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Into the Wild Chapters 13-15 – Flashcards 70 terms
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Into the Wild Chapters 13-15 – Flashcards
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Who was the first quote by?
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John haines
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Where did Carine McCandless live
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Virginia Beach
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What were the two pictures on her mantle
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One of her and Chris when he was seven and another I'd her and Chris when he was a junior in high school (he had the same look in his eyes)
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Who is Buckley
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He is a 13 years old Shetland sheepdog that Chris is attached to and frequently gets scared of Carine's dog (18 month Rottweiler) named Max
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Who did Chris want to take with him after graduating College
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Buckley but he could not because Buckley had been hit by a car and was still recovering Chris feels that this never would have happened if he had been watching Buckley
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Did up many people think carine and Chris were twins
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Yes
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What is carine character like
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Energetic and self-assured as well as a high achiever and was always quick to state an opinion and just like Chris would always give trouble to walt and billie as an adolescent but she was not an adventurer like Chris
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What did she recently do
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Bought an expensive new home and also owns a auto repair shop called C.A.R. services with her husband Chris fish
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True or false Korean can't go a day without crying about Chris
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True
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What was the day Carine found out about Chris
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Sept. 17, 1992
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What happened when Chris fish got home early?
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He had a weird look on his face Helped clean and wash the dog which he never does Then sat in the couch with his head down Then told Carine that Sam called Walt and billie and informed them that they found Chris dead starved in a bus Carine calmed down after crying hysterically and calming down at 11 o'clock Then her and fish took a four hour trip to walt and billies house in Chesapeake bay but before getting there carjne stopped at a church to receive answers but didn't get any
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What finalized the ID if Chris mccandless
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Dental records
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What was found with Chris's body
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Chris is rifle, a pair of binoculars, the fishing rod Ronald franz had given him, one of the Swiss Army knives at jan burres had given him, the book of plant lore in which his journal was written, a Minolta camera, and 5 rolls of film
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How did Carine act after hearing the news? and what about walt
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She ate a lot but that changed later on when she lost 10 pounds the way that Walt reacted after hearing the news about Chris was that he would gain 8 pound
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What were the 2 authors of the quotes at the beginning of chapter 14
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John menlove Edwards Henry David Thoreau
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Why did some people believe that McCandless was on a suicide adventure
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Because of the note that he gave Westerberg before leaving
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John the author of into the wild believe that the death was unplanned
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True
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What are some similarities between John and Chris
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They both are willful, self absorbed, intomentally reckless, moody, and disappointed their father in the usual ways
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When do the John decide he wanted to climb Devils Thumb
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In 1977 he was 23 years old which is a year younger than when Chris went into the Alaska Bush
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Where was John working when he quit to go to the Devils Thumb
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An untinerant carpenter, freaking condos for $3.50 per hour
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Some of the books that John read were the authors
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Nietzsche, Kersouc, and John Menlove Edwards
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what does Devils Thumb separate
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the Alaska-British Columbia border east of Petersburg, which is a fishing village only accessible by boat or plane
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Did Jon have enough money to do a one-way airline ticket to Alaska
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No, he had a 1960 Poniac Star Chief and $200 in cash
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Where did Jon abandon his car?
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Gig Harbor, Washington
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What was the Ocean Queen? What did Jon have to do to get a ride?
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a stout, no-nonsense workboat from thick planks of Alaska yellow cedar. He had to take over the helm regularly
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What's the inside passage
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the path that the Ocean Queen took
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Who is Kai Sandburn
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a woman in Petersburg, that lets Jon sleepover at her house
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What is on Petersburg?
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the Devil's thumb on the mainland rising from a frozen bald known as Stikine Ice Cap
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what did Jon do after getting in Petersburg?
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got a ride 25 miles over saltwater and then ski 30 miles up the glacier, the Baird. then he got a ride from 3 planters to the Head of Thomas Bay. he walked the rest of the way.
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what did Jon make in Seattle that would help prevent him from falling to his certain death
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he crossed two shower rods and put them behind him to catch him if he were to all backwards
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Was Jon lonely
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Yes, it made him think everything around him more
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where did Jon arrive 3 days after leaving Petersburg
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Stikine Ice Cap
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What was it about Stikine Ice Cap that was terrifying for Jon?
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the glacier spills over the edge of a high plateau, dropping seaweed through a gap between 2 mountains in a phantasmagoria of shattered ice
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What did Jon do in Stikine Ice Cap to prevent falling or dying?
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he would walk back and forth (from one dead end to another) to hopefully find a way out
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how long did Jon plan to stay in Stikine Ice Cap?
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3 weeks and a month
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Why did Jon pay someone $150 in Petersburg before he left?
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He didn't want to carry everything, such as his 4-week food supply, heavy winter camping gear, and climbing hardware, so he was having someone fly it up to him
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base camp was on Stikine Ice Cap, what happened on May 6th
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he set up base camp
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what happened on May 10th
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the helicopter was there with his food
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what happened on May 11th
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the helicopter brought down the food
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why doesn't Jon or Chris notice any of the sore knuckles or injuries?
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The idea and dream of being on the summit is much stronger than the pain that they feel
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Why was Jon forced to retreat back to base camp?
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The mountain was getting steeper, and when he got to one point (no matter how hard he tried) he couldn't get his axe to stay, therefore he couldn't climb the mountain. He even started to break out, but calmed down and decided to go back to base camp.
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Who were the author of the quotes on chapter 15
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John Muir and Donald barthelme
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Why didn't jon leave the tent very much
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Because of the heavy snow and high winds
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what was Jon saving for the top of the summit
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a cigar
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Did Jon debate going back up the mountain? If so why?
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Yes, he did because he had gone through so much the first time explained in the last chapter,
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what made him decide to go back up the mountain?
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He didn't want to have to deal with the sympathetic looks he would be getting from everyone, because he didn't it make it to the summit.
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what did Jon decide to do on the third day of the storm
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smoke the cigar he was saving and eat some oatmeal
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what happened when he ate the oatmeal?
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He threw the match, in his tent, on top of a garbage bag making it make a tiny fire that Jon put out within seconds. It also made a little hole in his tent
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who's tent is it?
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His father's (Lewis Krakauer)
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how was jon's father?
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violate, never admitted being wrong, weekend mountaineer, (taught Jon how to climb), kind, and generous man, he was also very competitive
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what did Lewis have planned for Jon
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his him to go into a career of medicine, law, or something of that nature
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what was of meaning of success and happiness according to Jon's father
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to be in Havard Medical School
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where did Jon live before college
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Corvallis, Oregan
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what was Jon's job?
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carpenter and climbing bum
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what did Lewis have (disease)
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polio (30 yrs. ago), and the symptoms were flaring up really bad and was one of the first to have post-polio
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did Lewis medicate himself?
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yes, to the point to where he gave himself way too much medicine and almost killed himself later on
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what was a result of all the medicines
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he was becoming irrational and unlike himself. This made people no longer be friends with him, and Jon's mother had to move out
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What happened after Jon's father, Lewis, attempted suicide?
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he was put into a psychiatric hospital near Portland, where he had a look of terror, and would soil with him, and his eyes would get wild
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did Jon decide to try and climb the mountain again?
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yes, three days after retreating the first time, he went back up and got 120 feet above the bergschrund, but then had to turn around again because of a snow squall that forced him to turn around, but instead of going to the base camp, he spent the night on the steep flank of the mountain
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was there a storm here or no?
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yes
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what caused Jon to turn around where he spent the night
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He kept getting buried in the snow, because of the major storm. He got tired of it and left. But on his way down, he could hardly see infront of him, he was stepping around blindly hoping to stumble upon his tent
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Did Jon try for a third time?
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yes, and followed the route that Fred Beckey had followed in 1946 in going to the summit of Devil's Thumb and on this route found an unclimbed route and decided to take it
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what did he do on May 15th?
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He decided to go up the mountain because it was not stormy anymore
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did he ever make it to the summit?
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YES, he even took pictures to prove it
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what happened one week later
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he was camped in the rain beside the sea, where he saw a man driving a boat named Jim Freeman to look for bears and Jon asked if he could give him a ride to the town. He said yes.
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Where did Jon sleep that night?
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Jim let Jon spend the night in a junked step van parked in his backyard
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where did Jon go when he couldn't sleep
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Kito's Kave (They believed that he had been at Devil's Thumb)
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what happened less than a month after being on the summit
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He was back in Boulder, mailing up aiding on the Spruce Street Townhouses, the same condos he'd been framing when he for Alaska
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when did Jon go to the summit, what year?
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1977
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What did many people think about Chris McCandless? What did Jon think about Chris?
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That he went on a suicidal mission, but Jon thinks that it wasn't even a thought of losing his life when he planned the trip, but the idea of getting closer to your dream makes you forget about any other consequences.
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Grammar Lesson Quiz’s – Flashcards 90 terms
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Grammar Lesson Quiz’s – Flashcards
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Lesson 01 - Fragments Davis had been working on his essay for weeks. The day was rapidly coming upon him, and anxiety started to fill his soul. His anxiety included sweaty hands, shaking, and stumbling of speech.
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. There is no fragment in these sentences.
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The mother hyena attacked a new antelope. While her pups ate her last kill. They were having success today.
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The mother hyena attacked a new antelope while her pups ate her last kill. They were having success today.
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For fear of awakening the child. We try to keep the teenagers quiet after 10 p.m. Sometimes it is rather frustrating.
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For fear of awakening the child, we try to keep the teenagers quiet after 10 p.m. Sometimes it is rather frustrating.
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Every morning as he is going to work. He catches the 6:00 train, walks across the street, and enters the left-hand door. He is a creature of habit.
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Every morning as he is going to work, he catches the 6:00 train, walks across the street, and enters the left-hand door. He is a creature of habit.
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My half sister and I share shoes all the time. Even when we are mad at each other, we share our shoes. Since we really like each other.
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My half sister and I share shoes all the time. Even when we are mad at each other, we share our shoes since we really like each other.
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By regularly checking my coolant, I have kept my motorcycle in good shape for a really long time. Even through the harsh winters in Rexburg. It still runs like a dream.
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By regularly checking my coolant, I have kept my motorcycle in good shape for a really long time. Even through the harsh winters in Rexburg, it still runs like a dream.
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While I was studying. My phone kept buzzing. I felt bad because I was in the library. People with disgusted looks on their faces would look at me each time my phone buzzed.
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While I was studying, my phone kept buzzing. I felt bad because I was in the library. People with disgusted looks on their faces would look at me each time my phone buzzed.
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She dropped her computer today. When it happened, she watched in slow motion. As it smashed on the ground.
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She dropped her computer today. When it happened, she watched in slow motion as it smashed on the ground.
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I moved in to a new pad with all new roommates. To get to know them better. We decided to have roommate dance parties every night.
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I moved in to a new pad with all new roommates. To get to know them better, we decided to have roommate dance parties every night.
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He got all the cash he could ever want in life. For doing absolutely nothing. Can you believe that?
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He got all the cash he could ever want in life for doing absolutely nothing. Can you believe that?
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Lesson 2 - Run Ons Alan didn't find out he had a boot on his car until it was too late. He was very upset when he found out, he punched his car.
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. Alan didn't find out he had a boot on his car until it was too late. He was very upset when he found out, so he punched his car.
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This guy thinks I am from Mexico, he doesn't know I just visited there for 4 months. Everyone was laughing at him when he told me that my English accent was good.
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This guy thinks I am from Mexico. He doesn't know I just visited there for four months. Everyone was laughing at him when he told me that my English accent was good.
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My dog likes to sleep right in the middle of everything it's like he enjoys being in everyone's way. I feel bad when someone accidentally kicks him.
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My dog likes to sleep right in the middle of everything. It's like he enjoys being in everyone's way. I feel bad when someone accidentally kicks him.
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Grant was surprising to everyone, he was a beach bum from California, but he loved to read literature.
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Grant was surprising to everyone. He was a beach bum from California, but he loved to read literature.
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Every time Dana finishes a question, she takes a bite out of her sandwich. It's funny to watch her because we all know when she has finished a question.
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There is no run-on in these sentences.
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Looking at how much homework I have makes me want to puke. I never know where to start, I just start with the thing I like the most.
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Looking at how much homework I have makes me want to puke. I never know where to start, so I just start with the thing I like the most.
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While I was walking my dog, a neighbor stopped to talk to me. She said that she had counted the number of times I had ever walked my dog. I thought that was a little weird.
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There is no run-on in these sentences.
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A popular thing for girls to do is to complain that their hands are cold, the boys then hold their hands to make them warm. This is just a signal girls do to get guys to hold their hands.
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A popular thing for girls to do is to complain that their hands are cold. The boys then hold their hands to make them warm. This is just a signal girls do to get guys to hold their hands.
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I had to start making dinner but I didn't have any cheese. There was no way I was going out to the store in that cold weather!
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I had to start making dinner, but I didn't have any cheese. There was no way I was going out to the store in that cold weather!
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Kyle's car wasn't working, he forgot to turn off his lights. He had woken up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
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Kyle's car wasn't working; he forgot to turn off his lights. He had woken up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.
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Lesson 03 - Commas According to a girl in the library campus opened in June of 2001.
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. According to a girl in the library, campus opened in June of 2001.
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I've weighed 120 pounds since my senior year of high school.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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Spitting got Sally in trouble.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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You still have a year of school left right?
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You still have a year of school left, right?
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Learning a new subject isn't easy nor does it come quickly.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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When I glance outside I am baffled by how much rain there is on the ground already.
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When I glance outside, I am baffled by how much rain there is on the ground already.
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She could walk to the market in 15 minutes and to campus in 10.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I was thinking about doing most of my studying tonight but all my pals decided to go swimming.
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I was thinking about doing most of my studying tonight, but all my pals decided to go swimming.
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While I was snowboarding I saw an eagle.
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While I was snowboarding, I saw an eagle.
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Whenever I go to my grandma's house, it brings back memories of my childhood.
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This sentence doesn't need an additional comma.
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Lesson 04 - Comma Rules Class starts on September 10, 2012, and ends on December 19, 2012.
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. The press conference, Mr. President, is going to begin in about 5 minutes.
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This sentence does not require a comma.
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Dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pain, and sweating are all signs of a heart attack.
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He seems to think, however, that it will be much easier to write a paper than perform in a play.
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On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Texas.
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He told me, by the way, that he really liked the way you sang the song in the concert tonight.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I had to iron my shirt, get the spot off of my tie, and put on my shoes before I could leave for my job interview.
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One of the most exciting locations in the nation for Red Sox fans is Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
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I didn't mean to offend you, Shirley, by what I said about woman drivers.
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This test, I believe, will be harder than all the other tests I have taken in this class.
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I was born in May of 1988 in Teton, Idaho.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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Rexburg, Idaho, was incorporated on May 14, 1883.
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This sentence doesn't need a comma.
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I'm going to have to ask you to leave, George, because I need to go to work in five minutes.
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I took a really hard test today and got 100 percent on it; I thought, however, I got one question wrong.
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I knew, of course, that we would be good friends when you pulled your Harry Potter poster out of your suitcase.
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The winning tickets were sold in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and California.
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Lesson 05 - Wordy Words "Never before in my whole life have I ever been to the circus." I have never been to a circus.
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"The day after today is my brother's daughter's birthday, and my parents, my siblings, and I are going to the zoo to celebrate her birth." Tomorrow is my niece's birthday, and my family is going to the zoo to celebrate.
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"Receiving a high school diploma is necessary in order to get into college." College applicants must have a high school diploma.
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"Your Facebook status was very well written, and with your permission, I would like to print it on a T-shirt." This sentence is not wordy and does not need revision.
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"There are two more classes that I need to take so that I can graduate." I need to take two more classes before I can graduate.
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"The goal of this article is to show how you can easily train your dog in ten easy steps." This article explains how to train your dog in ten easy steps.
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"George will do the dishes on Thursdays, and Carrie will do them on Sundays." This sentence is not wordy and does not need revision.
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"While in Arizona I enjoyed the vast, colorful canyons and rich, vibrant sunsets." This sentence is not too wordy and does not require revision.
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"Breaking her leg and falling off a ladder is what Ashley did on Saturday." On Saturday, Ashley fell off a ladder and broke her leg.
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"Green, leafy vegetables are often good sources of vitamin K." This sentence is not wordy and does not need revision.
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Lesson 7 "The bright yellow wheat waved gently under the bright blue sky." The bright yellow wheat waved gently under the piercing blue sky.
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"It was raining cats and dogs, so I decided to take a break from gardening." clichĂŠs
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"Cho's serves very good Thai dishes, has really nice service, and has quite a good atmosphere." excessive intensifiers
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"Carla cried because she was being barked at by the neighbor's dog." passive voice
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"According to the news, Spain is very close to becoming totally bankrupt." According to the news, Spain is dangerously close to becoming bankrupt.
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"The Thank You cards had been made by Grandma." Grandma made the Thank You cards.
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"Japanese foreign exchange students will be taken in by the Millers until their placements are found." The Millers will receive the Japanese exchange students until they are placed.
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"When she said she didn't love me, her words cut like a knife." use of cliche
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"The drawing was of a beautiful butterfly that was displayed at the fair gallery." passive voice
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"It's really funny because Pesto is so good on bread but they would never ever eat it that way in Italy." Although we think Pesto is delicious on bread, Italians would never eat it that way. & "Sometimes I feel like a Coke every once in a while." redundancy
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Lesson 8 - My friends and I went on a road trip together last month. We had been driving on the interstate for about 45 minutes when we finally realize we are going the wrong direction! past tense.
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Ben likes to identify different types of rocks in his area. He plans to study rocks when he gets to college. One day, he went out for the whole day and just collected rocks to study. He has a routine: he lays out all the rocks, separates them into the three types, and goes from there. He does the same thing every time. The tense switches in the paragraph are correct.
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As we were enjoying the intense baseball game, it starts to rain. We all got really wet, but our clothes dried when we got home. As we were enjoying the intense baseball game, it STARTED to rain. We all got really wet, but our clothes dried when we got home.
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My days are really long every single day of the week. I went to my psychology class in the morning, and then I go to work until 5. After that, I come home and relax for a while; then I started my homework. present tense.
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We walked towards the box and flipped it over so we can get her dog. The dog was covered in bacon grease, but she barks happily anyway. We laughed together because the dog started to lick her paw like a cat does. I'm sure it tastes delicious. We walked towards the box and flipped it over so we could get her dog. The dog was covered in bacon grease, but she barked happily anyway. We laughed together because the dog started to lick her paw like a cat does. I'm sure it tasted delicious.
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When I was at Sea World, I saw a dolphin a few feet in front of me. As I walk closer to the tank, it swims away because my sister splashed in the water. past tense. & When I was little, I loved hearing the first sound of the meadow lark each spring. It was a sign that winter is losing its grip, even though I knew that more snow will come. It was a sign that winter WAS losing its grip, even though I KNEW that more snow WOULD come.
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When the crashing sound stops, I can't feel my hand. I look down and see that it's covered with blood. The pain is unbearable, but I am able to pull myself out of the twisted metal. The paragraph is fine. No fix is necessary. & Shirley's family dog got lost this past Saturday. She called me to see if I would help her. "Of course I will help you!" I tell her. Change "I tell her" to "I told her¨
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In the novel Catcher in the Rye, the main character wandered through New York City one night in what is, ultimately, a search for meaning. present tense.
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In the Rocky Mountain West, tornadoes are a rare occurrence. Residents of states like Idaho and Utah rarely have to worry about things like "wall clouds" or look for the formation of funnel clouds. In 1999, however, a twister touched down in downtown Salt Lake City, killing one person and injuring many others. The tornado caused a lot of damage to an outdoor retailers convention downtown. Such storms in the Rocky Mountains are unusual, however, and will not likely happen again. The tense switches in the paragraph are correct.
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We looked together for a long time that day. Just as we decide to give up, we heard a small bark underneath a cardboard box. Her dog had found a box full of bacon and jumped in, but the box flipped over. past tense.
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Lesson 9 ...I need to buy bananas, apples, and we should pick up some yogurt, too.
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I need to buy bananas, apples, and yogurt.
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Forgetting to put in my contacts makes me blind and bothers me all day long.
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This sentence is correct.
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Albert was excited to go skiing, buy warm socks, and doing none of his homework this weekend.
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Albert was excited to go skiing, buy warm socks, and do none of his homework this weekend.
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It's easier to type a paper than writing it by hand.
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It's easier to type a paper than to write it by hand.
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The girl on the corner liked making lemonade stands more than to go to the park with her family.
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The girl on the corner liked making lemonade stands more than going to the park with her family.
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His teachers thought he cared about his tests, did all of his homework, and his motivation was high.
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His teachers thought he cared about his tests, did all of his homework, and had high motivation.
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Eating too much sugar will make you gain weight as well as creating an addiction.
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Eating too much sugar will make you gain weight as well as create an addiction.
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Driving a car is better than to fly in a plane if you are only going a short distance.
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Driving a car is better than flying in a plane if you are only going a short distance.
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Speaking Spanish and writing Spanish are two of my favorite things to do.
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This sentence is correct.
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This paper needs to be written, editing, and printed out for class tomorrow.
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This paper needs to be written, edited, and printed out for class tomorrow.
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Lesson 10..................... "When a person doesn't have goals, they have no direction in life."
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- - - - When people don't have goals, they have no direction in life.
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"A teacher should provide each student with a copy of ______ test."
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his or her
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"Farmers may not earn a lot of money, but you learn how to work hard."
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Farmers may not make a lot of money, but THEY LEARN how to work hard.
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"Human beings can be quite irresponsible when it comes to how we deal with trash. They usually just throw it away and forget about it. We should really find ways to recycle or reuse things we no longer need."
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Human beings can be quite irresponsible when it comes to how we deal with trash. WE usually just throw it away and forget about it. WE should really find ways to recycle or reuse things we no longer need.
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"Americans need to take their civic duties more seriously. When Election Day comes around, do we take the time to vote or do we make excuses?"
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We Americans need to take our civic duties more seriously. When Election Day comes around, do WE take the time to vote or do we make excuses?
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"You can tell by their faces if a person is honest or not."
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You can tell by a person's face if HE OR SHE is honest or not.
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"We couldn't get a pool until I was three years old."
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This sentence is correct as is and needs no revision.
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"A nurse is on call 24/7 for whatever her patients might need."
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Nurses are on call 24/7 to meet THEIR patients' needs.
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"Parents must be supportive if they want their children to become a college graduate."
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Parents must be supportive if they want THEIR children to become college graduates.
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"Whenever my family eats at a restaurant, we cause quite a scene. They make so much noise that people stare at us disapprovingly."
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Whenever my family eats at a restaurant, WE cause quite a scene. WE make so much noise that people stare at US disapprovingly.
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speech quiz 2 – Flashcards
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during the _____________________, audience members decide whether they are interested in the topic and speaker. to build credibility a speaker should establish their qualifications
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speech introduction
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the purpose of a speech introduction is to _________ the audiences attention and ___________ the audience to accept the speakers goals
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arouse, motivate
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the introduction should be brief and make up no more than ______ to _____ of the speech body
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10 to 15%
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the following should be used to effectively introduce or conclude a speech:
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examples, stories, facts, statistics
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the first challenge faced by the speaker in the introduction of the speech is to
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win the audience's attention
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using a ___________ as a speech introduction personalizes issues
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story
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speakers frequently base their startling statements on
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statistics
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___________ humor should always match the audience, topic, purpose, occasion
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speech
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an effective introduction should capture the audience's
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attention
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the conclusion should not include the speakers
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credentials
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speech ____________ fulfill the following functions to alert the audience that the speech is coming to an end
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conclusions
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__________ are most likely to remember and act on a speech that ends with a strong conclusion
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listeners
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an ______________ speech arranged by category is arranged topically
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informative
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a theory is like a set of glasses we put on to look through. this is an example of an
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analogy
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to describe information, a speaker should use language that is
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vivid
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by describing what its not, by comparing it to something similar, or by illustrating its root meaning are all ways to
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define a topic
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defining, describing, demonstrating and explaining are all related to
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informative speaking (ddde)
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speeches about _________ might include nuclear theory, minimalist art or freedom of speech
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concepts
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when doing an informative speech about _________, speakers should focus on raising awareness and deepening understanding rather than advocating one position over another
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issues
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speeches about _____________ might include brewing beer, lightning formation or yoga sequences
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processes
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speeches about _________ might discuss digital cameras, snowshoes or el nino
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objects or phenomenas
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speeches about __________ address the impact of individuals and groups on society
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people
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preview main points in the intro, use transition words and phrases, employ rhetorical devices such as repetition and parallelism are all ways to
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help your audience follow your speech
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an informative speaker might explain to the listeners the new services available at the
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student center
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an _________ informative speech shows listeners something they didnt previously know
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effective
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using the speaking outline you should practice ___ to ___ times
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3 to 5
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with a speaking outline, condense full sentences into
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key words or phrases
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the speaking outline should have ________ and other critical information fully written out
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quotations
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an effective prepared working outline will include _______ when necessary
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credits
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with sufficient practice, which of the key words outline will help the speaker deliver his or her speech more naturally?
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...
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the key word outline permits the greatest degree of
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eye contact
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the phrase outlines uses _______ construction of the sentence form of each point
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partial
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the working outlines should be prepared in what format?
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full sentences
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the working outlines are used for doing what to the main points?
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organizing and firming them up
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to convey ideas through a story, using characters, plot, setting and imagery, is a ___________ pattern of arrangement
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narrative
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to have the freedom to move points around according to the way the speaker wishes to present his topic, a speaker should use the _________ pattern of arrangement
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topical
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to demonstrate the nature and significance of a problem and provide justification for a proposed solution, the speaker should use the ______________ pattern of arrangement
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problem-solution
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to discuss a topic in terms of its underlying causes, a speaker should use the ____________ pattern of arrangement
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casual
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to explain the physical arrangement of a place, an object, or event a speaker should use the __________ pattern of arrangement
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spatial
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to describe a series of developments in time or a set of actions that occur sequentially a speaker should use the ________ pattern of arrangement
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chronological
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the speaker should always supply the name and qualifications of the source when
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citing a testimony
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if A person was a witness to a destruction of the twin towers of 911 provides a quotation about what she saw, that quotation would be considered a
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lay testimony
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if a medical doctor gives cutting edge information on the threat of high cholesterol , she is providing the expert testimony type of
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supporting material
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brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called
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anecdotes
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narratives are used to convey a message through a
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story
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_________, anecdotes, and other stories are considered narratives
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parables
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________ type of examples offer a single illustration of a point
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brief
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an ___________ type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point
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extended
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______ examples of a speech hypothetical, extended, brief
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effective
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supporting materials include:
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illustrate, represent, describe
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The Body
Transitions, Internal Previews, Internal Summaries, and Sign Posts – Flashcards 7 terms
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Transitions, Internal Previews, Internal Summaries, and Sign Posts – Flashcards
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internal summary
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normally at the beginning of the conclusion and goes over 3 main points
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3 components of a transition
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main point just discussed, main point discussing next, purpose of speech
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internal summary (example)
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"To conclude this, I hope you get a better understanding of this."
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transition (example)
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"Now that we know what a health monitor watch is we will discuss the impacts and uses of one."
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sign post
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a phrase that shows you where you are in speech.
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sign post (example)
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"First, second, third, in addition to..."
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internal preview
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previews sub points at the beginning of each main point
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Cost Of Living
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Film
Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 4 – Complete Sentence – Flashcards 20 terms
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Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 4 – Complete Sentence – Flashcards
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When the candidate admitted openly that he had been mistaken in some of his earlier policies, we ___ him more highly than ever.
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esteem
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The screening committee investigated not only the candidates themselves but also the organizations with which they were ___.
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affiliated
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So long as we remained indoors, we were ___ to the arctic blasts that swept down on our snowbound cabin.
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invulnerable
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Antibiotics were once considered wonder drugs, but we now know that they are not ___ for all our physical aliments.
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panacea
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I knew the dean would accept my apology when she characterized my behavior as thoughtless but ___.
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venial
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Her election to Congress was the ___ of a lifelong ambition.
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attainment
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Though I wanted to "let bygones by bygones," I found that I could not wholly ___ the bitter memory of their behavior from my mind.
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expunge
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Before making our final plans, we should ___ exactly how much money we will have for expenses.
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ascertain
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Your ability to guess what I am thinking about at any given time is nothing short of ___.
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uncanny
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Because our natural resources are ___ and by no means inexhaustible, we must learn to conserve them.
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finite
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IN the opening scene of the horror film, a shadowy figure dressed in black ___ through the graveyard in the moonlight.
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skulk
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The more knowledge and wisdom people acquire, the more keenly they become aware that no one is ___.
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omniscient
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Is there anyone in the world as ___ as a senior who attends a mere sophomore class dance?
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supercilious
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Only by paying ___ attention to innumerable details were the investigators able to piece together the cause of the accident.
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scrupulous
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In a situation that would have left me all but helpless with embarrassment, he remained cool and ___.
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nonchalant
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Isn't it remarkable how quickly a throng of sunbathers will pick up their belongings and ___ when a few drops of rain fall?
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disperse
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If only parents could ___ their hard-won practical wisdom and experience to their children!
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bequeath
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When I saw the pain he caused others and the pleasure he took in doing so, I realized he was a truly ___ person.
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malevolent
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Our representative offered one simple but ___ argument against the proposal: It would raise the cost of living.
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cogent
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As we stood on the railway tracks looking off into the distance, the rails seemed to ___ and meet at some far-off point.
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converge
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Keystone English Lit Terms – Flashcards 118 terms
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Keystone English Lit Terms – Flashcards
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Affix:
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One or more letters occurring as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form (e.g., a prefix or suffix).
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Alliteration:
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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
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Allusion:
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An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event.
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Analysis:
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The process or result of identifying the parts of a whole and their relationships to one another.
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Antonym:
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A word that is the opposite of another word (e.g. hot-cold, night-day).
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Author's Purpose:
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The author's intent either to inform or teach someone about something, to entertain people, or to persuade or convince their audience to do or not do something.
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Autobiography:
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The story of a person's life written by himself or herself.
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Bias:
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A judgment based on a personal point of view.
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Biography:
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The story of a person's life written by someone other than the subject of the work.
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Characterization:
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The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.
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Climax:
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The turning point in a narrative, the moment when the conflict is at its most intense. Typically, the structure of stories, novels and plays is one of rising action, in which tension builds to the climax.
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Compare/contrast
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Placing together characters, situations or ideas to show common and/or differing features in literary selections.
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Conflict/Problem:
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A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions.
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Context Clues:
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Information from the reading that identifies a word or group of words.
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Dialogue:
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In its widest sense, dialogue is simply conversation between people in a literary work; in its most restricted sense, it refers specifically to the speech of characters in a drama.
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Differentiate:
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Distinguish, tell apart and recognize differences between two or more items.
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Evaluate:
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To examine and to judge carefully.
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Explicit:
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Referring to specific text that is included in the reading passage or in the directions.
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Fiction:
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Any story that is the product of imagination rather than a documentation of fact. Characters and events in such narratives may be based in real life but their ultimate form and configuration is a creation of the author.
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Figurative Language:
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Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
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First Person:
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The "first person" or "personal" point of view relates events as they are perceived by a single character. The main character "tells" the story and may offer opinions about the action and characters that differ from those of the author.
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Flashback:
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A device used in literature to present action that occurred before the beginning of the story. Flashbacks are often introduced as the dreams or recollections of one or more characters.
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Focus:
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The center of interest or attention.
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Foreshadowing:
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A device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments.
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Generalization:
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A conclusion, drawn from specific information, that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person.
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Genre:
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A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content (e.g., prose, poetry).
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Headings, Graphics and Charts:
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Any visual cues on a page of text that offer additional information to guide the reader's comprehension. Headings typically are words or phrases in bold print that indicate a topic or the theme of a portion of text; graphics may be photographs, drawings, maps or any other pictorial representation; charts (and tables or graphs) condense data into a series of rows, lines or other shortened lists.
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Hyperbole:
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An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I was so embarrassed I could have died.).
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Imagery:
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A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell; figurative language. The use of images serves to intensify the impact of the work.
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Implicit:
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Meanings which, though unexpressed in the literal text, may be understood by the reader; implied.
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Inference:
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A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances; understandings gained by "reading between the lines."
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Informational Text:
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It is nonfiction, written primarily to convey factual information. Informational texts comprise the majority of printed material adults read (e.g., textbooks, newspapers, reports, directions, brochures, technical manuals, etc.).
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Irony:
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The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
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Literary Devices:
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Tools used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the writing (e.g., dialogue, alliteration).
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Literary Elements:
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The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
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Main Idea:
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The main idea is the author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph.
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Metaphor:
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A figure of speech that expresses an idea through the image of another object. Metaphors suggest the essence of the first object by identifying it with certain qualities of the second object. An example is "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun" in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Here, Juliet, the first object, is identified with qualities of the second object, the sun.
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Mood:
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The prevailing emotions of a work or of the author in his or her creation of the work. The mood of a work is not always what might be expected based on its subject matter.
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Multiple-meaning Words:
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Words that have several meanings depending upon how they are used in a sentence.
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Narrative:
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Text which conveys a story or which relates events or dialogue; contrast with expository text.
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Nonfiction:
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Prose writing that is not fictional; designed primarily to explain, argue, instruct, or describe rather than entertain. For the most part, its emphasis is factual.
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Personification:
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An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.).
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Plot:
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The structure of a story. The sequence in which the author arranges events in a story. The structure often includes the rising action, the climax, the falling action and the resolution. The plot may have a protagonist who is opposed by an antagonist, creating what is called conflict.
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Poetry:
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In its broadest sense, writing that aims to present ideas and evoke an emotional experience in the reader through the use of meter, imagery, connotative and concrete words. Some poetry has a carefully constructed structure based on rhythmic patterns. Poetry typically relies on words and expressions that have several layers of meaning (figurative language). It may also make use of the effects of regular rhythm on the ear and may make a strong appeal to the senses through the use of imagery.
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Point of view:
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The position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted (e.g., first person, third person limited, third person omniscient, etc). The perspective from which a speaker or author recounts a narrative or presents information. The author's manner in revealing characters, events, and ideas; the vantage point from which a story is told.
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Prefix:
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A Prefixes are groups of letters that can be placed before a word to alter its meaning.
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Propaganda
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Information aimed at positively or negatively influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people
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Resolution:
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The portion of a story following the climax, in which the conflict is resolved. The resolution of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is neatly summed up in the following sentence: "Henry and Catherine were married, the bells rang and everybody smiled."
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Rising Action:
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The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated. Rising action leads up to the climax, or turning point.
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Satire:
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A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness.
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Setting:
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The time and place in which a story unfolds.
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Simile:
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A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (like or as) is used (e.g., She eats like a bird.).
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Suffix:
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Suffixes are groups of letters placed after a word to modify its meaning or change it into a different word group, from an adjective to an adverb, etc.
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Summarize:
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To capture all the most important parts of the original text (paragraph, story, poem), but express them in a much shorter space, and - as far much as possible - in the readers own words.
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Symbolism:
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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
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Synonym:
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One of two or more words in a language that have highly similar meanings (e.g., sorrow, grief, sadness).
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Syntax:
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The pattern or structure of word order in sentences, clauses and phrases.
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Text Structure:
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The author's method of organizing a text.
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Theme:
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A topic of discussion or writing; a major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work.
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Third Person:
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A perspective in literature, the "third person" point of view presents the events of the story from outside of any single character's perception, much like the omniscient point of view, but the reader must understand the action as it takes place and without any special insight into characters' minds or motivations.
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Tone:
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The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous).
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Voice:
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The fluency, rhythm and liveliness in writing that make it unique to the writer.
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allegory
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A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning may have moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas such as charity, greed, or envy.
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argument/position
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The position or claim the author establishes. Arguments should be supported with valid evidence and reasoning and balanced by the inclusion of counterarguments that illustrate opposing viewpoints.
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character
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A person, animal or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work.
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connotation
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The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning
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cultural significance
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The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture.
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defense of a claim
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The generally accepted importance of a work representing a given culture.
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dialect
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A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
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diction
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An author's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures and figurative language, which combine to help create meaning and tone
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drama
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The genre of literature represented by works intended for the stage; a work to be performed by actors on stage, radio, or television; play.
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dramatic script
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The written text of a play, which includes the dialogue between characters, stage directions and often other expository information.
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draw conclusion
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To make a judgment or decision based on reasoning rather than direct or implicit statement
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elements of fiction
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Traits that mark a work as imaginative or narrative discourse (e.g., plot, theme, symbol).
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elements of nonfiction
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Traits that mark a work as reportorial, analytical, informative or argumentative (e.g., facts, data, charts, graphics, headings).
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explain
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To make understandable, plain or clear.
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exposition
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A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances
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fact
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A piece of information provided objectively, presented as true.
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interpret
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To give reasons through an explanation to convey and represent the meaning or understanding of a text
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key words
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Specific word choices in a text that strongly support the tone, mood, or meaning of the text.
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key/supporting details
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Points of information in a text that strongly support the meaning or tell the story. Statements that define, describe, or otherwise provide information about the topic, theme, or main idea.
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literary form
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The overall structure or shape of a work that frequently follows an established design. Forms may refer to a literary type (narrative, short story) or to patterns of meter, lines, and rhymes (stanza, verse).
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literary movement
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A trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark an approach to literature (e.g., Realism, Naturalism, Romanticism).
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literary nonfiction
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Text that includes literary elements and devices usually associated with fiction to report on actual persons, places, or events. Examples include nature and travel text, biography, memoir and the essay.
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monologue
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An extended speech spoken by one speaker, either to others or as if alone.
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motif
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A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.
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narrator
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A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something.
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opinion
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A personal view, attitude, or appraisal
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propaganda techniques
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used to influence people to believe, buy or do something.
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name-calling
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propaganda technique; an attack on a person instead of an issue
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bandwagon
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propaganda technique; tries to persuade the reader to do, think or buy something because it is popular or because "everyone" is doing it.
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red herring
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propaganda technique; an attempt to distract the reader with details not relevant to the argument
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emotional appeal
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propaganda technique; tries to persuade the reader by using words that appeal to the reader's emotions instead of to logic or reason.
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testimonial
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propaganda technique; attempts to persuade the reader by using a famous person to endorse a product or idea (for instance, the celebrity endorsement).
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repetition
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propaganda technique; attempts to persuade the reader by repeating a message over and over again.
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sweeping generalization (stereotyping)
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propaganda technique; makes an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information.
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circular argument
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propaganda technique; states a conclusion as part of the proof of the argument.
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appeal to numbers, facts, or statistics
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propaganda technique; attempts to persuade the reader by showing how many people think something is true.
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sentence variety
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Various sentence structures, styles, and lengths that can enhance the rhythm of or add emphasis to a piece of text. The presence of multiple sentence structures in a text (simple, complex, compound, compoundâcomplex) and/or various sentence beginnings (e.g., dependent and independent clauses, phrases, single words)
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sequence of steps
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A literary organizational form that presents the order in which tasks are to be performed.
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soliloquy
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A dramatic speech, revealing inner thoughts and feelings, spoken aloud by one character while alone on the stage.
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sound devices
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Elements of literature that emphasize sound (e.g., assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia).
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assonance
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the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
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consonance
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the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
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rhyme
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correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
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onomatopoeia
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a word that imitates the sound it represents
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speaker
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The voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem. The speaker is often a created identity, and should not automatically be equated with the author. See also narrator and point of view.
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stage direction
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A playwright's written instructions provided in the text of a play about the setting or how the actors are to move and behave in a play.
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structure of poem
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The rhyming pattern, meter, grammar, and imagery used by a poet to convey meaning.
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rhyme scheme
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The pattern of rhyme in a poem
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style
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The author's choices regarding language, sentence structure, voice, and tone in order to communicate with the reader.
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universal character
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A character that symbolically embodies wellâknown meanings and basic human experiences, regardless of when or where he/she lives (e.g., hero, villain, intellectual, dreamer).
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universal significance
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The generally accepted importance or value of a work to represent human experience regardless of culture or time period.
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foot
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A group of syllables constituting a metrical unit of a verse
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meter
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A poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses
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couplet
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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
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quatrain
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A four-line stanza in a poem.
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sonnet
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A fixed form of lyric poetry that consists of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter. There are two basic types of sonnets, the Italian and the English
