"The Metamorphosis"
Unit Vocabulary
"Social Media: Proceed with Caution"
CER
Unit 3 Random Trivia
100
The main character of the novel: The Metamorphosis.
Who is Gregor?
100

This word means to be rejected from a group or club.

What is an outcast?

100

The author said that teenagers need to better manage their time spent on this.

What is social media? 

100

This sentence uses quotes or paraphrasing from a text to help prove a claim.

What is evidence?

100
Franz Kafka
Who is the author of The Metamorphosis?
200

This character shows up at 7:10 because Gregor is not at work. He is rude and condescending to Gregor.

Who is Mr. Manager? 

200

This word describes several mental or physical pain, anxiety, or suffering when stress exceeds ability to cope.

What is distress?

200

The author said the need to get a specific number of "insert word here" puts pressure on teens. 

What is likes? 

200
The type of essay that we are writing in this unit.

What is an argumentative essay?

200
The item thrown at Gregor that got lodged in his back, leading to his eventual death.
What is an apple?
300

Was Gregor's primary caretaker. Goes through her own "metamorphosis" throughout the novel. Was Gregor's only tie to the family.

Who is Grete?

300

A reasoned, coherent series of statements (premises) designed to persuade an audience of a specific claim or conclusion, supported by evidence and logic

What is an argument? 

300

The author claims this percentage of teenagers are bullied online. 

What is 59 percent? 

300

This sentence is used to state your side of the argument.

What is a claim? 

300
This is what was depicted in Ishida's "Dream in Jellyfish" painting.

What a man sleeping in a jellyfish.

400

This character worries about money, attacks Gregor, and finds authority by wearing his uniform after Gregor's transformation.

Who is Gregor's father? (Mr. Samsa)

400

Theme exemplified by Gregor's inability to communicate with his family. Often means lack of contact or relationships.

What is isolation?

400

This vocabulary word is used in the text to describe a group of people that you belong to.

What is a community? 

400

This response explains to the reader how your evidence supports your claim.

What is reasoning? 

400
Grete plays this instrument.
What is a violin?
500

This character is torn between her love for Gregor and her disgust towards his new form. The character faints at the site of Gregory.

Who is Gregor's mother? (Mrs. Samsa)

500

 The state of being forced to leave one’s native country or home, typically as a punishment, for political reasons, or by authoritative decree

What is exiled?

500

This is the percentage of students report having a improvement in self-esteem when they limit their time on social media.

What is 50 percent? 

500

The minimum number of sentences that should be in one CERER paragraph.

What is 5? 

500

The artistic movement that is inspired by dream studies and often occurred in the art by Tetsuya Ishida.

What is surrealism?