and devises a plan to defeat the suitors.