English Midterm

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R
A
F
T

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Restate
Answer
For example
Tie-up

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S
C
O
P
E

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Setting
Characters
Order of Events
Problem
Ending

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Story Mountain

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Intro, Exposition
Conflict, Problem
Climax, Turning Point
Falling Action
Resolution

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amphibian

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ancient

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appeared

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applaud

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appointment

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contain

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contagious

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continue

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contribute

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conversation

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dangerous

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decimal

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decision

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decoration

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delivery

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effort

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electricity

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elevator

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emergency

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emptiness

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department

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describe

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depth

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dessert

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determine

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coupon

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creature

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champion

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collapse

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cooperation

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creative

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curious

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comfortable

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chapter

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combination

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approach

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assignment

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arithmatic

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audience

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appreciation

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alliteration

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the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds

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assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds

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consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a word

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hyperbole

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a huge exaggeration often used for comic effect

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metaphor

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a comparison without using "like"or "as"

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onomatopoeia

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the use of words which sound like the sounds they suggest

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personification

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the description of a nonhuman object with human qualities

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writing techniques

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suspense
surprise ending
flashback
foreshadowing

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conflict

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man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. self

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structure of intro

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-amusing beginning
-topic sentence
-three examples
-tie up

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structure of body paragraphs (three para.)

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-one of three examples
-two examples
-supporting details

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"all summer in a day" exposition

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The kids in the classroom are waiting for the sun to come out, while teasing Margaret. They live in a place where it has rained for seven years straight.

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"all summer in a day" conflict

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-It rains all the time and the sun never comes out.
-Margaret's classmates locked her in a closet.

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"all summer in a day" climax

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The sun finally comes out and the kids start to play.

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"all summer in a day" falling action

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It starts to rain again after a few hours and they have to go back to the schoolhouse.

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"all summer in a day" resolution

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They let Margot out of the closet.

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"zoo" order of events

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1.Professor Hugo visits Earth with his Interplanetary zoo.
2.People pay money to see the curious "spider monkeys".
3.Professor Hugo leaves.
4.Professor Hugo drops off the "spider monkeys" in the planet Khan.
5.The spider monkeys payed money to go on the trip to see Earth and the other planets.

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"the sneaker crisis" order of events

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1. The mom picks up everything and puts them somewhere else.
2. Laurie lost his sneaker but needs it very much.
3.The tense in the atmosphere rises when everyone gets involved in finding the sneaker.
4.Sally and Barry find the sneaker under the bed, where the Mom had told Laurie to look.
5. They realize that the other sneaker the Mom was holding was now gone too.

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commenced

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started

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slithered

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slid and moved on belly

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epidemic

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a sudden case of a contagious disease

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prescribed

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advised for use by doctor

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interplanetary

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between planets, stars, and moons

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wonderment

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amazement

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awe

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fear and wonder

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buffet

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a drawer for holding china

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incredulously

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to say or ask with ridicule and disbelief

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resignedly

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to do in an uncomplaining manner

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triumphant

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pride of achievement

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rigorously

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strictly

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ominously

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in a threatening manner

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"The Third Wish" Author

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Joan Aiken

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"Rikki-tikki-tavi" Author

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Rudyard Kipling

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"The Confidence Game" Author

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Pat Carr

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"A Day's Wait" Author

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Ernest Hemingway

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"A Boy and a Man" Author

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James Ramsey Ullman

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"A Secret For Two" Author

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Quentin Reynolds

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"Zoo" Author

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Edward D. Hoch

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"The Sneaker Crisis" Author

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Shirley Jackson

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"Amigo Brothers" Author

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Piri Thomas

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"All Summer in a Day" Author

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Ray Bradbury