Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word Opposition?
resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
What is a noun?
Person, Place, or Thing
Example: Cody Johnson, Chickfila, Dog
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introduction
What book is about the Greasers and the Socs?
The Outsiders
True or False?
If you sneeze too hard, you could fracture a rib.
True
What does the word Cumulative mean?
increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions:
What is a Verb?
Action word.
Example: Walk, Drive, Eat
What is the last paragraph of an essay called?
Conclusion
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
True or False?
Wearing headphones for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ear by 100 times.
False
It can increase by 700 times!
What does the word Ponder mean?
reflect deeply on a subject
What is an adjective?
Describing word
Example: Pretty, Short, Bald
What is the last sentence in your introduction called?
Thesis
What book has these characters?
Atticus Finch
Scout Finch
Tom Robinson
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
True or False?
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
True
what does the word Epiphany mean?
An experience of a sudden and striking realization.
What is a conjunction?
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
Example: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
FANBOYS
How many paragraphs are in your standard Essay?
5
(intro, 3 body's, conclusion)
It tells the story of a group of farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy.
Animal Farm
True or False?
Most people fall asleep in seven minutes.
True
What is the definition of Contemplate?
Reflect deeply on a subject
What is a Preposition?
A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.
Example: over, around, beside, after
The paragraph that explains the opposite side of the argument you chose.
An 1818 novel that tells the story of Victor, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
True or False?
Tigers have striped fur, not skin.
False
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.