English Module 1

Recall a "first" in life: the birth of your first baby sibling, your first time driving, the first birthday party you remember, or another first. Write two paragraphs that describe this important event, paying particular attention to details and sequencing. Remember that details refer to the facts of observations an author includes or omits. Think of details as specifics. For example, if the author said she drove a Mustang, you wouldn't know much. However, if she said she drove a 1965 candy apple red Mustang convertible with baby soft white seats and polished chrome instruments, you would have a much better idea. Use proper spelling and grammar.

I clearly remember the first time I raised a cat. At that time I was still in middle school, and my dad didn't know where the pet shop was, so he asked a friend of his to go with us. We drove to a small pet shop. There is only one cat in that pet shop, and the others are dogs. He is so small and scared. He has gray stripes and a curly tail, which seems to have been broken. We originally planned to go to more pet shops. But when I saw this kitten, I decided to buy him. When we got home, the kitten was very afraid of me, so he hid in the bathroom. But the next day, he came out to eat something. After living with us for a few months, he began to understand us, like us, and completely integrated into this family. Sometimes I sit on the sofa and he even lays on my lap.

Select the option that uses a correct subordinate conjunction to join the following sentences together: I got a new puppy. I have been responsible lately.

I got a new puppy because I have been responsible lately.

How does the author of "Was It a Dream?" communicate his feelings about love relationships? In one to two paragraphs, explain your answer.

During his work Guy de Massaupant describes love and relationship like a dream come true, he lives his dream life living in Paris with his lovely wife in their apartment. He communicates his feelings through the narrative he does, when his wife died all became the opposite.

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "Fame is a Bee," by Emily Dickinson Fame is a bee, It has a song- It has a sting- Ah, too, it has a wing. Of what literary device is this poem an example?

Extended metaphor

Read these sentences and answer the question that follows. Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect.Frank Lloyd Wright designed hundreds of buildings.American Institute of Architects recognized Frank Lloyd Wright as the greatest American architect of all time. Which of these best combines the ideas in the group of sentences above to make an interesting sentence?

Frank Lloyd Wright, an American architect who designed hundreds of buildings, was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as the greatest American architect of all time.

Imagine you are writing a poem about a fun birthday party. Which of the following words has the appropriate connotation for the situation?

Giggles

According to the lesson, clear and effective communication is important because:

God is a communicator.

Which of the following Six Traits that you learned about are used during the prewriting process? There are multiple answers. Select all that apply. Ideas Word choice Organization Sentence fluency

Ideas and Organization

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed itself at tanks; And then, prodigious, step Around a pile of mountains, And, supercilious, peer In shanties by the sides of roads; And then a quarry pare To fit its sides, and crawl between, Complaining all the while In horrid, hooting stanza; Then chase itself down hill And neigh like Boanerges; Then, punctual as a star, Stop-docile and omnipotent- At its own stable door. This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. Which lines uses imagery to describe sound of a train?

"In horrid, hooting stanza,"

Select the temporal transition that would be best to show relationship.

"In the same way..."

What point of view is used in "Was It a Dream?" How does this point of view affect your experience as a reader? In one to two paragraphs, explain your answer.

"Was It a Dream" was written in the first person point of view. In this point of view, the reader will feel as though he or she is the one inside the story. Because of the use of the terms "I" and "my" in the first person point of view, readers can imagine themselves as the narrator or the first person. They will be able to relate well with the theme of the story because it would make them an integral part of the story.

Match the type of writing to the correct audience. 1. Children 2. Fans of horror 3. Fans of romance 4. Adults 5. Fans of mystery a. wonder told through simple sentences b. life lessons told through complex sentences c. dark stories about strange encounters d. sweet stories about happy encounters e. complicated stories with twists and puzzles

1. Children- a. wonder told through simple sentences 2. Fans of horror- c. dark stories about strange encounters 3. Fans of romance- d. sweet stories about happy encounters 4. Adults- b. life lessons told through complex sentences 5. Fans of mystery- e. complicated stories with twists and puzzles

Which of the following sentences contains a comma error? 1. We left early for the airport, but a terrible accident delayed us. 2. Before the game started the team, warmed up to energizing music. 3. After being infected with a virus, the computer hard drive crashed. 4. Our tiny canoe was overwhelmed by the sudden, intense storm.

2. Before the game started the team, warmed up to energizing music.

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly? 1. Although the concert doesn't start for over an hour; most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall. 2. The concert doesn't start for over an hour; though, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall. 3. Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour. 4. Even though the concert doesn't start for over an hour; however, most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall.

3. Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour.

Which of these sentences contains an oxymoron? 1. Mr. Keynes was a workaholic who found vacations as relaxing as six rounds wrestling with an alligator. 2. Even though he wanted to travel, Mr. Keynes could not think of any vacation spot as comfortable as his own living room. 3. The island landscape seemed to come alive before Mr. Keynes' eyes, flora and fauna swimming through his vision in every direction. 4. Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

4. Although he didn't want to, Mr. Keynes took his laptop along with his bathing suit and other holiday clothes because this was a working vacation.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? 1. After we ate lunch we went to a movie, ate popcorn and did some shopping. 2. During the long, intermission of the play everyone chatted about the first act. 3. Dad cooked a fancy, and, delicious dinner and I set the table with our best dishes. 4. Due to the earlier malfunction, the aviation mechanic double-checked the wires.

4. Due to the earlier malfunction, the aviation mechanic double-checked the wires.

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "I Like to See it Lap the Miles" by Emily Dickinson I like to see it lap the miles, And lick the valleys up, And stop to feed itself at tanks; And then, prodigious, step Around a pile of mountains, And, supercilious, peer In shanties by the sides of roads; And then a quarry pare To fit its sides, and crawl between, Complaining all the while In horrid, hooting stanza; Then chase itself down hill And neigh like Boanerges; Then, punctual as a star, Stop-docile and omnipotent- At its own stable door. This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. Examine the imagery of the line in bold. What does it describe?

A train stopping to let get fuel and passengers

Read the sentence and answer the question that follows. The foxes fled their foes through the forests and fens. This sentence is an example of which figure of speech?

Alliteration

Use temporal transitions to revise the following paragraph. You may need to create additional details or information. Use proper spelling and grammar. Ashley wanted a puppy. He talked to his family for hours. They did not believe he had time to care for the puppy. Ashley created a puppy-care plan. His family finally agreed.

Ashley wanted a puppy for a long time, so he talked to his family little by little about the advantage to have a puppy for hours. But they don't believe he had time to care for the puppy earlier. Unexpectedly, to have a puppy, Ashley created a puppy-care plan. So his family finally agreed.

Invent dialogue and revise the following paragraph. Use proper spelling and grammar. Darius ran into his teacher at the grocery store, and they talked about his class project. Their conversation made him decide to do his project about gourmet cooking.

At once Darius saw his teacher at the grocery store, he greeted him, "How are you doing, sir?" "Very great, thanks for your caring." His teacher smiled at him. "Maybe it is not the right time now...... but I have something about my class project to ask you," He hesitated, "do you mind talking for a few minutes?" The teacher nodded, "Sure, sure. what is your question?" "Mmmmm, I have no idea till now, about how to deal with the project. I want to show an amazing project to my classmates. But the topic choice knocked me down, I thought about astronomy and oceanography, the problem is I neither don't have the right tool, because it is not what we normally participate in, nor good at them." Darius said distressedly. It seems that the teacher is thinking about it "Well, I know your problem. Let me tell you, the amazingness of a project usually does not depend on the topic. So just think of a topic that is close to our life." Darius looks around, he noticed that ingredient is the most products sold here. "How about gourmet cooking, what do you think, sir?" "Good one. A profound and artistic knowledge." "Great! I will pick that topic and I promise I'll start the project soon." Said Darius.

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. 16. 'Rather,' I said. 'Heaps! Millions! Booked solid!' 17. 'What are they?' 18. 'I-er-well, I don't quite know.' 19. 'I thought as much. You have no engagements. Very well, then, I want you to start immediately for America.' 20.'America!' 21. Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark. 22. 'Yes, America. I suppose even you have heard of America?' 23. 'But why America?' 24. 'Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him.' 25. 'What's Gussie been doing?' 26. Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.' 27. To one who knew young Gussie as well as I did, the words opened up a wide field for speculation. 28. 'In what way?' 29. 'He has lost his head over a creature.' 30. On past performances this rang true. What is the central idea of lines 16-30?

Aunt Agatha can't contact Gussie to get him to change his embarrassing behavior.

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. 16. 'Rather,' I said. 'Heaps! Millions! Booked solid!' 17. 'What are they?' 18. 'I-er-well, I don't quite know.' 19. 'I thought as much. You have no engagements. Very well, then, I want you to start immediately for America.' 20.'America!' 21. Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark. 22. 'Yes, America. I suppose even you have heard of America?' 23. 'But why America?' 24. 'Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him.' 25. 'What's Gussie been doing?' 26. Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.' 27. To one who knew young Gussie as well as I did, the words opened up a wide field for speculation. 28. 'In what way?' 29. 'He has lost his head over a creature.' 30. On past performances this rang true. What is the best paraphrase of the story?

Aunt Agatha uses her forceful personality to influence Bertie to go to America and rescue his cousin Gussie.

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. 16. 'Rather,' I said. 'Heaps! Millions! Booked solid!' 17. 'What are they?' 18. 'I-er-well, I don't quite know.' 19. 'I thought as much. You have no engagements. Very well, then, I want you to start immediately for America.' 20.'America!' 21. Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark. 22. 'Yes, America. I suppose even you have heard of America?' 23. 'But why America?' 24. 'Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him.' 25. 'What's Gussie been doing?' 26. Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.' 27. To one who knew young Gussie as well as I did, the words opened up a wide field for speculation. 28. 'In what way?' 29. 'He has lost his head over a creature.' 30. On past performances this rang true. What is the best paraphrase of the story?

Bertie knows Gussie well, especially that Gussie tends to get into trouble.

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Read the sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows. these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. Which word, if substituted for irreproachable, would best retain the meaning of the passage?

Blameless

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Read the sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows.On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead.Which word, if substituted for inscribed, would best retain the meaning of the passage?

Carved

Select the dialogue that is punctuated properly.

Coretta said, "I want to read that book!"

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. What is the best description of a Gordian knot in lines 10 and 11?

Impossible to unknot

What type of plot structure allows authors to "come late" to their own story?

In medias res

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills; For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head; It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done; From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. In one paragraph of at least three to five sentences, analyze the imagery in the stanza in bold. Identify the mood the author intended to create with this imagery, as well as the connotations used in the diction. Use proper spelling and grammar.

In this stanza, the author attempted to tell us a mood of misery, sadness, and somewhat regret, which is totally different from the exulting others are experiencing. There are many words that stand for victory and approval, such as bells, flags, and bouquets, etc. And a few words is describing sadness, like cold and dead means the big price you paid for huge success. Dream tends to be a leader or a person everyone is admiring something.

Select a trait that is associated with descriptive writing.

Interesting word choice

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. How does this line from the story help the reader better understand Bertie's character?Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark.

It reinforces for readers the idea that Bertie is not happy about Aunt Agatha's visit.

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. What does Bertie mean when he calls himself a "chappie?"

That he is a regular man

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "O Captain! my Captain!" by Walt Whitman O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills; For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head; It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done; From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. What connotation does the poet use for the phrase "mournful tread?

Misery

Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?

Most of the fans have already arrived at the concert hall; however, the concert doesn't start for over an hour.

______________________ is the point of view that is most like a video camera recording events.

Objective

What type of plot structure allows authors to follow different characters through their own separate narratives, eventually converging, as the story is resolved?

Parallel plot structure

Select the absolute phrase in the following sentence: Piping hot and spicy, the aroma of the food filled the room.

Piping hot and spicy

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. Based on the words luminous, treasure, search, lose, scintillating, and riddle that are used in the poem, what does the poet think of love?

Precious but mysterious

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Why does the author choose to present the events of the story in an episodic style?

Presenting the events in order keeps the reader from learning too much at the beginning.

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Read the sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action Which word, if substituted for abominable, would best retain the meaning of the passage?

Repulsive

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. Read these lines from the poem and answer the following question. 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. "Knot" and "plot" are examples of which poetic device?

Rhyme

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Read the sentence from the passage and answer the question that follows.And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable actionWhich word, if substituted for rogues, would best retain the meaning of the passage?

Scoundrels

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. 16. 'Rather,' I said. 'Heaps! Millions! Booked solid!' 17. 'What are they?' 18. 'I-er-well, I don't quite know.' 19. 'I thought as much. You have no engagements. Very well, then, I want you to start immediately for America.' 20.'America!' 21. Do not lose sight of the fact that all this was taking place on an empty stomach, shortly after the rising of the lark. 22. 'Yes, America. I suppose even you have heard of America?' 23. 'But why America?' 24. 'Because that is where your Cousin Gussie is. He is in New York, and I can't get at him.' 25. 'What's Gussie been doing?' 26. Gussie is making a perfect idiot of himself.' 27. To one who knew young Gussie as well as I did, the words opened up a wide field for speculation. 28. 'In what way?' 29. 'He has lost his head over a creature.' 30. On past performances this rang true. Jake wrote the following summary of the story: Bertie's Aunt Agatha wakes him one morning. He is a little intimidated by her because she is bossy, so he doesn't want to cross her. He shuffles out of bed to meet her. Aunt Agatha tells Bertie to travel to the United States. Which of the following sentences is the correct conclusion for Jake's summary of the story?

She wants him to stop his cousin Gussie from doing something foolish, and he is not surprised by her request.

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. Which of these devices does Poe use in lines 17-19?

Simile

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. Read the following sentence and answer the question. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone... How does this text reflect the passage as a whole?

The capitalization shows the importance of the woman to the narrator.

The title "Was It a Dream?" could be interpreted in different ways. Explain at least two ways that the title could be interpreted. Which interpretation do you think fits the story best? In one to two paragraphs, explain your answer.

The first interpretation could be the speaker saw what he's not supposed to see, so he thought it might be a dream. The title could also be interpreted that the speaker has a strong desire that all his experience is just a bad dream, he hopes that his loved one is still alive. The second interpretation might fit the poem better, the poem shows us that he cannot accept the fact that his loved one is dead, and he has a strong desire of she's still alive and be back in his arms.

Read these sentences and answer the question that follows. The girl spent the day at the beach.The girl forgot to bring sunscreen.The girl was badly sunburned.The girl could not go to the beach the next day. Which of these best combines the ideas in the group of sentences above to make an interesting sentence?

The girl was badly sunburned after spending the day at the beach without sunscreen, so she could not go back to the beach the next day.

Rewrite the following sentence to use an original absolute phrase. All work must be your own. Use proper spelling and grammar. The house was ugly.

The house was ugly, with a dilapidated appearance and bizarre house structure, leaving itself unrepaired.

Using your knowledge of "Was It a Dream?" match the event with its part of the plot. Falling action

The main character falls unconscious on the grave.

Using your knowledge of "Was It a Dream?" match the event with its part of the plot. Climax

The main character reads the true inscription on his lover's tombstone.

Using your knowledge of "Was It a Dream?" match the event with its part of the plot. Rising action

The main character spends the night in the cemetery.

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "Beat! Beat! Drums!" by Walt Whitman Beat! beat! drums!-blow! bugles! blow! Through the windows-through doors-burst like a ruthless force,Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation, Into the school where the scholar is studying, Leave not the bridegroom quiet-no happiness must he have now with his bride, Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain, So fierce you whirr and pound you drums-so shrill you bugles blow. In one paragraph of at least three to five sentences, analyze the tone and imagery used in the lines in bold. Identify the mood the author intended to create with this imagery, as well as the connotations used in the words "solemn," "quiet," and "peaceful." Use proper spelling and grammar.

The poem is talking about war. Everyone is in a dangerous situation, the author created a mood of sadness, misery, and nervousness. Solemn means serious, peaceful, it should not be annoyed. But when the war started, even the church collapsed, no longer protect its congregation. "Quite" tends to be hiding behind someone, not to struggle with the bad situation in the poem. As we can see, peaceful just means peace, its more specific meaning i. the poem is the people of loving peace, do not attend into a war. How does this poem talk about peace? Look again at the mood that's being created.

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows. "O Captain! my Captain!" by Walt Whitman O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won; The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills; For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding; For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head; It is some dream that on the deck, You've fallen cold and dead. My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still; My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will; The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done; From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won; Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead. Examine the imagery in the last stanza. What is the significance of the two different images?

The speaker does not feel the joy everyone else is experiencing.

Using your knowledge of punctuation, choose the best place to separate words with a comma. The store was a massive exciting place to shop.

The store was a massive, exciting place to shop.

Write one paragraph of three to five sentences about any topic. In your paragraph, use two of the vocabulary words from this lesson. You must also include two of the following examples in your sentences: commas in a series comma with a conjunction comma with a phrase or clause at the beginning of a sentence commas with coordinate adjectives commas around parenthetical or appositive phrases or clauses Use proper spelling and grammar.

This semester will be harder than the last two semesters. We have to take online courses in all subjects because we don't have teachers to teach these subjects. We have to learn geometry, Old Testament, and history by ourselves. When the school start, we have to face a new way of learning. And I hope we can adapt it soon.

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. The narrator has wandered far from his beloved's grave before the spirits begin to rewrite their epitaphs. Why did the author have the narrator positioned far away from his love's grave when the corpses emerged?

To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery

A coordinate adjective is

a pair of words that describe a noun

from "Was it a Dream?"by Guy de Maupassant On turning round I saw that all the graves were open, that all the dead bodies had emerged from them, and that all had effaced the lies inscribed-engraved or written on the gravestones by their relations, substituting the truth instead. And I saw that all had been the tormentors of their neighbors-malicious, dishonest, hypocrites, liars, rogues, calumniators, envious; that they had stolen, deceived, performed every disgraceful, every abominable action, these good fathers, these faithful wives, these devoted sons, these chaste daughters, these honest tradesmen, these men and women who were called irreproachable. They were all writing at the same time, on the threshold of their eternal abode, the truth, the terrible and the holy truth of which everybody was ignorant, or pretended to be ignorant, while they were alive. I thought that SHE also must have written something on her tombstone, and now running without any fear among the half-open coffins, among the corpses and skeletons, I went toward her, sure that I should find her immediately. I recognized her at once, without seeing her face, which was covered by the winding-sheet, and on the marble cross, where shortly before I had read: "She loved, was loved, and died." I now saw: "Having gone out in the rain one day, in order to deceive her lover, she caught cold and died." * * * * * * * It appears that they found me at daybreak, lying on the grave unconscious. The narrator has wandered far from his beloved's grave before the spirits begin to rewrite their epitaphs.Why did the author have the narrator positioned far away from his love's grave when the corpses emerged?

To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. What does the phrase search narrowly, used in line 5, mean?

To look closely

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. Use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. I was confused by the text because it said, "Don't tell Mike." I felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. At first I felt very angry bitter and hateful but then, I felt so hopeless and depressed. I longed for her to call me. I thought if I could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then I would not be filled with such bitterness. Instead of calling her I talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. Talking with her makes me feel euphoric. I think I may be on the road to recovery. Which comma rule does this student need to apply to this passage? I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. I was confused by the text because it said, "Don't tell Mike." I felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. At first I felt very angry but then I felt so hopeless and depressed.

Use a comma before a conjunction to separate two complete thoughts.

Identify the comma rule that the following sentence breaks:In the early morning hours everything is silent and peaceful.

Use a comma to set off a phrase or clause at the beginning of a sentence.

In this lesson, we have focused on using strong and interesting word choices, combining short phrases to achieve complex sentences, and using subordinate conjunctions and absolute phrases. Use these tools to help you write a descriptive paragraph of three to five sentences for the following situation. Use proper spelling and grammar. Learning something new

We are always learning something new without noticing, this could be when we learned to talk and walk, or learning how to get along with others. Learning is an important part of our life. We know how to deal with numerous things through learning. Learning could be referred to in many areas, academic learning usually happens when we are at school, and skill learning is developing a skill through experiences. Keep learning will make your life better.

Using your knowledge of "Was It a Dream?" match the event with its part of the plot. Exposition

We learn that the main character was madly in love.

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. What literary device is used in the phrase, "eyes scintillating soul"?

alliteration

Read the sentence below and answer the corresponding question. Despite their differences, my father and mother had an __________ divorce.

amicable

Using your knowledge of roots, choose the best word to complete the following sentence: Tina did not even bother to bring a backpack or paper to school; her sudden ________________________ surprised and confused her teachers and friends.

apathy

Writers who use imagery

are using the senses to get audiences to visualize

Read the sentence below and answer the corresponding question. Jessica listened to her grieving friend with __________ concern. Which word best completes the sentence?

empathic

Using your knowledge of roots, choose the best word to complete the following sentence: I never thought I would have to write and deliver the ____________________________ of anyone, let alone my best friend.

eulogy

Fill in the blank: A synonym for "faithfulness" is ____________________________

fidelity

Read the following short passage. I started for school very late that morning and was in great dread of a scolding, especially because M. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles, and I did not know the first word about them. For a moment, I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods; and in the open field back of the sawmill the Prussian soldiers were drilling. It was all much more tempting than the rule for participles, but I had the strength to resist, and hurried off to school. When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin board. For the last two years all our bad news had come from there-the lost battles, the draft, the orders of the commanding officer-and I thought to myself, without stopping: "What can be the matter now?" Which point of view is used in this excerpt?

first person

Character

individuals in a work of fiction

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. Use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. I was confused by the text because it said, "Don't tell Mike." I felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. At first I felt very angry bitter and hateful but then I felt so hopeless and depressed. I longed for her to call me. I thought if I could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then I would not be filled with such bitterness. Instead of calling her I talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. Talking with her makes me feel euphoric. I think I may be on the road to recovery. What word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? I really thought she loved me but I discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. It was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him.

perfidy

Read the following sentence and answer the question that follows. The squirrel looked at me intently, trying to read my thoughts, wondering if I was a threat or a friend. This sentence is an example of

personification

"A Valentine"by Edgar Allan Poe 1. For her this rhyme is penned whose luminous eyes, 2. Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, 3. Shall find her own sweet name, that nestling lies 4. Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. 5. Search narrowly the lines!-they hold a treasure 6. Divine-a talisman-an amulet 7. That must be worn at heart. Search well the measure- 8. The words-the syllables! Do not forget 9. The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor 10. And yet there is in this no Gordian knot 11. Which one might not undo without a sabre, 12. If one could merely comprehend the plot. 13. Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering14. Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus 15.Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing 16. Of poets, by poets-as the name is a poet's, too, 17. Its letters, although naturally lying 18. Like the knight Pinto-Mendez Ferdinando- 19. Still form a synonym for Truth-Cease trying! 20. You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. The author's use of the phrase, "brightly expressive as the twins of Leda," demonstrates the use of which literary device?

simile

Exposition

the introduction to the characters, setting, and situation

Ideas are

the key elements of the story and the details that support them

Setting

the location and time

Resolution

the outcome of the conflict

When a quoted statement is divided,

the second part is not capitalized.

Imagery is

the way a writer uses language that appeals to senses.

Voice is

the way words and phrases are used to tell the story

from "EXTRICATING YOUNG GUSSIE"by P.G. Wodehouse 1. She sprang it on me before breakfast. There in seven words you have a complete character sketch of my Aunt Agatha. I could go on indefinitely about brutality and lack of consideration. I merely say that she routed me out of bed to listen to her painful story somewhere in the small hours. It can't have been half past eleven when Jeeves, my man, woke me out of the dreamless and broke the news: 'Mrs Gregson to see you, sir.' 2. I thought she must be walking in her sleep, but I crawled out of bed and got into a dressing-gown. I knew Aunt Agatha well enough to know that, if she had come to see me, she was going to see me. That's the sort of woman she is. 3. She was sitting bolt upright in a chair, staring into space. When I came in she looked at me in that darn critical way that always makes me feel as if I had gelatin where my spine ought to be. Aunt Agatha is one of those strong-minded women. I should think Queen Elizabeth must have been something like her. She bosses her husband, Spencer Gregson, a battered little chappie on the Stock Exchange. She bosses my cousin, Gussie Mannering-Phipps. She bosses her sister-in-law, Gussie's mother. And, worst of all, she bosses me. She has an eye like a man-eating fish, and she has got moral suasion down to a fine point. 4. I dare say there are fellows in the world-men of blood and iron, don't you know, and all that sort of thing-whom she couldn't intimidate; but if you're a chappie like me, fond of a quiet life, you simply curl into a ball when you see her coming, and hope for the best. My experience is that when Aunt Agatha wants you to do a thing you do it, or else you find yourself wondering why those fellows in the olden days made such a fuss when they had trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. 5. 'Halloa, Aunt Agatha!' I said 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. 8. 'Early morning! I had breakfast three hours ago, and have been walking in the park ever since, trying to compose my thoughts.' 9. If I ever breakfasted at half past eight I should walk on the Embankment, trying to end it all in a watery grave. 10.'I am extremely worried, Bertie. That is why I have come to you.' 11. And then I saw she was going to start something, and I bleated weakly to Jeeves to bring me tea. But she had begun before I could get it. 12. 'What are your immediate plans, Bertie?' 13. 'Well, I rather thought of tottering out for a bite of lunch later on, and then possibly staggering round to the club, and after that, if I felt strong enough, I might trickle off to Walton Heath for a round of golf.' 14. 'I am not interested in your totterings and tricklings. I mean, have you any important engagements in the next week or so?' 15. I scented danger. Read these lines from the passage and answer the question that follows. 6. 'Bertie,' she said, 'you look a sight. You look perfectly dissipated.' 7. I was feeling like a badly wrapped brown-paper parcel. I'm never at my best in the early morning. I said so. When Bertie says he feels like a "badly wrapped brown-paper parcel" he means that he feels

tired and out of sorts

What technique most contributes to the pace of the following excerpt? "I looked all around me, but I cannot say how long I remained there; I was paralyzed with terror, cold with fright, ready to shout out, ready to die."

use of several short phrases connected by commas