Writing
Arguments & Irony
Odyssey + Romeo & Juliet
Vocab
Misc
100

How many sentences make up a body paragraph?

8

100

What is "the effective use of persuasion in speaking or writing?"

rhetoric

100

Who wrote the Odyssey?

Homer
100

Universal recurring character that occurs across cultures

archetype

100

Ethically sound participation in school organizations is known as what at LCHS?

Responsible community leader

200

Where does a thesis statement belong?

At the end of the introduction

200

Which rhetorical appeal deals with establishing credibility?

Ethos

200

What is the setting for Romeo and Juliet?

Verona, Italy

200

indirect reference to a work outside of a story that the author expects the audience to know

allusion

200

The purpose of high school ELA is to develop what?

critical thinkers

300

What does a concrete detail need to have?

integration, quote, citation

300

When the audience is aware of something that some or all of the characters are not

dramatic irony

300
What are the two families who are fighting with each other in Romeo and Juliet?

The Montagues and Capulets

300

character to contrasts with another character to highlight the qualities/personality traits of the other

foil

300

Overgeneralizations about a specific group based on limited information lead to what?

stereotypes

400

What should an introduction have?

hook, background info, thesis statement
400

Rhetorical appeal involving the use of emotion

Pathos

400

Give one example of a theme from the Odyssey?

Examples: women as predators, hospitality, respect for the gods, heroism, the journey home, etc.

400

When an object or an idea represents something else

symbolism

400

How are plays organized?

Acts and Scenes

500

What order should sentences be in a body paragraph?

TS, CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS

500

Event that occurs in a story that is the opposite of what you expect

situational irony

500

What is the alternative name for "the hero's journey?"

monomyth

500

A speech in a play that conveys a characters inner thoughts and emotions to the audience but not to other characters

soliloquy

500

Use of humor, irony, etc. to criticize people or ideas, especially political

satire