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Documentation system used by PISD English teachers
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MLA
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Sentence that tells what the whole paper is about
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Thesis Statement
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Where should the thesis be placed in the paper?
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Introduction and Conclusion
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Taking any idea from another source without a reference
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Plagerism
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Titles of books, magazines, and journals should be what when written?
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underlined or italicized
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when is it appropriate to only mention a page number in an internal citation?
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When the author's name is used in the sentence
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the sentence that ells what a body paragraph is about
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topic sentence
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Titles of articles, short poems and editorials should be what when written?
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quoted
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summarizes main points and finishes the paper
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Conclusion
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Why should a writed avoid passive voice?
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It is excessively wordy and is boring.
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Why should a writed avoid using there?
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It is vague and adds more words then necessary
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What are the three kinds of transitions?
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words, phrases, hooks
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What does persuasive writting do?
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tries to persuade reader
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What does informative writing do?
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tries to inform reader
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how should quotations of more than four lines in length by noted ina research paper?
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single spaced, and intented on either side
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What must be inserted if a writer wants to omit part of a quote?
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ellipse (...)
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What was the time period and focus of ATTC?
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French Revolution 1775 - 1793
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Who were the English King and Queen in ATTC?
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George III and Charlotte
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Who were the French King and Queen in ATTC?
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
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Name some static characters in ATTC
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Lucy, Charles, Defarge, Stryver, Miss Pross, etc...
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Name some dynamic characters in ATTC
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Dr. Manette, Carton
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Name some characters who made personal sacrifices in ATTC
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Carton, Jerry Cruncher, Lucy, Manette
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Name some major themes of ATTC
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People's duty is to the people; Violence leads to more Violence; Goodness will triumph; Oppression leads to more Oppression
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What is the climax of ATTC?
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Charles returning from England to return to France
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Why does Janie marry Logan in Eyes?
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Her grandmother decides that Janie is old enough to be a wife and must have her married before she die
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What event caused Janie to quit the marriage in Eyes?
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Logan asking her to shovel the manure out.
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Is Logan to blame for the marriage failure in Eyes?
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No, if he wants a wife that will help him work, that's his choice. Just because Janie isn't the type of wife he wants doesn't mean it was Logan's fault.
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What does Joe offer that convinces Janie to run off with him in Eyes?
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he promises to treat Janie like a woman and give her everything she deserves.
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What event causes Joe to close his life to Janie in eyes?
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Janie talking back to him in the store.
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In Eyes, what does the pear tree, the horizon, and the head rag symbolize?
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pear tree - awakening sexuality; horizon - the future; head rag - oppression
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Name the three verbals and give the form in which they are used.
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participles (present or past) - adjective; gernund (ing) - nounds; infinite (to + verb) - nouns, adjectives, adverbs
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Simile
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comparison between to unlike things using like or as
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metaphor
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comparison between to unlike things without using the word like or as
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personification
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giving somethign that is not human humanistic characteristics
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oxymoron
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a phrase made up of two contradictory terms that usually don't make sense except in that context
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apostrophe
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talking to an inanimate object or something that doesn't speak back
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onomatopoeia
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a word that is pronounced like the way it sounds
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allusion
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a reference to somethign else
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parallel structure
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repetition of the way things are phrased to emphasize something
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Hyperbole
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exaggeration
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consonance
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constant repetion of a consonant sound
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assonance
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constant repetion of a vowel sound
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suspense
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writing in a way that holds anticipation in a story
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mood
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the way the writing makes the reader feel
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tone
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the feeling of the word choice
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A book title is doneted with
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underline and italicize
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an article or chapter title is denoted
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quoted
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List some themes in Eyes
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Love and relation vs. independence; Power/wealth don't guarentee happiness; oppression; marriage and love don't guarantee each other
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How has Joe changed since Janie met him in Eyes?
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aged, possesive, strict
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Where does the title occur in eyes? What is its significance?
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when Janie and Tea Cake are in the hut thing; for the first time, things are out of their control
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eyes - Whay does Janie decide to marry Tea Cake?
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seems liek perfect life partner
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Eyes - What does Tea Cake value?
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friendship, love, loyalty, etc.
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eyes - What obstacles do Janie and Tea Cake encounter in their marriage?
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money problems, moving, weather, love with other people, racial remarks, etc.
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Eyes - What event destroys the marriage between Tea Cake and Janie?
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Tea Cake getting rabbies.
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chance happenings
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coincidence
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double entendre
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double meaning
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dramatic irony
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audience knows what happened but characters do not
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situational irongy
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opposite of what happens and what is expected to happen
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verbal irony
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opposite is said than of what is meant
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supernatural
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closely tied to supernatural beings
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foreshadowing
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hinting at what is about to happen
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pun
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play on words
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soliloquy
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when a character talks to him or herself and reveals his or her thoughts without anybody else knowing
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Comic relief
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a happy or comical point in story that is supposed to emphasize how bad things are
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fate
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what is destined to happen
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sonnet
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14 lined poem usually in iambic pentameter
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blank verse
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verse with unrhymed patterns, usually iambic pentameter
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iambic pentameter
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a line with ten sylables alternating accents
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Who were the groundlings or pennystinkers?
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the people who stood on the floor to look up and watch the play
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What is the climax of RJ?
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Romeo realizeing that he killed Tybalt
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What is Romeo's tragic flaw in RJ?
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his impulsiveness/rashness
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RJ - Fortune's fool
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Romeo
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RJ - Queen Mab
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sleeping fairy
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RJ - Man of Wax
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Paris
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RJ - Prince of Cats
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Tybalt
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What was the age that Dickens wrote in? Shakespeare?
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Victorian - Elizabethian
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Where was Shakespeare born?
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Stratford on Avon
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Where did Shakespeare move to?
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London
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
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Globe theater
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What was Shakespeare's acting company first known as?
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Lord Chamberlain's Men
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What did the acting company change its name to?
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King's men
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What types of plays did Shakespeare write?
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Histories, Comedies, Tragedies
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