Plot Structures
What type of conflict is described below:
Ms. Sobotka keep trying to get her kids to stop fighting, but they always bicker!
External Conflict
Which type of fallacy is present:
If I give you a cookie today, you will ask for one tomorrow, and then you'll be asking me for a box of cookies every day!
Slippery Slope
Name the literary device present:
"The drums rattled as bones in a coffin" (Miller).
Simile
Write the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation:
1. After we went to the movies I saw my best friend.
After we went to the movies, I saw my best friend.
What is Ms. If's baby's name?
Olivia
What type of conflict is described below:
Carlos had terrible stage fright. He wanted to act in the school play, but getting on stage mad him feel sick.
Internal conflict
Our garage sale made lots of money before Joan showed up. Obviously, she scared off all the customers.
False Cause (post hoc)
Define THEME. What is a THEME?
A theme is a central message in a story. It applies to life outside of the story.
Write the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation:
I had been wanting a new car for a long time however I didn't have the funds to pay for it.
I had been wanting a new car for a long time; however, I didn't have the funds to pay for it.
Write an example of an INTERNAL conflict.
Answers may vary.
Which type of irony has to do with what the audience knows vs what the characters know?
Dramatic Irony
You must be wrong because I hate your face and clothes! Everything you say must be stupid.
Ad hominem
What is the allusion in this paragraph? What does it reference and what does it mean?
Welcome to English III. Unlike your other classes, you will be expected to read, write, and think critically all year. We do serious work in my classroom. It isn’t the Mickey Mouse Club over here. If you think you will be unable to keep up then you will need to find yourself a tutor. We are preparing you for college.
Write the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation:
I wanted to go to the store but I wasn't sure if it was open.
I wanted to go to the store, but I wasn't sure if it was open.
Which of the following correctly capitalizes the title:
1. Romeo and juliet
2. Romeo And Juliet
3. Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
IS this a flashback or not, why?
On Thursday Louis walked to the park with his friend Jared.
"Hey man, remember that time we almost got attacked by that skunk?" Jared asked.
"Dude, that was so scary!" Louis said, laughing at the memory.
No, the scene isn't changing.
“Every time I bring my umbrella with me, it rains. Clearly, if I leave it at home, there will be sunshine!”
False Cause Fallacy (also known as post hoc)
What type of irony has to do with saying something and meaning the opposite?
Verbal Irony
Write the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation:
Even though she was nice she didn't have any friends people were confused by her.
Even though she was nice, she didn't have any friends; people were confused by her.
What does Ms. Sobotka's husband do? OR What does Mr. Sullivan's wife do?
Sobotka- Husband
Sullivan- English teacher!
Choose one character from the play who has an INTERNAL conflict. Who is it and why is it internal?
Answers will vary.
A finance professor offers career advice to students: “Either pursue a high-paying job or follow your passion; you can't have both.”
False Dichotomy
What is a central THEME of The Crucible?
Answers may vary:
1. Goodness is not determined by how others feel about you, but whether or not you live your values.
2. Society does not always know what is true or best.
3. When fear drives our decisions we do not act wisely.
4. Pride often gets in the way of making honorable choices.
Write the sentence with the CORRECT punctuation:
My mother the lady in the green pants is arguing with the server he messed up her order!
My mother, the lady in the green pants, is arguing with the server; he messed up her order.
Who wrote Life on the Mississippi?
Mark Twain