ENGLISH (Units 1-5)

Write down three examples that help support your answer to the purpose of Roosevelt's speech.

"As Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense." "No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory" "I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again."

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

"It's going to be a long wait," the nurse confided.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

"John, are you certain you understand?" Emily asked.

Which excerpt from Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time" best supports the idea that the narrator of the story does NOT believe that the family is living happily?

"So from every window and door in the house where they were living happily ever after they now saw the trees and sky through bars."

Which of the following sentences includes an example of personification? Select all that apply.

"Starvation seemed to stare them in the face." "The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others."

What is the best meaning of the phrase at the entrance to Auschwitz, "Arbeit macht frei"?

"Work sets you free"

Match the vocabulary with the synonym. 1. Countenance. 2. Retribution. 3. Retinue. 4. Taciturn. 5. Contrived. 6. Conciliatory.

1. Expression. 2. Punishment. 3. Attendants. 4. Silent. 5. Planned. 6. Pleasing.

Match the vocabulary with the correct synonym. 1. Conferred. 2. Incited. 3. Surmounted. 4. Clamoured.

1. Gave. 2. Urged. 3. Excelled. 4. Shouted.

Write five sentences using infinitives.

1. I wanted to go to the store today. 2. To wander the woods at night is dangerous. 3. Al catches the critter to put it in a jar. 4. She went to get pizza. 5. Rin rushes to try the door knob again.

Match the theme to the correct reference from the story. 1. Corruption of power. 2. Social-class hierarchy. 3. Working-class loyality. 4. Manipulation of language.

1. Napoleon murders animals falsely accused of treason. 2. The pigs sleep in beds while the other animals do not. 3. Napoleon is always right. 4. Lies are circulated about Snowball.

Place the character interactions listed below in the correct sequence, from first to last.

1. The animals have their most plentiful harvest. 2. Squealer claims the pigs need more milk and apples. 3. Neighboring farmers attacks Animal farm. 4. The animals gather to vote on the windmill. 5. Boxer's new motto is "Napoleon's always right". 6. Snowball organizes animals committees. 7. The dogs chase snowball off the farm.

Identify the appositive phrase. My dog, a German shepherd, is very well-trained.

A German shepherd.

Symbol

A person, place, thing, or event that represents something else.

_____ is a word that is usually a verb but is being used in a sentence as a different part of speech.

A verbal.

What definition can be formed about a word analogy?

A word analogy can compare words that have similar relationships to each other.

Synonym

A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word

In order to be effective, a media message must _____.

Accomplish its purpose and be appropriate for its audience.

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. She got up to leave.

Adverb.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation and spelling.

Always avoid wordiness in writing a descriptive passage.

An essay that has a thesis supported with examples is _______.

An illustrative essay.

What fact would you select to support your understanding of an implicit statement?

An implicit statement is something expressed indirectly.

What was the effect of Mao's policy?

As a result of Mao's policy of "letting a hundred flowers bloom," Chinese intellectuals felt free to express themselves, even criticizing the Chinese Communist Party.

Which of these statements is an opinion?

Bees are evil creatures.

In the American colonies, newspapers took second place to news gathered by social interaction because ________.

Censorship by the English governors was common, meaning that newspapers were scarce or did not contain much information.

Which of the following best expresses why newspapers took quite some time to become popular in the American colonies?

Censorship by the English governors was common. This meant that the info in newspapers was very limited and colonists got most of their news from gossip.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "For I am at my destination: Another garden. Where the unpebbled walk awaits tomorrow's footprints." In the above excerpt from the poem, the phrase "the unpebbled walk awaits tomorrow's footprints" refers to ________.

Chang's feelings about his new life.

Select the sentence with correct punctuation and spelling.

Characters in short stories are revealed through their actions.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

Charles's essay was much too long. Mine, on the other hand, was too short.

The best way to determine whether a media is using bias by omission is to ____________.

Consult a variety of sources.

Select all that apply. What are some ways that you might go about researching a television network's agenda?

Consulting the network's mission statement. Comparing its programming to programs run by other networks. Determining its bias. Analyzing who watches it.

Identify the word(s) of direct address. I think, dear friends, that the time has come to say goodbye.

Dear friends.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "The proverbial rats had abandoned the ship But I had no intention of abandoning The garden of my childhood." The word that best describes the tone in the above passage from the poem is ___________.

Defiant.

Locate the gerund and identify its use. John likes jogging, Great Danes, and sweet rolls.

Direct object.

Identify the central idea in Mao Zedong's speech "Serve the People." Select all that apply.

Dying for a cause. Coming together as a nation.

From its invention to the late 1940s, television production was mostly experimental. After World War II, television production became commercial. What is the difference?

Experimental production meant that companies were trying to perfect the science of the television. Commercial production meant that companies were in business to sell the television to consumers.

An appositive is a type of pronoun that renames a noun.

False.

Nonrestrictive clauses do not use commas.

False.

The following two sentences are saying the same thing. Emily, my daughter, is in sixth grade. Emily, my daughter is in sixth grade.

False.

Which of the following best explains the increased commercial demand for television sets after World War II?

Families, having lived without "extras" during the war years, were eager to begin purchasing luxury items with the money they had saved during the war.

Mao Zedong and the communists won the support of Chinese peasants because they gave the peasants ____.

Farmland.

Which of the following best describes the emotion or attitude expressed by the inmate who confronts Wiesel and the other newly arrived prisoners in this excerpt from Night?

Fear.

Identify the sentence type. And yet, that awful tiger, those shrieks, that blood!

Fragment.

Identify the sentence type. When he and himself agreed upon anything.

Fragment.

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. A popular pastime for retirees is camping near a lake. Gerund Phrase: ______ Noun Use: ______

Gerund Phrase: camping near a lake Noun Use: predicate noun

Locate and identify the -ing form. Marilyn occupied herself by painting.

Gerund.

Which of the following is not true of the relationship between the Renaissance and the newspaper?

Gutenberg's printing press made newspapers very popular. Because they were so popular, they were printed daily.

The prisoner who warns the captives to lie about their age is a complex character because _____.

He is frustrated by Ellie and his father while he is trying to help them.

What was one of Orwell's inspirations for Animal Farm?

He saw a boy whipping a horse.

Why did Mao Zedong begin the Cultural Revolution? Select all that apply.

He wanted to reassert his power. He believed the revolutionary split had weakened.

Which of the following can be found in context clues?

Help figuring out unfamiliar words.

Blogs and the internet are credited with which of the following after Hurricane Katrina?

Helping people find their family members and other missing individuals.

In the Battle of the Cowshed in Animal Farm, Snowball's actions can best be described as __________.

Heroic.

An example of an external conflict for Ellie is _____.

His hunger, thirst, and suffocation in the train car.

How do historical events impact works of literature?

Historical events can influence works of history.

Words that sound alike are ________; words with opposite meanings are __________.

Homonyms/Antonyms

What central themes are expressed in this excerpt from Elie Wiesel's Night? Select all that apply.

Hope in the face of adversity. The resilience of the human spirit.

Which literary technique can be most prominently found in "Garden of My Childhood"?

In "Garden of My Childhood," Chang's childhood garden is a metaphor for China.

Hannah had an early experience with anti-semitism ______.

In her school.

In your opinion, does the Fairness Doctrine violate freedom of the press or freedom of speech? Why or why not?

In my opinion, the Fairness Doctrine does not violate the freedom of the press or the freedom of speech. All the doctrine insured was that the networks and media they had authority over met their obligations. Their obligations were to merely show different views on subjects. That does not mean they can't show THEIR views. No one's freedom is being limited.

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. To appear calm in all situations seems impossible. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to appear calm in all situations seems impossible Use: noun

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. He learned to appreciate Bach at an early age. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to appreciate bach Use: adjective

Identify the italicized word or phrase The president is about to speak.

Infinitive.

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. That type of person is hard to please. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to please Use: adverb

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. A good book to read is Great Expectations. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to read Use: adjective

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. He wants to ski in the winter months. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to ski Use: direct object

Select all that apply. We cannot call the statement "There are 54 states in the United States" and opinion because _______.

It can be proven or disproven. Although incorrect, it is objective.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "For men is always At the mercy of other men, Sentenced by the absence of laughter and love. All the race has to give." Which of the following describes the author's use of the word "sentenced" in the poem "They Shot Wook Kim"? Select all that apply.

It conveys both the swiftness and finality of his murder. It conveys the deliberation and inevitability of his murder. It is ironic because it has connotations of justice and fairness.

Select all that apply. Which of these best describes what is meant by agenda?

It is a list of things that a person or group would like to see happen. It is another word for motive.

All the below may be said of figurative language except _______.

It may be interpreted literally.

Why was the speech "Serve the People" often read during the Cultural Revolution?

It promoted sacrifice for the common good.

Samuel Morse's telegraph was different from Marconi's invention because __________.

It was not capable of transmitting actual sounds, like the human voice.

Choose the answer that best explains why Morse's invention of the telegraph changed media forever.

It was the first form of media that did not require people to physically transport the information.

Which of the following summaries would be most appropriate for your notes during a class discussion?

James stated that the economic crisis was a normal function of the capitalistic system.

Identify the word(s) of direct address. Jennifer, relax; everything is going to be all right.

Jennifer.

Which answer combines the following ideas with an adjective clause while retained the meaning of the original sentences? John Keats wrote poetry. He lived in the nineteenth century.

John Keats, who wrote poetry, lived in the nineteenth century.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

John and Mary's house has a large front door.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

John warned, "I would wait, Ellen, if I were you."

Select all that apply. The Cable Act of 1992 gave consumers the right to fair and effective cable. It also reflected the government's desire to _________.

Keep cable operators from pushing broadcast networks out of the industry. allow the consumer to take the bulk of the responsibility for regulating cable television content.

The artistic medium for which Hannah Senesh is known is _____.

Literature.

Coverage that favors the truck club president tends to result in more viewers for a smalltown talk show called "We Heart the Truck Club." Viewers notice that this kind of coverage is run for six months. What can you conclude is most likely the agenda of the talk show's producers?

Making money and/or gaining support for the president.

What belief does Old Major try to instill in the animals of Manor Farm? Select all that apply.

Man is the enemy of animals. Animals can run the farm themselves.

The Tet Offensive was considered a turning point during which ____.

Media became less upbeat and more oriented toward the violence of the war.

The Tet Offensive was considered a turning point in the media coverage of the Vietnam War. What happened as a result?

Media coverage of the war became less upbeat and more oriented toward the violence of the war.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "The human beings did not hate Animal Farm any less now that it was prospering; indeed, they hated it more than ever. Every human being held it as an article of faith that the farm would go bankrupt sooner or later, and, above all, that the windmill would be a failure." In this excerpt, the phrase "article of faith" is an example of a(n) _______.

Metaphor.

Sound or musical elements of poetry may include all but ______.

Metaphor.

A long speech spoken to another character, like "All the World's Stage," is a

Monologue

In literature, the reason why a character says or does something is called a(n) _______.

Motive.

Media coverage of which of the following violated the Fairness Doctrine?

None of the above.

A gerund is a ___.

Noun.

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. Jane wanted to forget about the matter.

Noun.

Locate the infinitive and identify its use. I don't really want to write that letter, but I should.

Noun.

Which of the following statements is objective in nature?

One out of every three teachers surveyed stated that giving teenagers cell phones is a bad idea.

An analogy can help you understand all of the following except a word's _____.

Origin.

Identify the appositive or complete appositive phrase. Same, our cat, is too lazy to catch mice.

Our cat.

List one example of a past participle and one example of a present participle.

PAST PARTICIPLE: Jumped. I jumped over the obstacle. PRESENT PARTICIPLE: Jump. I jump over the obstacle.

Locate the complete participial phrase and the word it modifies. The picture draw by Melissa is clever. Participial Phrase: _______ Modified: _______

Participial Phrase: drawn by Melissa Modified: clever

Locate the participial phrase and the word it modifies. Waiting in the cafeteria line, the girls talked about their history assignment. Participial Phrase: ________ Modified: _________

Participial Phrase: waiting in the cafeteria line Modified: girls

Identify the italicized word or phrase Putting her sewing aside, she got up and answered the door.

Participle.

Locate the participle and the word it modifies. Lying in the shade, the cow swished away the flies with her tail. Participle: ____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: lying Word Modified cow:

Identify the participle and any modifier or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. The boys playing football look tired. Participle:_____ Modifier:____ Object of the participle:____

Participle: playing Modifier: NONE Object of the participle: football

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Talking rapidly, she gestured with her hands to emphasize her point. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: talking Word Modified: she

A _____ is a group of related words not having a subject and verb.

Phrase.

Which of these statements can be neither proven nor disproven? (Hint: Which of these statements relies on feelings or judgments?)

Pine trees are a very high maintenance if you plant them in your yard.

The sequence of events in any story is called its ______.

Plot.

Which of these words describe Hannah Senesh? Select all that apply.

Poet. Martyr. Zionist.

Can you formulate a theory about poetry interpretation?

Poetry is open to more than one interpretation.

Which of the following best describes bias?

Prejudice.

Based on the documentary and the readings. Hannah's childhood can best be described as ________.

Privileged.

Recipes, instruction sheets, and "How to" articles are types of ____.

Process essays.

The speech "Serve the People" was often read during the Cultural Revolution because it promoted ___________ for the common good.

Sacrifice.

Select all that apply. The Fairness Doctrine played a huge role up in the corporate dynamics of media from the 1930s to the late 80s. Which of the following best describes the purpose for its creation?

The FCC created the doctrine to make sure that broadcast networks met their obligation to the public by giving time to viewpoints other than their own and those they agreed with. The FCC created the doctrine to keep broadcast media from being too one-sided and assure that all viewpoints received equal opportunity in the media.

The publication of The Federalist Papers had which of the following effects on public opinion?

The Federalist Papers made members of the Anti-Federalist party angry, and they protested the Constitution.

What is the significance of the Red Guards' slogan "To rebel is justified"?

The Red Guards were revolutionaries.

In Act II, we are introduced to magic for the first time. Magic is only used where?

The Woods.

What conclusions can you draw about the animals' strength?

The animals differ about whether they have enough strength to take control from Napoleon but decide they are not smart enough.

From what we know so far, what is a major conflict in Animal Farm?

The animals ignore reality and believe in a perfect society.

Which of the following details from Animal Farm gives an example of irony?

The animals revolt against Mr. Jones but are ultimately repressed by corrupt leaders.

In this story, what is a symbol of the destruction of South Africa's future?

The barbed wire.

Select all that apply. The creation of moveable type led to an increased appetite for knowledge, which in turn led to ____.

The circulation of the first newspapers. The invention of the printing press. A newfound interest in current events.

Which of the following did not work in the Federalists' favor?

The fact that the Anti-Federalist Papers were considered poorly written.

Identify the appositive phrase. I turned the minutes over to Grady, the new secretary of the club.

The new secretary of the club.

The poem opens with the numbers one through eight scattered across the page. In at least 75 words, discuss what this might mean.

The numbers one through eight scattered across the top of the page is an example of structure. These numbers--one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight--represent the number of times Wook Kim was shot. The scattered shots could insinuate that the bullets weren't all shot at the same time.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "A horde is on the march no Great Wall can halt.' But in the garden of my childhood The old maple was painting a sunset And the crickets were singing a carol; No, I had no wish to run." Which of the following are examples of personification in the above excerpt from the poem? Select all that apply.

The old maple was a painting. The crickets were singing.

How would you describe the opposite of a hyperbole?

The opposite of a hyperbole is an understatement.

Which of the following best describes why the Fairness Doctrine (with the exception of the "political editorial" and "personal attack" rules) did not control cable television?

The original intent of the Fairness Doctrine didn't apply to cable because, unlike with broadcast, there was no limit to the number of licenses that could be purchased. As cable became popular, parts of the doctrine were repealed.

Choose the sentence that best describes how the popularity of Thomas Paine's Common Sense changed life in the colonies.

The pamphlet drew attention to the cause of American Independence. It is credited with sparking the American Revolution.

Which of these best explains who was responsible for The War of the Worlds panic?

The radio station was to blame. They should have included more warnings about the broadcast or taken the responsibility of warning viewers properly.

Who is the speaker of the poem?

The speaker of a poem is sometimes the poet.

The occasional moments of light or hope in the book serve what purpose?

They heighten the symbol of darkness.

An infinitive is preceded by the word ____.

To.

Adverb phrases modify the verb in a sentence.

True.

An infinitive phrase is a verbal.

True.

Identify the italicized word or phrase She was busily planning a party.

Verb phrase.

Locate and identify the -ing form. Franklin was swimming in the private pool.

Verb phrase.

Locate and identify the -ing form. The boys were going down the the lake to fish.

Verb phrase.

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. I would like to swim faster. Verbal Phrase: ______ Type: ______

Verbal Phrase: to swim faster Type: infinitive

Hannah's belief in establishing a Jewish homeland is called ______.

Zionism.

Summary

a brief restatement of the central idea and the most important details in a text.

Technology

a change or growth from one thing to another.

Inference

a conclusion arrived at by looking beyond what the text says

Coodinating Conjunction

a conjunction which joins equal elements, such as two independent clauses or two verbs.

Evolution

a gradual change or growth from one thing into another.

Motives

a need or want that prompts a person to act.

Analogy

a relationship between things or words determined by comparison based on similar qualities.

Conflict

a struggle that occurs in a story (can be a struggle between characters, a struggle between a character and an external force, or a struggle within a character).

Notification

a text that presents information about real people, places, or events.

Tet Offensive

a turning point in the Vietnam War.

Personification

a type of figurative language giving human characteristics to something that isn't human.

Indicative

a verb form that denotes a state, act, or happening as actual rather than potential or unrealized.

Antonym

a word that means the opposite of another word

Commercial

able to make a profit; also refers to the paid advertisements run in between television programming.

Nonrestrictive clause

an adjective clause that adds extra or nonessential information to a sentence.

Claim

an assertion of the truth of something, typically one that is disputed or in doubt

Censorship

an attempt by the people in power to control the content of media.

Archetype

an ideal example or model after which other things are patterned.

Moveable type

an invention by Johannes Gutenberg that made printing easier and faster.

Relevant

applicable or important.

Corporate

belonging to a group of people working together to make money.

Restrictive clause

clause necessary to the meaning of the word modified; it is not set off by commas.

Transatlantic

crossing the Atlantic Ocean (between Europe and the United States)

Casualties

deaths or injuries.

Democracy

government by the people

Representation

in literature or visual art, the way a subject is presented; a particular style or point of view.

Complex character

in literature, a character that has contradictions and quirks rather than being simple and uncomplicated

Internal conflict

in literature, a struggle a character faces within himself or herself.

Structure

in poetry, how a poem is grouped into words, single lines, and stanzas (groups of lines).

Sound devices

in poetry, techniques such as rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration, that have the effect of making language similar to music.

Guerilla

member of a group or type of warfare that uses tactics such as surprise raids, cutting off supply lines, or sabotaging communication.

Press

popular term used to refer to mass media in America.

Communism

system of government that gives the state control of the economy, gives power to one party, and claims to progress toward a social order in which all goods are shared equally by everyone in the system.

Telegraphy

the act of sending a message over wire to a special receiving station

Theme

the central idea in a literary work.

Denotation

the literal definition of a word.

Alliteration

the repetition of a single letter or combination of letters at the beginning of adjacent or nearby words.

Plot

the sequence of events in a story.

Analyze

to carefully examine a text, subject, or event.

Infer

to determine a general rule from a specific example.

Ratify

to pass into law by majority vote.

Valid

true of accurate (either subjectively or objectively)

imagery

visually descriptive language.

Monopoly

when one person or small group has complete control over something.

Context

words or phrases near a word that help make its meaning clear.

Identify the appositives or complete appositive phrases. My mother, Mrs. Gordon, and my aunt, Mrs. Teasdale, will be attending the symphony this evening. First appositive: ______ Second appositive: ______

First appositive: Mrs. Gordon Second appositive: Mrs. Teasdale

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "I ran past the old maple by the terraced hall And the singing crickets under the latticed wall, And I kept on running down the walk." What is the point of view in the above excerpt from the poem?

First person.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "Without turning to look until I was out of the gate Through which there be no return at all. Now eons later and worlds away, The running is all done." What is Chang describing in the above excerpt from "Garden of My Childhood"?

Fleeing China and relocating in America.

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. The children were asked to play quietly. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to play quietly. Use: noun

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. To play the piano was Melanie's dream. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to play the piano Use: noun

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. Listening to concerts is a good way to relax after a long work day. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to relax after a long work day Use: adjective

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. Tom and Tim decided to spend the afternoon tobogganing. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to spend the afternoon tobogganing Use: noun

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. Candice went to college to study medicine. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to study medicine Use: adverb

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. Andrew plays to win in any game he plays. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to win any game he plays Use: adverb

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. The best topic to write about is one you know well. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to write about Use: adjective

Identify the phrase contained in the following sentence. Why do you want to destroy this animal's burrow?

Infinitive.

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type. She wants to go to town.

Infinitive.

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. He likes to be chief. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to be Use: direct object

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. She had planned to begin piano lessons last week. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to begin Use: noun

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. To change one's mind is not always wrong. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to change Use: noun

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. James hopes to succeed as a doctor. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to succeed Use: noun

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. Her ambition is to swim gracefully. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to swim Use: predicate noun

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. To tell a lie frustrates honest people. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to tell Use: subject

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. Pennsylvania is a nice place to visit. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to visit Use: adjective

Locate the infinitive and determine how it is used. To win the poetry contest would be exciting. Infinitive: ______ Use: _____

Infinitive: to win Use: subject

An informative commercial that explains how to use a product is called a(n):

Infomercial.

Literary nonfiction is characterized by all of the following, except _____.

Invented characters.

"Once Upon a Time" is an example of a(n) ____.

Inverted fairy tale.

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. More than anything, he wanted to win the state championship. Verbal Phrase: ______ Type: ______

Verbal Phrase: to win the state championship Type: infinitive

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. He opened the door after trying several keys. Verbal Phrase: __________ Use: _______

Verbal Phrase: trying several keys Use: object of the preposition

This excerpt gives an example of _______ irony.

Verbal.

What are important themes in "Garden of My Childhood"? Select all that apply.

Victimization. Violence.

The following is a modern example of which Animal Farm theme? A riot breaks out in a town.

Violence.

Complement

a word or group of words which completes the predicate of a sentence.

Euphemism

a word or phrase that is used instead of one with unpleasant or offensive connotations.

Homonym

a word that sounds the same as another word and has the same or similar spelling, but which has a different meaning.

Place the commas in the correct places in the following sentences to set off the non restrictive clause. a. The comic books ranging from X-Men to Avengers were in mint condition. b. I love all animals especially dogs and want to work at a zoo. c. I had a dream once more like a nightmare about a zombie apocalypse.

a. The comic books, ranging from X-Men to Avengers, were in mint condition. b. I love all animals, especially dogs, and want to work at a zoo. c. I had a dream once, more like a nightmare, about a zombie apocalypse.

Participle

a verbal in either present or past form; is used as an adjective.

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. I heard the voices of the children. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of the children Modified Noun: voices

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The vibrations of the passing freight trains damaged my aunt's china. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of the passing freight trains Modified Noun: vibrations

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The conductor of the train collected the tickets. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of the train Modified Noun: conductor

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The drawer under the stove keeps sliding open. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: under the stove Modified Noun: drawer

A participle functions as a(n) _________ which means that a participle modifies a(n) _____________.

Adjective. Noun.

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. At the theater the performers played their parts well. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: at the theater Modified: played

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. My brother will leave for camp tomorrow. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: for camp tomorrow Modified: will leave

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. The noise is coming from the hallway. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: from the hallway Modified: is coming

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. Citrus fruits are grown in California and Florida. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: in California and Florida Modified: are grown

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. The film was made in Spain. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: in Spain Modified: was made

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. In speech class we have been learning parliamentary procedure. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: in speech class Modified: have been learning

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. In the morning, thousands of birds appeared. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: in the morning Modified: appeared

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. We stopped near a mountain stream. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: near a mountain stream Modified: stopped

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. The library book was placed on the front desk. Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: on the front desk Modified: was placed

Locate the adverb phrase and the word or phrase it modifies. The slopes of the mountain are covered with trees Adverb Phrase: _____ Modified:_____

Adverb Phrase: with trees Modified: are covered

Locate the infinitive and identify its use. Check the turkey to see it if is done.

Adverb.

Select all that apply. Which of the following can be used to describe the phrase "objectively true"?

something that can be verified and doesn't rely on feelings something that is based on a fact rather than an opinion something that can be proven accurate

Artistic medium

the material or form used by an artist.

Connotative meaning

the meaning implied or suggested by a word, rather than its literal, dictionary meaning

Central idea

the most important idea in a text.

Which words best describe the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Nationalists?

Hostile. Aggressive.

Select all of the items that infinitives can be used for.

Noun. Adjective. Adverb.

What was the FCC's official reason for creating the Fairness Doctrine?

To assure that networks met their obligation to the public and showed views other than their own and those they agreed with.

Use the following passage to answer the question. "The writers of the American South popularized a very specific kind of literature. Their unique style was called Southern Gothic. It uses elements of the supernatural and bizarre. It is not uncommon for these works to have ghosts, other eerie beings, or even graphic deaths. Flannery O'Connor is one popular writer of the Southern Gothic tradition." The purpose of an article containing the excerpt above is most likely NOT which of the following?

To persuade people to buy a new novel

Agenda

a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things that a person or group would like to see happen or wants to accomplish.

Appositive

a noun, pronoun, or phrase that follows another noun or pronoun to explain it.

Implied

expressed through inferences or suggestions, but not explicitly stated.

Which of the following is not an example of public service journalism?

reporters asking pointed questions about the government's response after Hurricane Katrina

Obligation

requirement for media to air all viewpoints, not just their own.

External conflict

in literature, struggle between characters or between a character and an outside force

Allegory

in literature, the use of fictional characters and events to symbolize ideas and generalities.

Select all that apply. Public service journalism _____.

is a kind of reporting in which journalists act as an advocate of the public promotes the public welfare is also known as investigative reporting and attempts to uncover information that might be helpful or prevent exploitation of the public or individuals

Satire

literary work intended to scorn or ridicule immoral and foolish human behavior by using ironic humor.

In at least 100 words, explain the historical and literary significance of Mao Zedong's speech "Serve the People."

"Serve the People" by Mao Zedong was a communist speech that personified the concept of communism. Everyone that was interested in the communist life style was suggested to study and follow the principles. It's historical significance came in the form of educating people on the basic properties of communism. It's a highly important document for the many wonders it made for people due to the brilliant writing it contained. It's literary significance come from it's rich and profound contents. It changed a lot of peoples outlooks due to this. It gifted millions of revolutionary people infinite spiritual strength due to it's inspiration

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "And in many ways the animal method of doing things was more efficient and saved labour. such jobs as weeding, for instance, could be done with a thoroughness impossible to human beings. And again, since no animal now stole, it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. Nevertheless, as the summer wore on, various unforeseen shortages began to make them selves felt. Arable:Fertile::Clouded:Vague" In at least one hundred words, how does the analogy help the reader to understand the meaning of the word arable in this excerpt?

(REPHRASE) "Arable : fertile :: clouded : vague" Animals could be used to keep the land free from weeds. Therefore, these grazed (eat grass) on the pasture by themselves and they fenced the arable land naturally. This method carried out by animals saved human labour since men did not have to weed the land themselves or they did not have to set up fences or hedges. However, the animal method would not make land thieves disappear. Arable land might be fertile but to keep it safe was not; thieves would certainly steal it. This made arable land clouded and vague because it was impossible to measure , to exploit ,and to keep arable land free from thieves.

Write an essay of at least 150 words that explain why it is important to use a dictionary.

(REPHRASE) A dictionary is a compilation of words ranging from letters A-Z. When reading or writing an article, deciphering profound words, phrases or sentences, using a dictionary could be great help. Primarily, its purpose is to give meanings to words. There are many advantages of using a dictionary. So, using a dictionary is important for students.The first advantage of using a dictionary is pronunciation. Furthermore, we can also listen to the pronunciation of the words. Through the aid of a dictionary, you can check out a word's right utterance. For that, it will help you get the right pronunciation of words. For example, the pronunciation of the word "cat" is /kæt/.The second advantage of using a dictionary is part of speech. It could inform you which part of speech does a certain word belong. Should "cat" be a verb, a noun, an adjective or a combination of these three? One more thing, it could also be a guide to choose a particular word use, for example, part of speech of the word "cat" in the sentence "I love cats." is noun. The third advantage of using a dictionary is spelling. Linguistically speaking, it is no doubt that a dictionary could help us know the proper spelling of words. In this connection, it will guide us in writing words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs. Lastly, examples sentences are also provided. When we want to use the word and do not know where to put the word, we can look example sentences. For example, we should put the word 'cat' after the adjective in 'the black cat is cute.'However, searching words by using a dictionary takes a lot of time. Using a talking dictionary, words can be searched immediately. We can find some words in a few minute. To sum up, a dictionary is great help for everyone, especially students who are learning a language and who are interested in language learning. It is also helpful in enriching our vocabulary. So, remember to bring a dictionary with us every time when we come to class.

In at least 100 words, discuss whether or not Chang succeeds in making the reader understand his feelings about leaving China. Explain why you feel he does or does not succeed.

(REPHRASE) Chang doesn't succeed in making the reader understand his feelings about leaving China. My argument is that; he speaks very little about his life in China by only describing his relationship with his dad in a few lines. The only memories that he carries are those of his father carrying him in his shoulders after supper.The narrator is more focused on his stay in the new village his family settled in after escaping the war and speaks little about where he came from. This way, he does not succeed in making the reader understand his feelings about leaving China.

In at least 200 words, discuss how Nadine Gordimer's political beliefs are reflected in this story. What literary devices does she use to develop her political themes?

(REPHRASE) Gordimer´s political beliefs are reflected in this story in a way that she puts her view with the device os negatie dialects. For example: "art is the negative knowledge of the actual world" ("Reconciliation Under Duress" ). Rather, art explores what is not known and as Adorno explains, "art does not become knowledge with reference to mere immediate reality" . Throughout her novels, Gordimer avoids references to the "immediate reality." As Ettin explains, we never get a full picture of the plot and instead the reader must orient himself by considering what has not been said. As Gordimer draws on the theories of Adorno, she portrays the strong appeal of this German, Jewish theorist, further distancing herself from the genre of black authors and redefining the objective of a political novel.

In at least 100 words, explain the author's use of foreshadowing in Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time."

(REPHRASE) Here is an example of foreshadowing in the story. And you can take this and figure out and explain the use of foreshadowing from this excerpt:Nadine Gordimer weaves many examples of foreshadowing into "Once Upon a Time." The frame story introduces the concept of fear. The idea of the subterranean mining tunnels that rock the narrator's house—dark, invisible, and cryptic—foreshadow the ethnic unrest that rocks the social fabric of the suburban community in the bedtime story.

Write an essay of at least 200 words that explains the significance of Orwell's choice of a farm as the setting for his story.

(REPHRASE) In Orwell's novel Animal Farm the choice in setting is a decisive factor when constructing the allegory that the text is trying to convey. The farm, once ruled by humans and later ruled by the pigs is called Manor Farm. Each part of the farm has special symbolism and contributes to the deeper meaning of the novel. Each part will be described and analyzed in the following essay. It's important to analyze the farm as a whole in order to understand the significance that the setting truly contains. The Manor Farm is used as a metaphor for communist Russia in this particular case, but could be applied to any society since its organized and ruled in the same manner a country would be. It also contains a series of complex relationships between the characters and their role within this society. Inside the general setting, The Manor Farm, there are multiple spaces that contribute to the construction of the metaphor. The barn,for example symbolizes the oppression enforced by the ruling class (the pigs). The Seven Commandments are written on the walls of this barn, and later altered to suit the pig's interests. The windmill is another part of the setting that contains a deeper meaning. The pigs manipulate the rest of the animals into reconstructing the windmill even though there are more pressing needs at hand. The windmill is a perfect example of the greed and shrewdness that characterizes the ruling class. In conclusion, the author uses the setting choice as an effective tool to construct the metaphor within the text. Orwell uses the farm as an allegory for communist Russia, and the spaces inside it to criticize the tyranny that sets it apart. Spaces such as the barn and the windmill are symbols of the abuse that unlimited power can lead to and aid in the construction of the mayor themes that the novel contains.

Select one of the four themes in Animal Farm and write an essay of at least 200 words that explains how that theme is developed through events in the story and character interactions. Use details and excerpts from the story to support your answer.

(REPHRASE) One of the four major themes in Animal Farm is the way power corrupts those in control of a group. This corruption of power, brought to you by Napoleon, is putre selfishness. Napoleon abuses his power as soon as Old Major dies and everyone is waiting for a leader. Instead of following Old Majors beliefs Napoleon manipulates the animals with the help of Squealer to get what he wants. He chases off kills or threatens anyone who questions his authority because he realizes how good power feels. He even goes against the rules he helped make for the farm to satisfy his own interests. The pigs do whatever they can to get ahead no matter who they hurt and no matter how badly. In animals farm we see an example of power corruption when "Napoleon announced there would be work on Sunday afternoons as well. This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half." This example shows us that Napoleon doesn't care if the animals get injured working more hours. If they want their rations they have to work longer than they agreed to. This is very unfair and is not in the best interest of the animals.

In at least 150 words, discuss how Chang's use of personification, metaphor, or connotation express one his themes in "Garden of My Childhood." Use details from the poem to support your response.

(REPHRASE) Poet Kuangchi Chang did not remain in China long enough to be "re-educated." Following the Communist takeover he fled to the United States. His poem "Garden of My Childhood" describes China before the revolution as a peaceful, idyllic garden with a violent horde rapidly approaching. A vine, the wind, and the sea are each personified, and each beckons for him to run. It is not until "eons later," when he is "worlds away," that his "running is all done," and he finds himself at his destination: another garden, just like the one he had left behind.

In a well-organized paragraph, write a summary of Act V.

(REPHRASE) Summary: Act V, scene i At his palace, Theseus speaks with Hippolyta about the story that the Athenian youths have told them concerning the magical romantic mix-ups of the previousnight. Theseus says that he does not believe the story, adding that darkness and love have a way of exciting the imagination.

In at least 150 words, explain how the Cultural Revolution affected the Chinese people.

(REPHRASE) The Cultural Revolution Begins. In the 1960s, Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong came to feel that the current party leadership in China, as in the Soviet Union, was moving too far in a revisionist direction, with an emphasis on expertise rather than on ideological purity.

Gordimer described "Once Upon a Time" as a "bedtime story." In at least 100 words, discuss how her decision to set her story in a fairy-tale world affected you as you read it. Use details from the story to support your answer.

(REPHRASE) The decision to set the story in a fairy-tale world prepares you for the extreme story of her world and the eventual terrible outcome of the story. Instead, your mind tries to think of the moral lesson behind the story since fairy tales are rich with moral lessons.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "When he did appear, he was attended not only by his retinue of dogs but by a black cockerel who marched in front of him and acted as kind of a trumpeter, letting out a loud "cock-a-doodle-doo" before Napoleon spoke." In at least 100 words, explain the setting and event indicated in the above excerpt. Then, describe the characters participating in the event and explain the context clues that helped you define the highlighted vocabulary word.

(REPHRASE) The event described in these lines is the appearance of Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm. Napoleon is a pig, who has become the de facto dictator of the farm. He is also engaged in a cult of personality that surrounds him, making him seem stronger than life and more powerful than anyone else. In this lines, we learn that he was accompanied by dogs ("attended by his retinue of dogs"), which most likely refers to the puppies he raised. Moreover, a rooster is participating as well ("black cockerel") and he was acting as a "trumpeter." This means that he was making a noise that sounded like a trumpet. We can imagine the sound because we are familiar with how roosters sound. This leads us to conclude that the words "c.ock-a-doodle-doo" are meant to imitate the sound of the rooster.

In at least 150 words, write a summary of "Serve the People."

(REPHRASE) The slogan of "Serving the People", is one of the core principles of the Communist Party of China. In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage. The Chinese people are suffering; it is our duty to save them and we must exert ourselves in struggle. You may also check what the writers from Prime-writings can write in 150 words. Believe me, they prepare only the unplagiarized content.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "I do not believe that Snowball was a traitor at the beginning," [Boxer] said finally. "What he has done since is different. But I believe that at the Battle of the Cowshed he was a good comrade." "Our leader, Comrade Napoleon," announced Squealer, speaking very slowly and firmly, "had stated categorically--categorically, comrade--that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning--yes, and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of." "Ah, that is different!" said Boxer. "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." In at least 150 words, identify the theme that is illustrated in this excerpt from Animal Farm and explain how it is developed in the story.

(REPHRASE) The theme that is illustrated is that of language and the way language is used for political propaganda. In this excerpt, Boxer questions Snowball's loyalty to the working class. Squealer, who is used by Napoleon, can convince Boxer that Snowball has always been a traitor. Squealer, who is a literate pig, uses his words to manipulate the rest of the animals. These are all illiterate. In this excerpt, he speaks "categorically" to manipulate the obedient working class. Boxer, the horse, represents the working class. Boxer represents the hard working people who tend not to question authority but they suffer the oppression from the ruling class. Besides, Squealer is very skillful with his words; he has lied about Snowball and about other things. However, Boxer and the other animals believe more in Squealer's words than in reality. This power of language has made Napoleon a dictator.

About this time there occurred a strange incident which hardly anyone was able to understand. One night at about twelve o'clock there was a loud crash in the yard, and the animals rushed out of their stalls. It was a moonlit night. At the foot of the end wall of the big barn, where the Seven Commandments were written,there lay a ladder broken in two pieces. Squealer, temporarily stunned, was sprawling beside it, and near at hand there lay a lantern, a paint-brush, and an overturned pot of white paint. The dogs immediately made aring round Squealer, and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. None of the animals could form any idea as to what this meant, except old Benjamin, who nodded his muzzle with a knowing air, and seemed to understand, but would say nothing.​ In at least 150 words, explain how Orwell uses irony in this excerpt.

(REPHRASE) This language technique has a substantial amount of significance in Animal Farm as it engages the reader intellectually, rather than giving them a lecture. These language devices are the tools which Orwell uses to enhance the emotional and intellectual effects the novel has on the reader. Ironic criticism (or elements of sarcasm) spark negative emotions felt by the recipient; including, anger, irritation, disgust, criticism and condemnation. It enables the reader to not only respond to the information being conveyed in the text but to gather an understanding of the attitudes Orwell has against the Russian Revolution. George Orwell upheld a hostile attitude towards the figures involved and the events that took place during the revolution, making this literary device especially appropriate for him as an individual. Irony allows Orwell to express his opinions against these things in a way that is subtle, however, still confrontational.

In at least 150 words, explain how this scene signals a major change in the plot of Animal Farm.

(REPHRASE) This scene signals a major change in the plot of Animal Farm because at this point of the story it is revealed that Napoleon has started to be corrupted as he seizes power from Snowball using violence. Napoleon also wants to rewrite history as he convinces the other animals that he is doing them a favour by taking up the position of the leader on his own. He also tries to convince them that he is better than Snowball and he presents the facts in the way he wants in an attempt to rewrite history. This scene is the climax of Animal Farm. Napoleon's seizing of power seems to be what he always wanted to do and in this scene he finally manages to do it, thus revealing his true self. The worst part is that he tries to present his actions as legitimate and in the end he convinces the other animals that his behaviour is acceptable.

Review chapter 3 through 5 and look for descriptions and dialogue about Benjamin. Write an essay of at least 150 words describing this character, explaining the causes for his behavior, and predicting what his behavior foreshadows.

(REPHRASE) Benjamin is the oldest animal on the animal farm. Not only is he the oldest, but he is the wisest donkey and animal in the story. He is apathetic and would seem unaffected by the looming rebellion that other animals worry about. He is very smart and intelligent on the situation. However, his apathy towards his fellow animals does not endear him to them. He does his job and only his job, no more no less, to keep himself in the best neutral position possible. I believe he doesn't really seem affected by the rebellion because he is wise enough to know it will eventually fail. He avoids confrontation, and opportunities to do outstanding in the society because he feels most comfortable right where he is at. I think he has the most correct view on the society because he knows it is becoming to oppresive on the animals.

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. He found one pearl of great price. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of great price Modified Noun: pearl

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. Jane has a string of pearls. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of pearls Modified Noun: string

Write five sentences, each containing one or more participial phrases.

1. Feeding the starving dog, Esteban looked down in sorrow. 2. Wandering about the store, Henry finally found the bread aisle. 3. After being in the hospital for months, Rin finally got to go home to see her mother. 4. As I write this sentence, I am slowly falling asleep. 5. Wishing I wasn't here, I stood from my seat.

Write five sentences, each containing one or more infinitive phrases.

1. I went to the library to the library to find a good book to read. 2. Amanda sent a letter to Melissa to inform her about her current situation. 3. To improve your art, you must stop comparing yourself and your ability to other artists who have more experience than you. 4. I went to my neighbor's house to help her study. 5. Mrs. Steel escaped with the President's pigeon to protect her husband.

Write a paragraph naming three possible agendas and one example of each that you might find in the media.

1. Spreading information about a topic. Media can boost the attention a certain topic can get. Media influences people to share information, causing the amount of people seeing it all to increase. 2. Warning people about danger. News about bad people and bad current events, word can travel quickly throughout news sources. As an example, with the Australian wildfires, people were spreading awareness through articles, posts, and stories. There were people creating donation pages, ETC. 3. Making change. You could use media to spread information of injustice or inhumane acts, bringing attention to things that need to chance or be inhanced.

Write five sentences, each containing one or more gerund phrase.

1. Wandering the desert, the two men found themselves lost in The Devil's Palm. 2. I enjoy fishing in Animal Crossing. 3. Watering my flowers is fun and relaxing. 4. I'm supposed to be hanging out with my friends right now, but I'm stuck inside studying for my English exam. 5. I like drinking green tea.

1. Boxer 2. Napoleon 3. Squealer 4. Clover

1. trusting, powerful, admired, confused. 2. powerful, devious, cruel, aloof. 3. devoted, devious, persuasive, clever. 4. devoted, gentle, loyal, compassionate.

Select all that apply. Read the paragraph below to answer the question: "Each year in this city, more than 350 pets go missing. Ninety percent of these pets will not be reunited with their owners unless they have a Found Pet Chip. A Found Pet Chip increases the chance of finding a lost pet from one in ten to nine in ten. The chip is simply implanted right under your pet's fur. It is only mildly uncomfortable for your pet, and it can help save him from becoming a stray." Which of the following is implied by the article?

A Found Pet Chip is a good solution for lowering the number of pets that go missing each year. A Found Pet Chip increases the chances of finding a lost pet from one in ten to ten in ten.

Identify the appositive or complete appositive phrase. John Milton, a brilliant poet, was known more for his political tracts during his lifetime.

A brilliant poet.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "When he did appear, he was attended not only by his retinue of dogs but by a black cockerel who marched in front of him and acted as kind of a trumpeter, letting out a loud "cock-a-doodle-doo" before Napoleon spoke." What is the meaning of the word retinue as it is used in this context?

A group of attendants.

Use the following passage to answer the question. "The writers of the American South popularized a very specific kind of literature. Their unique style was called Southern Gothic. It uses elements of the supernatural and bizarre. It is not uncommon for these works to have ghosts, other eerie beings, or even graphic deaths. Flannery O'Connor is one popular writer of the Southern Gothic tradition." The audience of this article is most likely which of the following?

A group of people who are not familiar with Southern Gothic literature.

Identify the appositive phrase. The famous basketball player, a man known for his fast pitches, was entered into the Hall of Fame.

A man known for his fast pitches.

Which statement most accurately describes Squealer?

A persuasive talker who helps control the animals.

Which of the following is a trend that began during the Vietnam War and continued with the internet?

A shift away from the government making very specific rules with regard to communication and a move toward the public regulated and even producing mass media.

Which of the following is a trend that began during the Vietnam War and continues with the internet?

A shift away from the government making very specific rules with regard to communication and a move toward the public regulating and even producing mass media.

Identify the appositive or complete appositive phrase. Her car, a small two-door model, served her needs well.

A small two-door model.

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. Erika has an evening dress of blue velvet. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of blue velvet Modified Noun: dress

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The tree by the brook is a willow. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: by the brook Modified Noun: tree

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The students from the high school were orderly Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: from the high school Modified Noun: students

Locate the complete adjective phrase and the noun modified. The study of American literature is rewarding. Adjective phrase: _____ Modified Noun: _____

Adjective phrase: of American literature Modified Noun: study

Select the sentence with the correct spelling.

Choose words with precision and care.

The FCC's Fairness Doctrine didn't apply to newspaper because ______.

All of the above (In theory, there wasn't a limit to the number of people who could publish a newspaper if they wanted to. Radio and television can be owned by only a few people, whereas newspapers can be owned by as many people as there are willing to write them. the FCC does not regulate the newspaper industry.)

Why did student activism receive so much media attention?

All of the above (because they were vocal, because they challenged the silent majority, because they were willing to question authority in an attention-getting manner, because their protests often ended in violence and disorder).

There is evidence to support that President Roosevelt's message could be directed at which of the following?

All of the above (the Japanese, the American public, congress, the military)

Which of the following inventions eventually made it possible to transmit information over long distances in a short period of time?

All of the above (the telegraph, the telephone, the wireless telegraph)

In addition to the federal government's rules, corporate media outlets regulate their content primarily using which of the following?

All of the above (their own agenda, viewer ratings, their competition)

We begin our studies of the media with the Renaissance. Why?

All of the above.

Use the following magazine article excerpt to answer the question. "Did Ronald Reagan's approach to economics work? Would the same approach work today? Nearly thirty-five years after former President Reagan launched an attack on government spending and taxation, people are wondering if the same approach could be applied in light of today's circumstances. During Reagan's term, inflation was indeed suppressed. The tax cuts did seem to impact and proceed the end of the recession. But, the government didn't stop spending. In fact, the federal debt grew nearly tripled while Regan was in office. Supply-side economics proposes that when the supply of money, labor and services increase economic growth will naturally follow." This article might be considered topical if __________.

All of the above. (congress is contemplating an increase in personal income taxes, a representative from the Social Security Office announces that they will not adjust according to inflation rates, an article proclaims that Americans are facing an unemployment crisis)

Which of the statements below is untrue of alliteration?

Alliteration has repeated words that rhyme.

SOAP

An acronym for subject, occasion, audience, and purpose.

Select the sentence that uses an infinitive phrase as an object.

Christa chose to write a literary critique of the novel Oliver Twist.

Nouns, pronouns, or phrases that follow another noun or pronoun to rename it are called _____.

Appositives.

From what play is the speech "All the World's a Stage"?

As You Like It

Where did Hannah Senesh first encounter anti-Semitism?

As a girl at a Protestant school in Budapest.

Rewrite the following passage; combine thoughts to produce compound sentences and show logical relationships by subordinating less important clauses to more important ones. Use proper conjunctions, and use verbals or phrases wherever needed. "The sky was going gray. The clouds were darkening. The sun was low. It was tinged with red. A biting wind blew. It was from the north. The tree branches whispered. The birds did not sing. They had gone to sleep. I was lonely. I thought about a warm walk last spring."

As the sky turned gray, the clouds darkened. The sun was low and tinged with red. A biting wind blew from the north. The tree branches whispered, and the birds didn't sing, as they had gone to sleep. Feeling lonely, I thought about a warm walk last spring.

How would you describe the author's use of foreshadowing?

Authors use foreshadowing to hint about something that may occur later in the story.

Some bias is inevitable. Why?

Because it's impossible to cover everything in a completely balanced way.

Three major events happen in one day: a Republican politician makes a statement about immigration, a Democratic politician makes a statement about immigration, and a protest group makes a statement about immigration. The producers of KRSTZ radio program choose to cover only one of these stories. What kind of bias do they show?

Bias by omission and bias by arrangement.

Which of these best describes why it's a good idea to be aware of a group or individual's agenda before we allow their message to affect our decisions?

Bias or motives can affect a message no matter how honest the source.

Read this excerpt from the story and answer the question. "If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right." And from then on he adopted the maxim, "Napoleon is always right," in addition to his private motto of "I will work harder" What character flaw does this excerpt reveal about Boxer?

Blind trust.

A website where a writer or group of writers shares their own experiences and opinions is a ________.

Blog.

The purpose of Roosevelt's speech is mostly to __________.

Boost morale among Americans and reassure them that the military will take action against Japan.

The popularity of blogging is an example of ______.

Both of the above (the public producing the media, the public regulating the media)

Which character believes his donkey head was just a dream?

Bottom.

The corporate media is a business to turn a profit, so how to broadcast networks make their money when programs themselves are free?

Broadcasters sold airtime to sponsors who then used it to run advertisements for their goods and services.

The collapse of the Fairness Doctrine most affected which of the following?

Broadcasters' accountability to their viewers and listeners.

Select the answer that best completes this comparison: Viewers are to television networks as ____ are to _________.

Buyers; sellers.

How is the internet regulated?

By general laws that apply to many other fields.

How did Stalin manage to convince people that Trotsky was their enemy? Select all that apply.

By painting him as a traitor. By using fear and intimidation.

When she was young, Hannah's family's religion was ______.

Central to their lives.

How did companies like NBC, whose radio shows were free, make money?

Companies bought time from the radio network to run ads for their goods and services.

A sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is a _________.

Complex sentence.

Identify the type of sentence. Absorbed in the book she was reading, Charlotte did not hear her mother call her.

Complex sentence.

Identify the type of sentence. I caught a cold after I spent a week visiting my grandmother.

Complex sentence.

Identify the sentence type. I told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion.

Complex.

Identify the sentence type. If that was the design, it certainly succeeded.

Complex.

Identify the sentence type. Nathan, who never does anything wrong, did something wrong.

Complex.

Identify the sentence type. He never smiled, he never frowned, he never changed his voice from the gentle-flowing key to which he turned the initial sentence.

Compound complex.

A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses is a _________.

Compound sentence.

Identify the type of sentence. My brother works at the shipyard, but he is looking for a new job.

Compound sentence.

Identify the type of sentence. Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior; it can also be the downfall of that individual.

Compound sentence.

Select the sentence type. I know the man, but he doesn't know who I am, although I've tried to introduce myself several times.

Compound-complex.

During his speech, Old Major addresses the animals as _______.

Comrades.

The way characters react to one another affects the _____ if a story.

Conflict.

How has the public's role in mass media changed in recent years?

Consumers have begun producing media themselves.

Which of the following best describes how the majority of content decisions are made by the media?

Content is mainly regulated by ratings, subscriptions., and circulations.

Which of the following best expresses a theme within Animal Farm?

Corruption of power on the farm is an example of theme.

Select all that apply. Walter Cronkite's special interview from Vietnam is significant because ____________.

Cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the American people that the government had better find a way out President Lyndon B. Johnson dropped out of the 1968 Presidential Election because he felt that the public would share Cronkite's feelings about the war and withdraw support for his campaign

How would you explain your understanding of context clues?

Discovering and understanding context clues helps reveal the meaning of words that have more than one meaning.

A character flaw can lead to _______, advancing the plot of a work.

Downfall.

The subject of an article cannot automatically limit which of these?

Effectiveness.

In at least 150 words, discuss Elie Wiesel's internal conflict as he tries to reconcile his belief in God with his experiences in the concentration camp. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Elie Wiesel has a strong belief in God. God is basically the only entity he can lean on during these tough times. God is his hope. God is his push to survive. He has a complicated relationship with God, however. Once he witnessed how HIS people were being treated, his faith started to waiver. Why would God allow this to happen? Although he had conflicting thoughts, he continued to have faith in God. What finally pushed him was the blond angel: "For him, God is dead, the God of love, of gentleness and consolation, the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob had, under the watchful gaze of this child, vanished forever into the smoke of the human holocaust demanded by the Race, the most voracious of all idols."

In at least 100 words, describe how Eliezer and the other inmates coped with the horrors they witnessed.

Elizer and the other inmates had ways they coped with the horrors they witnessed. One of the main things they relied on throughout not only the train ride, but in the camp as well, was God. There were moments of confusion--moments where they didn't know if they should even believe in a God anymore, but they hustled through all the pain and numbed themselves.

Select the sentence type. Although the group never found what they were looking for, a concrete symbol that would provide the substance they needed to restore their shaken hope.

Fragment.

Select the sentence that contains a clause used to modify the verb.

Geoff fell off the ladder into the pool because he was dizzy.

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. Declining an invitation can be difficult. Gerund Phrase: _____________ Use: _____________

Gerund Phrase: declining an invitation Use: subject

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. She was able to get past the muddy road by driving carefully. Gerund Phrase: ______ Noun Use: ______

Gerund Phrase: driving carefully Noun Use: object of the preposition

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. Reckless driving is foolish as well as dangerous. Gerund Phrase: ______ Noun Use: ______

Gerund Phrase: reckless driving Noun Use: subject

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. We avoided the holiday crowd by shopping early. Gerund Phrase: _____________ Use: _____________

Gerund Phrase: shopping early Use: object of the preposition

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. She dreams of skiing in Switzerland. Gerund Phrase: _____________ Use: _____________

Gerund Phrase: skiing in Switzerland Use: object of the preposition

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. He heard the loud chattering of the blue jays. Gerund Phrase: _____________ Use: _____________

Gerund Phrase: the loud chattering of the blue jays Use: direct object

Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. Nancy's job is washing dishes. Gerund Phrase: _____________ Use: _____________

Gerund Phrase: washing dishes Use: predicate noun

Locate and identify the -ing form. Napping is an effortless activity.

Gerund.

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type. Bob enjoys listening to music.

Gerund.

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type. Few pastimes are more enjoyable than reading.

Gerund.

Locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its noun use. A popular pastime is backpacking. Gerund: _____ Use: ________

Gerund: backpacking Use: predicate noun

Locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its noun use. John finally lost interest in collecting stamps. Gerund: _____ Use: ________

Gerund: collecting Use: object of a preposition

Locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its noun use. Reckless driving is dangerous. Gerund: _____ Use: ________

Gerund: driving Use: subject

Locate the gerund (not the gerund phrase) and identify its use. I always enjoy eating a midnight snack. Gerund: _______ Noun use: _______

Gerund: eating Noun use: direct object

Locate the gerund (not the gerund phrase) and identify its use. Talking too much is my chief problem. Gerund: _______ Noun use: _______

Gerund: talking Noun use: subject

Locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its noun use. I enjoy walking in the country. Gerund: _____ Use: ________

Gerund: walking Use: direct object

Verbals ending in -ing and used only as nouns are ___.

Gerunds.

Hannah Senesh's life was influenced by many factors. Select one aspect of Hannah's life and in at least 100 words explore its influence on her work as a poet.

Hannah Senesh's life was influenced by many factors. One aspect of Hannah's life that influenced her work as a poet is that Germany, as well as other countries, started approving anti-semitic laws. Hannah Senesh is Jewish. These laws are made to be against her. She began to write poetry to battle against these unfair laws and boosting the voices of her fellow Jews. She was a wonderfully strong woman that stood up for herself and her people.

Factors to consider as a part of the historical context of Hannah's poetry would include all the following except _____.

Having her life depicted in a film.

Which of the following sentences contains a perfect participle?

Having perfected the design, the architect was eager to present his blueprints.

How is this excerpt from Elie Wiesel's Night an example of an internal conflict? Select all that apply.

He considers whether or not to trust the inmate who tells him he's not fifteen. He must decide whether or not to tell Dr. Mengele the truth about his age.

In Night, an example of Wiesel's internal conflict is _____.

His decision to lie to Dr. Mengele.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "The best known among them was a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whisking his tail which was somehow very persuasive. The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white." Orwell's statement that Squealer "could turn black into white," is an example of a(n) ________ description.

Implicit.

Which of the following statements is objective in nature? (Hint: Which statement can you verify, free of feelings and judgments?)

In 1990, nine thousand Haitian immigrants came to Florida.

In his poem, "They Shot Wook Kim," Bart Edelman touches on many themes. In at least 75 words, discuss one of these themes. Use details from the poem to support your response.

In his poem, "They Shot Wook Kim," Bart Edelman touches on many themes. One of these themes is violence. Wook Kim is an immigrant from Korea. He had moved to America to escape whatever mess what going on in his home-country at the time. They Shot Wook Kim. Eight times. They shot him just because of who he was born as. A Korean man. There's no way someone would kill another for 30 dollars. This is the only explanation. A hate crime. A CRIME-CRIME. This is MURDER. This man is--or, was innocent. He had done nothing wrong.

Locate the complete infinitive phrase and identify its use. David worked to help his team. Infinitive Phrase:_______ Use: __________

Infinitive Phrase: to help his team Use: adverb

When Nadine Gordimer describes "Once Upon a Time" as a "bedtime story," she's being ____.

Ironic.

Sarcasm is a type of _________.

Irony

The structure of a poem includes all elements except _____.

Irony.

Select all that apply. Blogging ______.

Is a form of mass communication. Illustrates how the public has become more and more involved in the media. Does not really constitute mass media.

In Animal Farm, the narrator ______.

Is aware of the thoughts and feelings of the other characters.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

Is that notebook yours or mine?

Imagine a collaborative discussion on the subject of the taxation and teens. In your notes, which of the following is an appropriate summary for an opposing perspective?

Jason disagreed with taxation laws by pointing out that teens are not given a vote, so they should not pay taxes.

Identify the word(s) of direct address. I think you have done good work here, Jeremy.

Jeremy.

Identify the word(s) of direct address. Listen to me, John Henry Slater, or you will be sorry.

John Henry Slater.

Read the lines from "All the World's a Stage" and answer the question. "And then the lover, Sighing like a furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow." The first underlined phrase is an example of a ______; the second underlined phrase is an example of a _____________.

Metaphor; synecdoche.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "But to please her--for he loved her very much and buses were being burned, cars stoned, and schoolchildren shot by the police in those quarters out of sight and hearing out of suburb--he had electronically controlled gates fitted." Which best describes the author's tone in the above passage from "Once Upon a Time"?

Mocking.

Identify the word(s) of direct address. Unless we can find a solution, Mrs. Henry, the children will be disappointed.

Mrs. Henry.

Select the sentence that has a gerund phrase as a predicate noun.

My job is leading people to their seats in the auditorium.

What do Napoleon and Snowball do about the windmill?

Napoleon and Snowball do not collaborate on plans to build a windmill.

Which of these best describes how early coverage of the Vietnam War reflected networks' desire to attract viewers?

Newscasts focused on the personal and the visual.

A reader of the Awesomeville Times has noticed that the newspaper usually devotes about 10 percent of an article to the average citizen's point of view. Fifteen percent of the coverage is devoted to the point of view of rich and famous people. This reflects ____________.

Newspaper's bias toward the rich and famous.

Which of the following best describes the role that the popularity of newspapers played in the success of The Federalist Papers?

Newspapers had become more popular and were printed daily. Because of this, several of the Federalists' essays were printed each week. Anti-Federalists had little time to come up with good arguments against the essays because so many were written so quickly.

Which of these best explains why newspapers of the Renaissance differed in form from those we know today?

Newspapers were modest single sheets because paper was scarce and government censorship typically allowed for coverage of only foreign events.

Select all that apply. The FCC's original rule that equal time must be given does not apply to which of the following, and why?

Newspapers; because, in theory, anyone can start his own newspaper and express his point of view whereas the number of people who can participate in radio and television is limited by broadcast frequencies.

Locate the participle (not entire participial phrase) and the word it modifies. Riding on the bus, we watched the landscape float by. Participle: _________ Modified: ________

Participle: riding Modified: we

Locate the infinitive and identify its use. My mother has finally learned to ride my brother's motorcycle.

Noun.

How does Oberon feel once he realizes Titania fell in love with Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Oberon feels a bit guilty and possibly even a little jealous.

Locate the gerund and identify its use. Besides eating, what does your baby sister do?

Object of a preposition.

Locate the gerund and identify its use. He wrote a book on the fine points of running.

Object of a preposition.

Locate the gerund and identify its use. The art of stamp collecting is called philately.

Object of a preposition.

To say that something is "good" or "strong" is not _____.

Objective, because the definitions of these words depend on feelings or judgments.

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Singing merrily, they gathered around the campfire. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: singing Word Modified: they

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Smiling pleasantly, the woman opened the door. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: smiling Word Modified: woman

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. The child standing in the corner looks unhappy. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: standing Word Modified: child

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. The birds singing in the trees cheered her. Verbal Phrase: ______ Type: ______

Verbal Phrase: singing in the trees Type: participle

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. A snail weighing a third of an ounce can pull eight pounds. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: weighing Word Modified: snail

Locate the participle and the word it modifies. The essay, written in 1810, is surprisingly modern. Participle: ____ Word Modified: ____

Participle: written Word Modified: essay

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. Falling continually, the heavy, wet snow meant the ski slopes would be open soon. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: falling Word Modified: snow

Identify the participle and any modifier or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. Joe, injured by the ball, left the game. Participle:_____ Modifier:____ Object of the participle:____

Participle: injured Modifier: by the ball Object of the participle: NONE

Locate the participle and the word it modifies. Reading from Shakespeare, the teacher reminded us to pay attention. Participle: ____ Word Modified: ____

Participle: reading Word Modified: teacher

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. Approaching the curve, the car slowed down. Participle Phrase: ____ Word Modified: ____

Participle Phrase: approaching the curve Word Modified: car

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. The ship, buffeted by the storm, struggled to safety. Participle Phrase: ____ Word Modified: _____

Participle Phrase: buffeted by the storm Word Modified: ship

Locate the participial phrase and the word modified. I heard Melissa practicing the clarinet. Participle Phrase: ____ Word Modified: _____

Participle Phrase: practicing the clarinet Word Modified: Melissa

Locate and identify the -ing form. A thinking person will avoid foolish strife.

Participle.

Locate and identify the -ing form. Having no one to play with, the child turned to books for companionship.

Participle.

Locate and identify the -ing form. Sneezing uncontrollably, the teacher had to leave the room.

Participle.

Locate and identify the -ing form. The children jumping rope are in first grade.

Participle.

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type. Kathy picked up the pieces of broken glass.

Participle.

Locate the verbal in the following sentence and identify its type. The swiftly flowing stream was icy cold.

Participle.

Identify the participle and any modifier or object it may have. Answer "NONE" if appropriate. The trained, armed with a whip, entered the cage. Participle:_____ Modifier:____ Object of the participle:____

Participle: armed Modifier: with a whip Object of the participle: NONE

Locate the participle and the word it modifies. My teacher finds dangling participles unacceptable. Participle:____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: dangling Word Modified: participles

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. The man digging in the quarry helped us find our baseball. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: digging Word Modified: man

Locate the participle (not entire participial phrase) and the word it modifies. Dressed in a cheap suit, John looked like my uncle Earl. Participle: _________ Modified: ________

Participle: dressed Modified: john

In the following sentence, identify the participle and the word the participle modifies. One day my friend, excited about her new bicycle, called me on the phone. Participle: _____ Word Modified: _____

Participle: excited Word Modified: friend

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: bear Past: ______ Past Participle: (have) _______

Past: Beared Past Participle: (have) borne

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: swim Past: ________ Past Participle: (have) ________

Past: Swim Past Participle: (have) swum

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: beat Past: ______ Past Participle: (have) _____

Past: beat Past Participle: (have) beaten

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: come Past: ______ Past Participle: (have) _____

Past: came Past Participle: (have) come

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: I feel Past: ______ Past Participle: (had) _____

Past: felt Past Participle: (had) felt

What happened during the Great Leap Forward?

Peasants were organized into large communes.

_______ are a type of punctuation that can be used to indicate sarcasm or irony.

Quotation marks.

Combine these ideas into one sentence using an adverb clause. Prepare to go on stage. I will tell you the best time.

Prepare to go on stage once I tell you when the best time is.

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. I stayed late to attend a club meeting after school. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: after school Use: adverb

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. Behind Elizabeth stood the principal. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: behind Elizabeth Use: adverb

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. The film was made in Spain. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: in Spain Use: adverb

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. Everything in the house must be sold. Prepositional Phrase: ______ Use: ______

Prepositional Phrase: in the house Use: adjective

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. The man of the hour is Mr. Taylor. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: of the hour Use: adjective

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. David, the tall kid, is the captain of the team. Prepositional Phrase: ______ Use: ______

Prepositional Phrase: of the team Use: adjective

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. Those cookies on the table must not be eaten. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: on the table Use: adjective

Locate the complete prepositional phrase and identify its use. The little girl with red hair is Jane. Prepositional Phrase: _________ Use: _____________

Prepositional Phrase: with red hair Use: adjective

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb: Infinitive: to work Present Participle: ________ Past Participle: _______

Present Participle: Working Past Participle: Worked

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb: Infinitive: to dig Present Participle: ________ Past Participle: _______

Present Participle: digging Past Participle: dug

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb: Infinitive: to ring Present Participle: ________ Past Participle: _______

Present Participle: ringing Past Participle: rung

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "...Television sets, cassette players, cameras and radios, jewelry and clothing, and sometimes were hungry enough to devour everything in the refrigerator..." What is the connotation of "devour" in the passage from "Once Upon a Time"?

Rapid eating.

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: _______ Past: began Past Participle: (have) ______

Present: begin Past Participle: (have) begun

Complete the list of principal parts for the following verb. Present: _______ Past: ate Past Participle: (have) _____

Present: eat Past Participle: (have) eaten

Animal Farm is a dystopian novel in that it _______.

Presents a society marked by a miserable existence.

How did Walter Cronkite's proclamation that the Vietnam War was unwinnable affect politics?

President Lyndon B. Johnson backed out of the race for reelection.

Which of these best explains how student activism was related to the silent majority?

President Richard Nixon believed that it was the responsibility of the silent majority not to let the vocal minority take over the media.

The "political editorial rule" was intended to _______.

Protect the public by keeping a network from broadcasting only its own views and those that it supported.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "But the true love he desired Had not found him "Perhaps she's just around the corner," he joked. A matter of time." How does the poet use irony in this excerpt from "They Shot Wook Kim"> Select all that apply.

Rather than saying Wook Kim had not found true love, it says true love "had not found him," just as death, ultimately, "found him". It was not "true love" but Wook Kim's death that was "just around the corner". Wook Kim thinks it's only "a matter of time" when he in fact has very little time left.

Complex characters are best described as ____.

Realistic.

Logical evidence is based on __________.

Reasoning and facts.

Why of the following best describes public service journalism?

Reporters serve as advocates in behalf of the public welfare.

The reporters who covered Hurricane Katrina are best known for ________.

Reporting on the dangerous rescues and tragic stores of Katrina victims.

Mollie, the white mare, becomes concerned about the rebellion because _______. Select all that apply.

She does not want to stop wearing her ribbons. She worries that there will not be sugar on the farm.

A sentence that expresses a complete thought and has one subject and one predicate is a ________.

Simple sentence.

Identify the sentence type. She was one of those charming girls born by a freak of destiny into a family of toilers.

Simple.

Select the sentence type. Neither Jennifer, Thomas, nor I had ever seen the likes of that great cheeseburger.

Simple.

Read this excerpt from the story and answer the question. "After much thought, Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "Four legs good, two legs bad." This, he said, contained the essential principle of Animalism." What does this decision by Snowball foreshadow?

Snowball will try to get his way by tricking the animals into thinking in overly simplistic terms.

In Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time," the narrator's house may be seen as a symbol for __________.

South African society.

Napoleon convinced the animals that Snowball's ______ was meant to trick them--in the battle, Snowball was actually fighting for Mr. Jones.

Stratagem.

The positioning of numbers across the page at the beginning of Bart Edelman's poem "They Shot Wook Kim" is part of what aspect of poetry?

Structure.

Locate the gerund and identify its use. Wrestling alligators seems both foolish and dangerous.

Subject.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "It now appeared that Snowball had not, as the animals had previously imagined, merely attempted to lose the Battle of the Cowshed by means of a stratagem, but had been openly fighting on Jones's side." Which word is a synonym for stratagem as it is used in this excerpt.

Tactic.

Select all that apply. The Fairness Doctrine covers which of the following media types and why?

Television and radio but not the Internet; because the Internet is not regulated by anyone. Television and radio, but not print media like newspapers; because in theory, anyone can start his own newspaper and express his point of view whereas the number of people who can participate in radio and television is limited by broadcast frequencies.

Videotaping resulted in which of the following developements?

Television production moved to Hollywood.

Which of the following is not true of the Fairness Doctrine and its relationship to the coverage of the Vietnam War?

The Fairness Doctrine was repealed and, for the first time, broadcast networks had to answer only to the public regarding the amount of coverage given to opposing viewpoints.

Select the sentence that contains a clause used to modify the subject.

The French girl who wears the yellow leather coat was here about an hour ago.

Why is it ironic that the animals train for an unite in battle against the neighboring farmers?

The animals win the fight for freedom from humans, only to later lose their freedom to other animals.

Write a paragraph with the following subject, occasion, audience, and purpose. Subject: food safety. Occasion: aftermath of an outbreak of sickness at fast food restaurants due to tainted meat. Audience: your congressman/woman. Purpose: Persuade.

The congressman of our district is taking measures to make sure that the management of food establishments follow the correct food safety agenda. Reports mention that an order has been released by the congressman that restaurants MUST have proper hygiene in response to the outbreak of sickness at fast food restaurants due to tainted meat. Businesses that do not follow these orders will have their business permits revoked.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

The dark clouds, will lighten as the sun lowers.

Which of the following goals of the Cable Act of 1992 indicated the government's desire to allow consumers to hold cable operator accountable for cable television content?

The desire to protect the public from obscene and indecent content.

What is an important theme in "Once Upon a Time"?

The disintegration of South African society.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

The facts are becoming clearer by the day; this new direction will lead to disaster.

Which statement best explains how Nadine Gordimer's "Once Upon a Time" reflects the author's opposition to South African apartheid?

The family's prejudice makes them take increasingly drastic security measures, which lead to their son's tragedy.

Identify the appositive or complete appositive phrase. Some elementary-school students have been coached at basketball camps by Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player.

The famous basketball player.

The FCC created the Fairness Doctrine to prevent which of these?

The few who had broadcast licenses from giving airtime to only their own viewpoints.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "Anyone, no matter who, may point out our shortcomings. If he is right, we will correct them. If what he proposes will benefit the people, we will act upon it." What is the central idea in this passage from Mao's speech "Serve the People"?

The government will implement suggestions that help the people.

There are two levels on which something can be valid: subjective and objective. Which one is more important?

The importance of each varies depending upon the purpose and the audience.

What theme is conveyed by the phrase "Complex cultures thrown into chaos" in the poem "They Shot Wook Kim"? Select all that apply.

The inevitable conflict between cultures in America. Wook Kim's killers' difficulty understanding his native culture. Wook Kim's difficulty understanding the culture of his adopted home.

What is the definition of cultural experience?

The influence of the arts on a person's life can be considered a cultural experience.

Select the sentence with a clause used as a modifier to the subject.

The man who came here yesterday was selling magazines.

The agenda of the media is primarily to make money unless _____.

The media outlet is public rather than corporate.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "The misbeats of my heart tailed off like the last muffled flourishes on one of the wooden xylophones made by the Chopi and Tsonga migrant minors..." What is being compared in the passage from "Once Upon a Time"?

The narrator's heartbeat and musical instruments.

Explain how The Federalist Papers would have been more or less successful if news papers had been printed monthly (rather than daily or weekly).

The newspapers would've been less successful if they were printed monthly instead of daily/weekly. They wouldn't have reached a lot of people. Reponses and criticism would've been delayed, too.

Select the sentence with a clause used as a predicate noun.

The reason he opened the door was that the princess pointed to it.

Which of the following best describes the function of the Federal Communications Commission?

The regulation of mass media.

Which of these best expresses why the invention of the telegraph is considered a revolutionary step in media development?

The telegraph was the first device that allowed information to travel over a distance without being physically transported by a person.

Which of the following best describes how Samuel Morse's telegraph revolutionized mass media and communication?

The telegraph was the first machine used to broadcast news using sound.

Which of the following is a metaphor in Animal Farm?

The windmill.

The corruption of power is a _____ in Animal Farm.

Theme.

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. He stood on tiptoe to see the parade. Verbal Phrase: _______________ Type: ________

Verbal Phrase: to see the parade Type: infinitive

How are Snowball and Napoleon different from the other pigs?

They are able to persuade the other animals to let them take charge.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "So from every window and door in the house where they were living happily ever after they now saw the trees and sky through bars, and when the little boy's pet cat tried to climb in by the fanlight to keep him company in his little bed at night, as it customarily had done, it set off the alarm keening through the house." What inference can you make about the couple's life from the passage?

They are becoming more isolated socially and culturally.

Read the excerpt below and answer. "In the engulfed calm after the storm The relentless tom-tom of the rice-sprout song" How do the underlined words in this excerpt evoke a sense of time and place?

They refer to a Chinese folk dance that celebrates the harvest.

Which of the following best explains why the people at NBC chose to run different types of content on different stations?

They wanted to give advertisers a better chance of reaching their target audiences.

Consider the following sentence: "That chick wears a lot of bling." In one hundred words or less, discuss whether this sentence has an overall positive or negative connotation. What image does it conjure up in your mind? Would it be an appropriate way to describe your grandmother? Why or why not?

This sentence can seem to have either a positive or negative connotation with it depending on the tone that accompanies it. The phrase would spark an image of a women with a large amount of rings, necklaces, or other jewelry fashioned on her person. It would not be an appropriate way to describe your grandmother however, as the term "chick" is a slang word which can be deemed as impolite when referring to your elders as such.

What is the main function of conflict in a story?

To drive the plot.

Media outlets do not use ratings and subscription data for which of these purposes?

To establish their own agendas.

Which of the following best describes the reason that the FCC was created?

To regulate a broadcast communications.

In Animal Farm, what is the animals' primary motivation for finishing the windmill on time after the first time it was destoryed?

To spite the humans.

Democracy is government by the people.

True.

Marconi expanded on Morse's invention of the telegraph but he also changed media forever by _____________.

Turning radio into a business venture, which paved the way for the corporate media we know today.

Write an essay of at least 150 words explaining why Napoleon was successful in chasing Snowball off the farm so quickly and why the other animals did not stop it from happening.

UNIT 2 Assignment 2 Question 10 REPHRASE

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. Her motive was to keep peace in the family. Verbal Phrase: __________ Use: _______

Verbal Phrase: to keep peace in the family Use: predicate noun

Identify the verb (predicate) and the participle in the sentence below. Building the expressway, the men carefully constructed each section. Verb: _____ Participle: _____

Verb: constructed Participle: building

Identify the verb (predicate) and the participle in the sentence below. Cautiously, the boys crept toward the closed door. Verb: _____ Participle: _____

Verb: crept Participle: closed

Identify the verb (predicate) and the participle in the sentence below. Following the directions, the man drove slowly up the street. Verb: _____ Participle: _____

Verb: drove Participle: following

Identify the verb (predicate) and the participle in the sentence below. Running in place, the woman kept her heart rate up to its target rate. Verb: _____ Participle: _____

Verb: kept Participle: running

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. The seal was skillful at balancing balls on his nose. Verbal Phrase: __________ Use: _______

Verbal Phrase: balancing balls on Use: object of the preposition

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. My grandfather saw the citizens of Paris celebrating the end of World War II. Verbal Phrase: _______________ Type: ________

Verbal Phrase: celebrating the end of World War II Type: participle

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. Disturbed by the rumor, she left the room. Verbal Phrase: _______________ Type: ________

Verbal Phrase: disturbed by the rumor Type: participle

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. Jogging more than a mile is fun but strenuous. Verbal Phrase: ______ Type: ______

Verbal Phrase: jogging more than a mile Type: gerund

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. Jumping rope was the child's favorite game. Verbal Phrase: __________ Use: _______

Verbal Phrase: jumping rope Use: subject

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. Listening to that lecture made me angry. Verbal Phrase: _______________ Type: ________

Verbal Phrase: listening to that lecture Type: gerund

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. Please stop making that noise! Verbal Phrase: __________ Use: _______

Verbal Phrase: making that noise Use: direct object

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. Marching in neat rows, the band gave an impressive performance. Verbal Phrase: _______________ Type: ________

Verbal Phrase: marching in neat rows Type: gerund

Locate the complete verbal phrase and identify its type. A boy named Robert won the high jump contest. Verbal Phrase: ______ Type: ______

Verbal Phrase: named Robert Type: participle

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

We enjoyed the speech; we found help and comfort.

Select the sentence with a clause used as a modifier to the verb.

We left the performance early because we were tired.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence.

When you go to the grocery store, don't forget to buy cheese.

Subject cannot automatically limit which of these?

Whether a message is effective.

The language of poetry can generally be described as all the following except ________.

Wordy.

Read the lines from "All the World's a Stage" and answer the question. "His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound." Which of the examples below show alliteration? Select all that apply.

World too wide Shrunk shank

Literary notification

a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create nonfiction.

Use the following magazine article excerpt to answer the question. "Did Ronald Reagan's approach to economics work? Would the same approach work today? Nearly thirty-five years after former President Reagan launched an attack on government spending and taxation, people are wondering if the same approach could be applied in light of today's circumstances. During Reagan's term, inflation was indeed suppressed. The tax cuts did seem to impact and proceed the end of the recession. But, the government didn't stop spending. In fact, the federal debt grew nearly tripled while Regan was in office. Supply-side economics proposes that when the supply of money, labor and services increase economic growth will naturally follow." The subject of the article might eliminate which of these groups as its intended audience?

Young children.

Soliloquy

a dramatic technique in which a character speaks when alone, usually used to communicate thoughts to the audience.

Bias

a feeling or judgement that prevents a person or organization from being objective.

Metaphor

a figure of speech or type of figurative language that directly compares two unlike things without using the words like or as.

Corporation

a group of people who unite under a business agreement so that they can be legally recognized as having rights and powers separate from those of the members.

Phrase

a group of related words not having a subject and verb.

Foreshadowing

a hint of something that will occur later in the story

Which of the following was illustrated by the abolition of the Fairness Doctrine and the passing of the Cable Act of 1992?

a shift away from very specific government rules regarding mass media and a move toward general guidelines and the voice of public regulating mass media

Analysis

detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.

Explicit

directly stated; fully revealed; clearly expressed.

The hen rebel against ________ during a winter food shortage.

selling their eggs.

The relationship between newspaper readers and newspapers is most like that of _____.

shoppers and salespeople.

Blog

short for Weblog; a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption; generally represents the personality of the author or the Web site.

Third-person point of view

telling a story through a narrator that speaks for all the characters and knows what they think and feel.

Evidence

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

Historical context

the condition of a place at a particular time.

Connotation

the deeper meaning of the word; how the word feels or the emotions it elicits.

Irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Tone

the general attitude of a piece of writing.

Cultural experience

the influences of the arts on a person's life.

Conflicting motivation

the needs of a character colliding, often as a result of internal conflict or a struggle with external forces

Point of view

the perspective of the story's narrator as determined by the author.

Point of view

the position from which something or someone is observed

Subjectivity

the quality of being influenced by personal feelings, judgments, or bias; opposite of objective.

Objectivity

the quality of being uninfluenced by personal feelings, judgments, or bias; opposite of subjective.

Consonance

the repetition of a single letter or combination of letters at the end of adjacent or nearby words.

Pacing

the speed at which a story is told

Theme

the subject or main idea.

Mass media

the term used to refer to any form of media created to influence a large audience.

Setting

the time and place in which the story takes place

Broadcast

the transfer of sound (audio) to a number of receiving stations at one time.

Sarcasm

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Use the following passage to answer the question.The writers of the "American South popularized a very specific kind of literature. Their unique style was called Southern Gothic. It uses elements of the supernatural and bizarre. It is not uncommon for these works to have ghosts, other eerie beings, or even graphic deaths. Flannery O'Connor is one popular writer of the Southern Gothic tradition." This excerpt, if taken from a newspaper article, would not be considered timely or topical unless _____.

there was a convention on Southern Gothic literature coming up

Public media

used to refer to media outlets (television/radio networks, newspapers, magazines, etc.) that are considered not-for-profit, i.e., run with donations and not set up to make money.

Corporate media

used to refer to media outlets (television/radio networks, newspapers, magazines, etc.) that are run for profit, i.e., to make money.

If a text made the claim that Act IV in A Midsummer Night's Dream was the least important act in the entire play, what evidence could you find to prove the accuracy of that claim? List one piece of evidence to support that assertion.

(REPHRASE) The reason why the Act could be the least important would be that it is the shortest Act.It could be discussed that the characters have already been introduced and that in through this act the audience is led to the end of the conflict and the resolution of it all.There is a moment , a climatic, one in which Titania agrees to give Oberon the Indian boy but it is described and not seen on stage " ...which straight she gave me.."....and now I have the boy..."

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. It is all lies. Man serves the interests of no creature except himself. And among us animals let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle." Conduct research on the philosophy of Karl Marx, and write an essay of at least 200 words discussing the similarities between his philosophy and the excerpt from Old Major's speech.

(REPHRASE) 1) Oppressed by the Russian Empire before the Russian Revolution 2) Karl Marx was widely recognized by his knowledge and philosophies 3) Marx wrote the "Communist Manifesto" which recorded his principals and theories of abolishing the class system. 4) Marx's "Communist Manifest" is convinced to be what Communism is based on. The idea of equality motivated Stalin and Lenin to start the Russian Revolution, which overpowered the Russian Empire. 5) However Karl Marx did not live to see the Russian Revolution that took place in 1917. He was then buried in Highgate Cemetery, North London. 6) After the Russian Revolution, Karl Marx's theories were distorted by Stalin, the Soviet dictator. He manipulated the people of the Soviet Union with violence and cruelty. _______________________________________ Old Major 1) Oppressed by Mr Jones before the rebellion of the animals on Maor Farm 2) Old Major was a 'highly respected' (pg 2) boar by all the animals in the farm. 3) Old Major expressed his initial idea for all animals to rule and live freely through his speech in the 'big barn' (pg 4). 4) Animalism convinced the animals that they are being oppressed by humans, and roared with their"wildest excitement" (pg 13). Major's speech then inspired Snowball and Napoleon to initiate the rebellion against Mr Jones. 5) Old Major died 'three nights later' (pg 15) without having the chance to witness the animal's revolution. The animals buried his body at 'the foot of the orchard' (pg 15). 6) After the animal's revolution against Mr Jones, Napoleon took charge of the Animal Farm. He abandoned the initial ideas that Old Major proposed, and corrupt the principles of Animalism.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "Stand forth, Lysander; and my gracious duke, This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child; Thou, thou, Lysander, thou hast given her rhymes, And interchanged love-tokens with my child; Thou hast by moonlight at her window sung, With feigning voice verses of feigning love, And stolen the impression of her fantasy With bracelets of they hair, rings, gawds, conceits, Knacks, trifles, nosegays, sweetmeats, messengers Of strong prevailment in unharden'd youth: With cunning hast thou filch'd my daughter's heart, Turn'd her obedience, which is due to me, To stubborn harshness..." In at least one hundred words, determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the language used in Egeus' speech in this excerpt from A Midsummer Night's Dream.

(REPHRASE) A Midsummer Night's Dream takes place in Athens. Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is planning his marriage with Hippolyta, and as a result he is a planning a large festival. Egeus enters, followed by his daughter Hermia, her beloved Lysander, and her suitor Demetrius. Egeus tells Theseus that Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius, wanting instead to marry Lysander. He asks for the right to punish Hermia with death if she refuses to obey. Theseus agrees that Hermia's duty is to obey her father, and threatens her with either entering a nunnery or marrying the man her father chooses. Lysander protests, but is overruled by the law. He and Hermia than decide to flee by night into the woods surrounding Athens, where they can escape the law and get married. They tell their plan to Helena, a girl who is madly in love with Demetrius. Hoping to gain favor with Demetrius, Helena decides to tell him about the plan. Some local artisans and workmen have decided to perform a play for Theseus as a way to celebrate his wedding. They choose Pyramus and Thisbe for their play, and meet to assign the roles. Nick Bottom gets the role of Pyramus, and Flute takes the part of Thisbe. They agree to meet the next night in the woods to rehearse the play. Robin Goodfellow, a puck, meets a fairy who serves Queen Titania. He tells the fairy that his King Oberon is in the woods, and that Titania should avoid Oberon because they will quarrel again. However, Titania and Oberon soon arrive and begin arguing about a young boy Titania has stolen and is caring for. Oberon demands that she give him the boy, but she refuses. Oberon decides to play a trick on Titania and put some pansy juice on her eyes. The magical juice will make her fall in love with first person she sees upon waking up. Soon after Puck is sent away to fetch the juice, Oberon overhears Demetrius and Helena in the woods. Demetrius deserts Helena in the forest, leaving her alone. Oberon decides that he will change this situation, and commands Robin to put the juice onto Demetrius's eyes when he is sleeping. He then finds Titania and drops the juice onto her eyelids. Robin goes to find Demetrius, but instead comes across Lysander and accidentally uses the juice on him. By accident Helena comes across Lysander and wakes him up. He immediately falls in love with her and starts to chase her through the woods. Together they arrive where Oberon is watching, and he realizes the mistake. Oberon then puts the pansy juice onto Demetrius's eyelids, who upon waking up also falls in love with Helena. She thinks that the two men are trying to torment her for being in love with Demetrius, and becomes furious at their protestations of love. The workmen arrive in the woods and start to practice their play. They constantly ruin the lines of the play and mispronounce the words. Out of fear of censorship, they decide to make the play less realistic. Therefore the lion is supposed to announce that he is not a lion, but only a common man. Bottom also feels obliged to tell the audience that he is not really going to die, but will only pretend to do so. Puck, watching this silly scene, catches Bottom alone and puts an asses head on him. When Bottom returns to his troupe, they run away out of fear. Bottom then comes across Titania, and succeeds in waking her up. She falls in love with him due to the juice on her eyes, and takes him with her. Lysander and Demetrius prepare to fight one another for Helena. Puck intervenes and leads them through the woods in circles until they collapse onto the ground in exhaustion. He then brings the two women to same area and puts them to sleep as well. Oberon finds Titania and releases her from the spell. He then tells the audience that Bottom will think is all a dream when he wakes up. He further releases Lysander from the spell. Theseus arrives with a hunting party and finds the lovers stretched out on the ground. He orders the hunting horns blown in order to wake them up.

Explore the initial interaction between Titania and Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream. What do we learn about these two characters from the first meeting? In 100-150 words, provide a character analysis of these fairies using examples from Act II to support your claims.

(REPHRASE) From the first encounter between Oberon and Titania in "A midsummer night's dream", we learned that they are husband and wife, king and queen of the Fairies. But they have rejected each other. Because they have not laid together they have caused a major shift in nature: harvests rot, rivers floods and the cattle die. "...the spring, the summer/ The childing autumn, angry winter, change/ Their wonted liveries, and the mazed world/ By their increase, now knows not which is which/ And this same progeny of evils comes/ From our debate, from our dissension/ We are their parents and original". So, they control nature, they are responsible of the seasonal cycle. In order to make up and stop these catastrophes, Oberon asks her to give him the "little changeling boy" she has taken from India, but Titania refuses since she wants to raise him because his mother, who has died, was a votaress of her order.

Explore the interaction between Lysander and Hermia in the woods. What do we learn about these two characters from this scene? In 100-150 words, provide a character analysis of this couple, using examples from Act II in A Midsummer Night's Dream to support your claim.

(REPHRASE) In Act II Scene 2, we learn that Lysander and Hermia have gotten lost in the forest while trying to find the house of Lysander's aunt. They decide to spend the night in the forest and continue walking the day after. We also learn that the two youths truly love each other. Their words are sweet, free of accusations, and with honest commitment. Lysander wants to sleep next to Hermia, but she asks him to respect her. Lysander apologizes and states that he means no disrespect, but he wants to be close to her. Hermia replies that she understands, but she wants to maintain the proper ways. This shows that both characters are respectful of each other and like to do things the traditional way.

Write a statement about a character in Act IV in A Midsummer Night's Dream using quotation marks to indicate sarcasm or irony.

(REPHRASE) In Act IV of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a magic spell makes the lovers fall in love with different people. "Are you sure That we are awake? It seems to me That yet we sleep,we dream." Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not. When the lovers wake up, they believe it was all a dream. However, the audience knows everything really happened.

Select two characters from the story and write an essay of at least 150 words that compares and contrasts them. Use details from the text to support your response.

(REPHRASE) Napoleon and Snowball are both young boars in Animal Farm. Napoleon is a fierce boar, with lots of strength, and one that everyone easily follows. Most of the other animals in the farm seem scared of Napoleon the young boar, and that's why they listen to whatever it is he has to tell them so closely. He is the type of boar that seeks opportunity, and always ends up getting his way regardless of the situation. Snowball however might be considered the thinker of the group, he teaches the animals of his ways and has a more intellectual or moral point of view that he is able to express with much ease. He is an idealistic boar and although him and Napoleon are vivacious, Snowball is way more vivacious than Napoleon. Although Snowball is a character with great animation, Napoleon is a character with much more depth in the story.

List one example of an archetype found in A Midsummer Night's Dream and explain why it can be considered an archetype.

(REPHRASE) One archetype that can be found in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is: the lover. The character of Helena is a lovesick young woman who is desperately in love with Demetrius. She is a jealous, and insecure woman and is devoted to Demetrius despite of knowing about his flaws. When Demetrius choses Hermia she devices a plan to break them up by telling him about the plan of Lysander and Hermia to elope into the forest.

Explore the character of Puck, who we get to know in Act II in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Analyza his motivations and his actions. What is his role in the play? In 100-150 words, provide a character analysis of Puck, using examples from Act II to support your claim.

(REPHRASE) Puck is a powerful supernatural creature, capable of circling the globe in 40 minutes or morphing unsuspecting mortals in a deep fog. Also known as Robin Good fellow, Puck would have been familiar to a sixteenth-century English audience, who would have recognized him as a common household spirit. But he's also a "puck," an elf or goblin that enjoys playing practical jokes on mortals. Although he is more mischievous than malevolent, Puck reminds us that the fairy world is not all goodness and generosity.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "HERMIA: But I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me in this case If I refuse to wed Demetrius. THESEUS: Either to die the death or to abjure For ever the society of men. Therefore, fair Hermia, question your desires; Know of your youth, examine well your blood, Whether, if you yield not to your father's choice, You can endure the livery of a nun, For aye to be in shady cloister mew'd. To live a barren sister all your life, Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon." In at least 200 words, discuss the form of this excerpt from A Midsummer Night's Dream. How do literary devices such as rhyme, meter, and symbolism convey meaning?

(REPHRASE) In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the noble characters often speak in unrhymed "iambic pentameter" (also called "blank verse"). This is considered a fancy way to talk and it helps separate upper class characters from the commoners or everyday Joes of the play. Don't let the fancy names intimidate you—it's simple once you get the hang of it. Let's start with a definition of iambic pentameter. An "iamb" is an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one. "Penta" means "five," and "meter" refers to a regular rhythmic pattern. So "iambic pentameter" is a kind of rhythmic pattern that consist of five iambs per line. It's the most common rhythm in English poetry and sounds like five heartbeats: da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM Here's an example from Theseus's speech to Hippolyta: hippOLyTA, i WOO'D thee WITH my SWORD,and WON thy LOVE, doING thee INjurIES; Every second syllable is accented (stressed), so this is classic iambic pentameter. Since the lines have no regular rhyme scheme we call it unrhymed iambic pentameter, a.k.a. blank verse.

Match the character with the correct character trait. 1. Boxer 2. Napoleon 3. Snowball 4. Squealer

1. Loyal 2. Always looking for an opportunity 3. Idealist 4. Manipulates others

1. "Another moon; but. o, methinks, how slow This old moon wanes! She lingers my desire," 2. "Four days will quickly steep themselves in night; Four nights will quickly dream away the time," 3. "As she is mine I may dispose of her; Which shall be either to this gentleman Or to her death, according to our law" 4. "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." 5. "The course of true love never did run smooth" 6. "Keep word, Lysander. We must starve our sight From Ivers' food, till morrow deep midnight."

1. Theseus 2. Hippolyta 3. Egeus 4. Helena 5. Lysander 6. Hermia

In at least 75 words, describe the setting (time and place) of A Midsummer Night's Dream and explain how the setting influences the mood and plot of the play.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is set in ancient Greece in Athens. The setting shapes the feeling and story line of the play by granting Shakespeare the ability to include mythological beings, (Theseus, Hippolyta, etc.) within his writing. The hazy aspect of the play expands to the forest where the fairies live. Emphasis on the moon depicts that most of the events in A Midsummer Night's dream take place during the night, leading the audience to experience confusion and transformation. The time period of the play is twelfth century B.C.

In 2-3 sentences, explain why you need to define unfamiliar terms in a procedural text. Why is that an important step? What happens if you don't define those terms?

A procedural text is text that's supposed to inform the reader. If the reader cannot understand what some of the terms listed mean, they will not understand what they're supposed to be informed on.

Answer the following questions below: a. What two themes are highlighted in Act II? b. How does the tone change from Act I to Act II? c. How can we determine the tone of a play while reading it? d. What might the fairies and their use of magic be symbolic of in a play?

A. The multiple themes that are emphasized in Act II are love and supernatural occurrences. B. Act I had a clammy feeling hanging in the air. Despite it's beginning with Theseus and Hippolyta's announcement of courtship in 4 days, the entire situation of Egeus making Hermia marry Demetrius, a man whom she has no romantic feelings for, as well as her having to flee in order to marry Lysander. Which ended with Helena leaking the couples plan of eloping. As Act I transitioned into Act II, the feeling depicted from the play was more lighthearted with a more relaxing uptake. Despite the scene of the royalty fighting over the Indian prince, the mainly felt tone of Act II is hazy and dream-like. The forest is an enchanted area at night and it's especially dreamy when the fairies burst into song in an effort to put Titania to sleep, the scene where Oberon poisons her eyes with the flower juice, and when puck did the same to Lysander. Overall it gives off a hazy feeling. C. We are able to determine the tone of a play by paying attention to the characters, details, setting, and the word choice used. D. Athens is supposed to depict law and order, the fairies and mystic forest represent chaos and disorder. They poke fun at humans with their magic and mess with their feelings, which causes the person reading to question if there was ever any genuine feelings of love between the four characters.

Answer the questions below: a. What are three ways an author can portray imagery via the written word? b. List one example from Act II where Shakespeare uses imagery. c. List one example from Act II that highlights a motif of a play.

A. Three ways that an author can inflict imagery are by different colors, and smells, describing settings with detail as well as people allows the reader to see a clear image in their head. They can compare things to other things such as "ugly as a bear" and can contrast things like when Puck said, "And here the maiden, sleeping sound, on the dank and dirty ground." B. An example from Act II of Shakespeare using imagery would be the fairies singing. "You spotted snakes with double tongue, thorny hedgehogs, be not seen; newts and blind-worms do not wrong, come not near our fairy queen." C. An example from Act II that emphasizes a motif of the play would be the fairies' magic.

Label the following sentences as either active or passive.

ACTIVE: The cow jumped over the moon. PASSIVE: The towel was handed to me by my mother. ACTIVE: My paycheck came back in the mail today. PASSIVE: The shirt was hung on the clothesline by me.

In a Midsummer Night's Dream, the mention of _____ is an allusion to earlier English poetry.

Cupid.

In less than fifty words, define euphemism and explain how it is related to connotative meaning. Give an example of a common euphemism.

Euphemism is a term used to replace another that may sound too blunt or harsh. It's relation to the connotative meaning is that the connotation of words has to do with fascinating one's feelings/emotions/etc.

An expression used to substitute a word with unpleasant or offensive connotations is known as a(n) ____________.

Euphemism.

The character of __________ is a lovesick archetype.

Helena.

Label the following plot points with the correct tone, either serious/intense or lighthearted/humorous.

Hermia is threatened with death if she does NOT marry the man her father chooses for her. SERIOUS/INTENSE Oberon warns Titania he will cause her injury for her stubbornness. SERIOUS/INTENSE Puck mistakenly places magic juice on Lysander's eyes. LIGHTHEARTED/HUMOROUS Puck wishes that Titania will wake and look upon something hideous. LIGHTHEARTED/HUMOROUS

Which statements about thwarted love shown below are true in A Midsummer Night's Dream? Select all that apply.

Hermia's father wants her to marry Demetrius, but she is in love with Lysander. Helena is in love with Demetrius, but he is in love with Hermia.

Which of the following statements pertain to the principles of animalism? Select all that apply.

If you walk upright, you are not a friend. We like anyone who can fly.

How does Shakespeare use the image of the moon in A Midsummer Night's Dream? Select all that apply.

It reinforces the dreamlike quality of the play. It reminds the audience of the passage of time. It reminds the audience that events are taking place at night.

Which best describes the theme of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Love is blind.

In two complete sentences, explain Oberon's original instructions to Puck regarding the love potion, and what Puck actually does instead in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Oberon ordered puck to put some of the love potion in the Athenian male's (Demetrius) eyes so that he would fall in love with Helena. Puck thought Lysander was Demetrius, so he put the potion in Lysander's eyes.

The character of ________ is a controlling archetype.

Oberon.

Which of these does not pertain to character development?

Setting descriptions.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "THESEUS: What say you, Hermia? be advised fair maid; To you your father should be as a god; One that composed your beauties, yes, and one To whom you are but as a form in wax By him imprinted and within his power To leave the figure or disfigure it. Demetrius is a worthy gentleman." In this excerpt from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus suggests that Hermia ___________.

Should obey her father.

Read the lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the question. "With cunning hast thou filch'd my daughter's heart, Turn'd her obedience, which is due to me, To stubborn harshness." In the above excerpt, Eqeus complains about Lysander. Which word would best describe how he portrays Lysander?

Sneaky

How would you describe the takeover of the farm?

The animals were able to take over the farm because the elderly owner was a drunkard and careless.

Read the lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the question. "Brief as the lightning in the coiled night That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, 'Behold!' The Jaws of darkness do devour it up." Which sentence best describes the personification used in the above excerpt.

The darkness of night is given human characteristics.

Read the lines from A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the question. "And then the moon, like a silver bow New-bent in heaven." The simile in the excerpt above compares _________.

The moon to a silver bow.

How does the tone of the play contribute to the reader's reception of the content? How might our perception of A Midsummer Night's Dream change if the tone was different?

The play consists of both playful and humorous scenes as well as more serious-toned scenes. If the play was all in a humorous-tone, the audience won't take it seriously. If it was all in a serious-tone, it could bore the audience.

In at least 150 words, provide a synopsis or summary of the events of Act I, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Include a description of the main characters and the plot.

Theseus, the duke of Athens, and Hippollyta, the queen of the Amazons, are marrying one another within 4 days. However, Theseus's is unable to contain his elation. In order to help him contain himself, he orders his Master of Revels, Philostrate, to supply them with entertainment. Egeus enters, he is a citizen of Athens as well as father to Hermia. By his side is his daughter, Lysander, and Demetrius. Despite Hermia's love for Lysander, her father wants her to be with Demetrius, a man who used to be engaged to Hermia's friend Helena, activating a strange love affair, since Helena still wishes to be wooed by Demetrius. Egneus and Demetrius walk off, locked in conversation, which lets Lysander and Hermia an opportunity to speak between them. Lysander offers Hermia a plan to assist her in escaping the laws of Athens, to the woods where his rich aunt lives. There, they could happily marry one another without having to worry about Athens's laws. Hermia accepted the offer and they departed the next night. In comes Helena. Despairing and lovesick, until Lysander and Hermia describe their plan of a secret marriage. They both gifted her their blessings, and left to start preparation. Due to the jealousy she received from the knowledge, she hatched a plan to describe to Demetrius the secret marriage. Her belief is that after hearing the news, he'll try to chase her and let Helena go with him, and once they're alone with one another. They will fall in love.

Read the lines spoken by Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream and answer the question. "How happy some o'er other some can be! Through Athens I am thought as fair as she, But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so; He will not know what all but he do know." What poetic devices does Shakespeare use in these lines? Select all that apply.

They are rhyming couplets. They are in iambic pentameter.

Read the lines from "All the World's a Stage" and answer the question. "And then the justice, In fair round belly with good capon lined, With eyes of severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part." What do the lines in the above excerpt suggest about men at this stage of life?

They are shrewd.

A story written from the third-person omniscient point of view is ______.

Told by a narrator who knows what all the characters think and feel.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare creates tension within a group of four young lovers by creating a situation in which their love is _______.

Unbalanced.

What is your understanding of figurative language?

Understanding figurative language requires uncovering its connotative meaning.

Which of the following are elements of a reader-friendly text? Select all that apply.

Visual elements. Clear, simple text. Definitions of unfamiliar terms.

As a writer, how do you make a procedural text reader-friendly.

You can make a procedural text reader-friendly if you include: visual elements; clear, simple text, and definitions of unfamiliar terms.

Passive voice

a grammatical voice where the subject is acted upon by the verb.

Active voice

a grammatical voice where the subject performs the action stated by the verb.

Motif

a key idea that repeats over the course of a literary or musical piece.

Shakespearean sonnet

a poem of three quatrains ending in a couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

Procedural text

a text which gives instructions on how to do something.

Subjunctive mood

a verb phrase that expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual.

Infinitive

a verbal identified by "to" before the base form of the verb; can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Motive

in literature, the reason a character does or says something.

Character flaw

limitation of or weakness in a character, which often leads to failure or downfall

Implicit

not directly stated; understood from something else that is expressed.

Reader-friendly

prepared to be suited for readers

Audience

the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, sucha as a party, movie, concert, or meeting.

Assonance

the repetition of sound between internal vowels in adjacent or nearby words.

Blank verse

unrhymed verse that has a set meter, pattern, and line length.

Verbals

verbs forms that acts as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs; verbals include gerunds, infinitives, and participles.

Figurative language

words and phrases used imaginatively to go beyond the literal meaning.