Short Story review

In "There Will Come Soft Rains" the irony of the children's hour is

Which of the following are verbs

The following is a good theme for "How to Transform" --Perseverance is just as valuable as talent.

A claim includes which of the following?

Is this the correct order for a paragraph?

Which of the following are nouns

The following is a good claim--The best marvel character is the Hulk because I said so.

a statement that presents an idea or argument, which the writer aims to prove or support with evidence

Which of the following are adjectives

What does it mean to give context before you give your evidence?

part of speech: modifies or describes a verb or adjective

The following is a good claim--Reading is important b/c it makes you smarter, more empathetic, and increases vocabulary.

The following is a good claim--Reading is important b/c Jenny likes to read, Tim doesn't, and it increases vocabulary.

deciding or concluding by reasoning from evidence

“His intense eyes will be like knives inside your chest” This is an example of

“And he’ll give you the first of the seventeen thousand writing prompts he’ll assign over the course of the semester.”

The author's message/central idea to us in a short story. Always more than one word!

Where and when a story takes place

If you're writing an argument, you should avoid...

What does a topic sentence/claim in your writing need?

part of speech: person, place, thing, or idea

Which of the following are adverbs

The following is a good claim--Marvel is better than DC because the heroes are more relatable.

comparing two unlike things

Placing two or more ideas, characters, or images side by side to highlight their similarities and differences.

"Today is August 4 2026 in the city of Allendale, California" This is an example of

Theme includes

comparing two unlike things using like or as

the text in the image is an example of

part of speech: modifies or describes a noun or pronoun

a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended 

What does it mean to explain your evidence in a paragraph?

when an author uses extreme exaggeration

part of speech: expresses an action or state of being. Only one that can change tense

a typical character, theme, symbol, or situation that recurs across different works and genres

A proper citation includes what?

giving human qualities to a non-human object

When an author gives clues as to what will happen later in the story

Creating pictures in a reader's mind with figurative language; appealing to the reader's senses

The following is a good theme from the Sniper--Conflict can dehumanize your enemies.

"You'll dribble in and out of sleeping cars." This is an example of

A concluding sentence should...

“It will involve folding your six-foot-one frame into a kind of human pretzel.” This is an example of

A reference to something famous (often biblical) in a literary work

Use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

Mr. Duram has the "ten commandments" of history written on a poster on his classroom wall. This is an example of