Reporting Live
IGC Stories
Tupac
Irony
Essay Formatting
100
What is another nickname for Train of Death?
Iron Hope
100
In Cask of Amontillado how did our main character kill his friend?
Burying him behind a wall
100
Tupac is all but what kind of person?
Medical School Graduate
100
What is Irony?
Expression of something that usually means the opposite?
100
How many paragraphs does a standard essay have?
5
200
What war did reporter Sebastian Junger report on?
Afghanistan/Iraq
200
In the Interlopers - what trapped the gentleman together for most of the story?
A fallen tree
200
What type of flower does Tupac compare himself to?
A Rose
200
What type of irony is this situation?
A person works hard for decades, spending little to save money for retirement. The week before retiring, the person unexpectedly has a massive heart attack and dies.
Situational Irony
200
Where does your thesis go on your essay?
At the end of the introduction and restated in the conclusion
300
In Train of Death our female reporter carried around a letter from a political issue to help her if she was ever what?
Stopped/Detained/Arrested but the police
300
What does Della sell in the Gift of the Magi to get her husband a Christmas present?
Her Hair
300
What fact about Tupac is NOT True?
He could not write poetry because he was terrible at it.
300
What type of irony is this situation?
A person finishes a huge meal only to have a friend show up with a pizza for the two of them to share. The very full person says, “Wow, perfect timing.”
Verbal Irony
300
A Title of an essay should be placed where?
At the top in the center - before the essay starts
400
In At the Tip of the Spear - Sebastian carried around his own what - to not be a burden to his troop.
His own medical/first aid kit/supplies
400
In the Most Dangerous Game - What is General Zarnoff hunting on his island?
Humans
400
What Year did Tupac Die?
1996
400
What example of irony is this?
A novel's heroine visits her favorite café every day from 11am to 1pm. Her brother's best friend knows this and is trying to find a way to ask her out on a date. The day he gets up the courage to go to the café she's not there. The reader knows she is ill, but he doesn’t.
Dramatic Irony
400
What type of essay requires me to pick a side and argue a point?
Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
500
What do both of the journalists in Reporting Live have in common?
Both risked their lives for the story.
500
What was the amount of money Della had to buy Jim a gift before selling her hair?
$1.87
500
Is this a picture of Tupac?
Yes
500
Is Irony related to sarcasm?
Yes
500
How many body paragraphs does a good essay have?
3