To Kill a Mockingbird
Who is often a character that displays "words the wiser" within TKAMB?
What is a figurehead/concept control?
When one person, idea, or thing controls the citizens.
What is a claim?
An argument that should connect back to the thesis.
Susan _____ in her brother's singing ability.
- believe or believes?
believes
The management group needs to get ____ clients the new address.
The management group needs to get ITS clients the new address.
What does the sign post "Words the Wiser" help readers find or figure out?
Themes within the story.
What type of control would be a government controlling the actions and decisions of its people in a dystopian story?
Bureaucratic control
Figurehead/ concept control
Why is it important to have a counterclaim?
It makes the article more valid and unbiased.
It helps the author acknowledge the opposing side's argument while disproving and showing evidence against that reasoning.
It strengthens an argument overall.
Each of my cousins _____ their own food for the cookout.
- bring or brings?
brings
Complete the Sentence:
Each member of the team should bring ____ soccer cleats and jerseys to the game.
Each member of the team should bring HIS/HER soccer cleats and jerseys to the game.
What are THREE examples of symbols within TKAMB?
Light and darkness, animals (dog, birds), flowers, etc.
What are three common traits of a dystopian society?
Use of Propaganda, Limited Intellectual Freedom, Figurehead or Concept, Use of Surveillance, Fear of Outside World, Dehumanization, Limited Natural World, Emphasis on Conformity, Illusion of Utopia
Internal are part of the essay, like a lead-in before the evidence. Parentheticals are after the evidence in parenthesis.
Some of the cookies _____ gone.
- is or are?
are
Complete the Sentence:
Both Jake and Tim need ______ homework assignments for Monday.
Both Jake and Tim need THEIR homework assignments for Monday.
How can a reader determine a tone of a reading passage?
Look at the diction/ word choice. Look at who or what is being described, look to see if the word choice changes or emphasizes specific emotions or ideas, etc.
What are three common traits of a dystopian protagonist?
Feels trapped by setting/ society, Struggling to escape setting/ society, Questions existing social and/ or political systems, Believes something is wrong with the society they live in, Shows negative aspect of their world
What are two ways to tell evidence is reliable for your research?
1. It comes from a current source in that field of study.
2. The author has a degree or training in that area.
3. It has a recent publishing date.
4. It may be a .org or .gov online source
5. It has limited bias and opinion.
6. It cites other sources.
Anyone with a fear of exams _____ as hard as possible.
- Study or studies?
studies
Neither Eric nor Brian had HIS phone on the table.
Contrasts and Contradictions helps the reader find which literary term?
Irony
How are mood and tone different?
Mood is the feeling within a setting or moment. Tone is the attitude toward something or someone within the story.
What are three things that need to happen when paraphrasing evidence and putting it into your essay?
1. Create a new sentence structure.
2. Use new word choice to reword message.
3. Use either in-text or parenthetical citations.
4. Include a works cited entry.
5. Use a lead-in or transition when necessary
Neither the coaches nor the player _____ the game to end that way.
- want or wants?
wants
The football team's coach needed to bring his clipboard to the field on Friday.
"Coach" is the antecedent to the pronoun "his"