Definitions
Theme
A life lesson, message, or moral of a text
Coalition
A group working toward a common goal
What is a thesis statement?
The main idea of an essay
Montag was played by what actor in the film version of the Fahrenheit 451?
Michael B. Jordan
What does a colon introduce?
Central Idea
The main idea of a text
Enlightenment
The state of understanding something
What is a hook?
An interesting statement, quote, or fact that catches the readers' attention
What's a dystopia?
A fictional dehumanized society characterized by extreme oppression, govt. control, terror, etc.
When a prompt asks you to use evidence, what does that refer to?
A direct quote from the text
Author's purpose
This is the reason an author writes something
Discern
To see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
What is the second sentence of your conclusion paragraph?
Restate body paragraphs
In Q1, we read about The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant. What did the bass symbolize in that story?
Identity, values, passion, etc.
What is the function of a semicolon?
To separate two complete sentences (independent clauses)
What does it mean to analyze something?
To break it down into smaller pieces and examine it.
Luminous
Bright; full of light
You should have at least how many paragraphs in a full essay? Also, name them.
At least 4. Intro, body #1, body #2, conclusion
The student at the center of the landmark Tinker v. Des Moines case was named what?
Mary Beth Tinker
What's the difference between an informational essay, an argumentative essay, and a narrative?
Informational provides readers with objective facts/information from the text (it explains something), argumentative argues a subjective claim, and a narrative tells a story.
Mood AND tone. Explain what they both are/the difference between the two.
Mood is how the reader feels when reading. Tone is the author's attitude or feeling toward what they are writing.
Redress
To right a wrong (to set something right)
Focus statement, context, evidence, explanation, context, evidence, explanation, summary
What is the famous first line of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451?
It was a pleasure to burn.
How should you introduce a quote, what should go around a quote, and what do you put after a quote?
Introduce with a signal phrase (In the text, the author writes,), put quotation marks around the quote ("), and place an in-text citation at the end of the quote ((Smith 4)).