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Point of View
Persuasive Devices
Parts of Speech
Plot Elements
Literary Terms
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Knowing only the actions and words of the characters.
What is Third Person Objective? *Write two sentences in Third Person Objective form.*
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Appealing to the higher classes.
What is Snob Appeal? *Give a real world example of the Bandwagon Persuasive Device that you have seen.
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In the sentence, "I am extremely hungry", what part of speech is 'extremely'?
What is adverb? *What might be a better word to replace 'extremely hungry' in that sentence?
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The part of the plot where you find out what happens in the end.
What is the resolution? *What is the Resolution also known as? *What is the resolution in "The Necklace"?
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A Rhetorical Device that repeats words or phrases in close proximity to each other.
What is Repetition? *What specific type of Repetition does Martin Luther King Jr. use in his "I Have a Dream" speech?
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The narrator is speaking directly to the reader.
What is 2nd Person? *Name a few 2nd Person Pronouns
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"Kills 99.9% of germs and bacteria!"
What is misuse of statistics/card-stacking? *Is it a good idea or bad to use 'misuse of statistics' as one of your pro-arguments in an Argumentative Essay? Explain
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'To', 'of', 'from', 'about', & 'at' are commonly common examples of this part of speech.
What are prepositions? *What makes up a Prepositional Phrase?
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The height of the conflict.
What is the climax? *What was the climax in "The Most Dangerous Game?"
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The repetition of vowel or consonant sounds at the beginning of words in succession.
What is alliteration? *Give an example of alliteration from Edgar Allan Poe's, "The Raven".
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He read aloud, "They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin’s unpacking being performed. From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album. Jane an Michael sat hugging themselves and watching. It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened at Number Sevennteen, Cherry-Tree Lane." That was Bradley's favorite part of the story.
What is Third Person Limited? *What does 'Omniscient' mean?
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This persuasive device can also be known as 'glittering generalities'.
What are Loaded Words? *Can a sentence with Loaded Words be used as a 'Hook' in an essay? Explain. If so, give an example.
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The class is going to the basketball game. What is the verb in that sentence?
What is 'is going'. What makes up a Verb Phrase?
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The term given to the main character (the 'good guy').
What is the protagonist? *What is the term given to the 'bad guy'? *Who was the 'bad guy' in "To Build a Fire?" Explain.
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This shows the author's attitude toward the AUDIENCE reading his/her story.
What is tone? *To whom/what does the mood show the author's attitude? *What is the overall mood of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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At the pizza place, Tony the baker was getting the pizzas ready for baking. He flattened out a ball of dough into a large pancake and tossed it in the air. He spread tomato sauce on it, sprinkled it with cheese, and shoved it in the oven. Then the telephone rang. “A fellow from the factory wants a large pizza delivered in a hurry,” Tony’s wife called. “OK, I’ll get my coat,” said Tony.
What is Third Person Objective? *Which Point of View would give me more insight to the story, 3rd Person Limited or 3rd Person Objective? *Make some changes to the above passage to make it 3rd Person Omniscient.
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A negative persuasive device often used in elections.
What is name-calling? *Can you give an example of Name-Calling in this year's Presidential election or debates?
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This, that, these, and those.
What are demonstrative pronouns/demonstrative adjectives. *How can I tell if a sentence is using a Demonstrative Pronoun or a Demonstrative Adjective?
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The three common pieces of information given in the Exposition.
What are the characters, setting, and conflict? *What does the Setting consist of?
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This Organizational Structure uses a Venn Diagram for a graphic organizer.
What is Compare/Contrast? *One person from your group needs to draw a graphic organizer for the other 3 main Organizational Structures now on the board at the front of class :)
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Claudia and her brother knew that she could never pull off the old-fashioned kind of running away. That is, running away in the heat of anger with a knapsack on her back. She didn’t like discomfort; therefore, she decided that her leaving home would not be just running from somewhere but would be running to somewhere. To a large place, a comfortable place, an indoor place, and preferably a beautiful place. And that’s why she decided upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
What is Third Person Omniscient? *What if I only have 1 character, and I know his/her thoughts? Is it still Limited or is it Omniscient?
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A very inclusive persuasive device appealing to most everybody.
What is plain folks? *Compare and contrast 'plain folks' and 'snob appeal'.
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Both John and Walter love wake boarding. "Both" and "and" are what type of conjunction?
What are correlative conjunctions? *Name two other sets of Correlative Conjunctions. *Name ALL of the Coordinating Conjunctions.
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This part of the plot can also be known as the denouement.
What is the resolution? *What language origin does the word 'denouement' come from?
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When two words share the same sound in the middle of the word but end with different sounds.
What is Assonance? *Create two lines with an example of assonance in each.