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Elements of Short Story
Setting,
Plot,
Characters
7
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Crane - Elements of Short Story
Stephen crane,
Setting,
Plot
7
cards
Short Story - Setting
Setting
1
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Short Story - Plot
Plot
1
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Saki - The Open Window
Saki hector hugh munro,
Self possessed,
Duly
6
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Saki - Plot - Flashback
Flashback,
Flashback used to,
Flashback is a tool used by autho...
6
cards
Saki - Sequence of Events
Background,
Note
2
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Context Clues
Context clues
1
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Twain - The Californian's Tale
Mark twain,
Predecessors,
Solace
6
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Twain - Foreshadowing
Foreshadow
1
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Twain - Cause and Effect Relationships
Cause and effect,
What caused the narrator not to n...,
In twains the californians tale w...
5
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Vocabulary Drill - Word Parts I
Word parts
1
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Grammar Tip - Semicolons
Semicolons
1
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Short Story - Interpreting Imagery
Imagery
1
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O. Henry - The Cactus
Conceit,
Exultation,
Limpid
8
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O. Henry - Setting, Plot
Setting place,
Plot,
Characters
6
cards
O. Henry - Imagery
Imagery
1
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Vocabulary Drill - Word Origins
Background,
Impetuous,
Impetus
4
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Grammar Tip - Possessives
Possessive
1
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Vocabulary - Denotation and Connotation
Dennotation,
Connontation
2
cards
Grammar Tip - Colon
Colon
1
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Academic Vocabulary I
Academic vocabulary
1
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Maupassant - A Piece of String
Setting,
Plot,
Characters
6
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Maupassant - Conflict
Plot summary
1
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Maupassant - Cultural Setting
Setting
1
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Short Story Theme
Theme
1
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Short Story - Finding Theme
Characteristics of theme,
Enrichment
2
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O. Henry - Theme
Clues to finding theme in short s...
1
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Maupassant - Theme
Clues to finding theme in short s...
1
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Short Story - Character
Characters,
An important character is called,
When a characters traits are reve...
6
cards
Short Story - Author Characterization
Direct characterization,
Indirect characterization,
Characterization
10
cards
Vocabulary - Multiple - Meaning Words
Retail,
Retail,
Plain
5
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Analogies I
Background,
Different types of relationships ...,
Examples
3
cards
Writing Tip - Characterization
Direct characterization,
Indirect characterization,
Direct revalation
4
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Short Story - Narrator, Point of View
First person,
Third person limited,
Third person omniscient
7
cards
Short Story - Voice
Back ground,
Note
2
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Grammar Drill - Prepositional Phrases
Background,
Note,
Examples
3
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Combine Sentences - Prepositions
Terms to understand,
Punctuation,
Examples
3
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Combine Sentences - Appositives
When to use appositives
1
cards
Combine Sentences - Participles
Participle,
Participle phrase
2
cards
Combine Sentences - Coordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating conjunctions
1
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Combine Sentences - Subordinate Conjunctions
Subordinate conjunction
1
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Combine Sentences - Adjective Clauses
Adjective clause
1
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Combine Sentences - Summary
Combining sentences,
Tips on choosing a method of comb...
2
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Word Parts II
Eulterior,
Interior,
Subversion
6
cards
Writing Tip - Dialogue
Authors use dialogue to accomplis...
1
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Antonyms
Antonym
1
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Academic Vocabulary II
Proportion,
Deduce
2
cards
Grammar Tip - Sentence Fragments
Sentence fragment,
Which sentence below is a complet...
2
cards
Grammar Tip - Dangling Participles
Participles,
Participle phrase
2
cards
Writing Tip - Characterization II
When writing a narrative establis...,
Characterization
2
cards
Grammar Tip - Italics
Italics
1
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Academic Vocabulary III
Series,
Locate
2
cards
Nonfiction - Overview
Biography,
Autobiography,
Memoir
8
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Identifying Nonfiction
Nonfiction includes the following...,
Clues to identifying nonfiction
2
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Narrative Nonfiction - Biography
Biography,
Guidelines on what details to inc...
2
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Vocabulary - Denotation, Connotation II
Denotation,
Connotation,
The word below have a similar den...
7
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Conducting an Interview
Tips on conducting an interview
1
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Academic Vocabulary IV
Alternative,
Federal
2
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Vocabulary Drill - Jargon
Jargon,
Note
2
cards
Analogies II
Analogy,
Note
2
cards
Academic Vocabulary V
Whereas,
Promote
2
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Writing a Biography - Overview
Goal of biography,
Convey a predominant impression,
Engaging life story
3
cards
Biography - Choose Subject, Research
Tips on choosing the subject of y...,
Tips on gathering information,
Research sources
4
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Biography - Establish Focus
Tips on choosing a predominant im...
1
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Biography - Make an Outline
Tips on making an outline for you...,
Numered format
2
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Biography - Create a Draft
Steps we have completed in writin...,
Create a draft
2
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Biography - Revise
Revision
1
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Biography - Sentence Structure, Style
Reivising draft,
Focus on narrative techniques
2
cards
Biography - Action Verbs
Action verbs
1
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Biography - Edit, Proofread
Proofread checklist,
Example of corrects verb tense,
Example of incorrect verb tense
3
cards
Biography - Publish - Present
Publishing your biography tips,
Presenting your biography tips,
Audience
4
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Nonfiction - Autobiography - Memoir
Features of autobiography or memoir,
Components of autobiography or me...,
How to reveal characters in autob...
3
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Vocabulary Drill - Word Parts III
Word parts
1
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Grammar Tip - Dashes
Dash
1
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Academic Vocabulary VI
Modify,
Expose
2
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Vocabulary Drill - Context Clues II
Clues
1
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Grammar Tip - Subject-Verb Agreement I
Grammar focus,
Point 1,
Point 2
3
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Grammar Tip - Subject Verb Agreement II
Main concept,
Collective noun
2
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Synonyms
Main concept
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary VII
Link,
Intrinsic
2
cards
Essay: Personal, Expository, Persuasive
Characteristics of essays,
Types of essays,
Personal essay
5
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Personal Essay - Structure, Style, Theme
Structure,
Style,
Theme
3
cards
Writing Tip - Personal Essay
Elements of a personal essay,
Writing tips
2
cards
Analogies III
Anaoly
1
cards
Expository Essay - Structure, Style
Places to use expository essays,
Structure of expository essay
2
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Writing Tip - Expository Essay
Use expository essays for the fol...,
Writing tips
2
cards
Academic Vocabulary VIII
Compensate
1
cards
Grammar Tip - Active, Passive Voice
Active voice,
Passive voice
2
cards
Persuasive Essay
Purpose,
Types of persuasion
2
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The Crisis - Thomas Paine
Esteem,
Resolution,
Exploit
4
cards
The Crisis - Analyzing Argument
In analyzing paines essay you wil...
1
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Writing Tip - Persuasive Essay
Tips for persuasive writing
1
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Grammar Tip - Run-on Sentences
Run on sentences
1
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Persuasive Essay - Topic and Thesis
Guides for a good persuasive essa...
1
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Persuasive Essay - Introduction
Tips for writing the introduction...
1
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Persuasive Essay - Body Paragraphs - Structure
Format,
Claim,
Data
4
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Persuasive Essay - Addressing the Counter
Tips to remember when addressing ...
1
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Persuasive Essay - Conclusion
Features of a good persuasive ess...
1
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Persuasive Essay - Citations and Quotations
The need for citations,
How to show citations
2
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Compare-Contrast Essays - Organization
When we are comparing or contrast...,
Block method layer cake,
Point by point marble cake
3
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Persuasive Speech - Analysis
Criteria to assessing a persuasiv...
1
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Persuasive Speech - Rhetorical Devices
Common rhetorical devices
1
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Analogies IV
Analogy,
Examples
2
cards
Academic Vocabulary IX
Diminish,
Arbitrary,
Compatible
3
cards
A Time for Choosing - Ronald Reagan
Maintenance,
Elite,
Explicit
6
cards
A Time for Choosing - Analyze Argument
Common rhetorical devices found i...
1
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A Time for Choosing - Structure
Note
1
cards
Transitions
Transition,
What is the best transition for t...,
Which sentence contains a transit...
6
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Grammar - Clear Pronoun Antecedent
Antecedent,
What is the best way to correct t...,
What is the best way to correct t...
6
cards
Elements of Persuasive Speaking
Tips in delivering an effects per...
1
cards
Poetry - Form, Language, Sound
Defining elements of poetry,
Which of the following is true ab...,
Which of the following is not tru...
4
cards
Poetry - Form, Structure
Poetry form structure,
Lines,
Stanzas
9
cards
Poetry - Language
Language of poetry
1
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Poetry - Sound
Sound of poetry,
Sound devices
2
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O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman
Walt whitman 1819 1892,
O captain my captain,
In which line is whitman speaking...
3
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O Captain! My Captain! - Poetic Devices
Structure of o captain my captain,
Poetic devices used by whitman in...,
Rhyme
7
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Shall I Compare Thee - Shakespeare
Keys to the language of shakespeare
1
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Shall I Compare Thee - Meter, Rhythm
Structure of a shakespearean sonnet
1
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Homonym, Homophone
Homonym,
Homophone,
Which sentence below uses an inco...
3
cards
Grammar Tip - Comparative, Superlative
Comparing groups,
Forming comparative and superlati...
2
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Word Origins II
Etymology
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary X
Inspect,
Minimal,
Mature
3
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After Great Pain - Emily Dickinson
Ceremonious,
Contentment,
Recollect
5
cards
After Great Pain - Diction
Main concept,
Personification,
Simile
10
cards
Heart! We Will Forget Him! - Imagery
Warth,
Light,
Punctuation
9
cards
Grammar - Absolutes, Absolute Phrases
Absolutes,
Absolute phrases,
Which of the following sentences ...
4
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Words Parts IV
Querulous,
Fabulous,
Translucent
3
cards
Grammar Tip - Semicolons, Transitions
Note
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary XI
Restrain,
Simulate,
Core
3
cards
Grammar Tip - Quotations in Literature
Tips on the use of quotation mark...
1
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Synonyms, Antonyms
Synonyms,
Antonym,
Synonym example
4
cards
Down by the Salley Gardens - Yeats
Main concept,
Down by the salley gardens
2
cards
Cloths of Heaven - Lyric Poem
Lyric poem
1
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Context Clues III
Context clues
1
cards
Grammar - Introductory Transitions
Main concept
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary XII
Convince,
Intense,
Potential
3
cards
After Apple-Picking - Robert Frost
Essence,
Hoary,
Main concept
4
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After Apple-Picking - Sound Devices
Main concept,
Poetic devices used by robert fro...,
In what line does frost use onoma...
7
cards
Analogies V
Examples
1
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Grammar Tip - Comparing with Adverbs
Tips on comparing verbs with adverbs
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary XIII
Syntax,
Element
2
cards
Vocabulary Drill - Denotation-Connotation III
Denotation,
Connotation,
Denotation and connotation example
13
cards
Grammar Tip - Pronouns as Subjects, Objects
Main concept,
Grammar watch,
Which sentence below uses the cor...
3
cards
When I Heard the Atronomer - Whitman
Main concept,
To pull the poem together and del...,
What poetic device does whitman u...
6
cards
Research Report - Research and Topics
Research characteristics,
Tips on finding a topic
2
cards
Research Report - Introduction and Thesis
Research report introduction obje...
1
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Research Report - Body Paragraphs
For an argumentative research report,
For an expository type of researc...
2
cards
Research Report - Conclusion
Conceptual components of research...
1
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Research Report - Using Citations
Giving credit,
Format,
In text citations
4
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Research Report - Itlaics and Quotes
Italics,
Quotation marks
2
cards
Elements of Drama
Note,
Major characteristics of drama
2
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Drama - Form, Structure
Structure of a drama,
Which part of the script directs ...,
How does the audience know when t...
6
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Comed - Satre, Farce, Irony
Characteristics of comedy,
Irony,
Verbal irony stating the opposite...
3
cards
Proposal - Anton Chekhov
Anton chekhov,
Elements of farce
2
cards
The Proposal - Irony
Three kinds of irony
1
cards
Grammar Tip - Verbals
Verbal,
Main concept,
What sentence does not contain a ...
6
cards
Grammar Tip - Verbals - Participles
Participle
1
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Grammar Tip - Verbals - Gerunds
Characteristics of gerunds,
Which sentence shows correct subj...
2
cards
Grammar Tip - Verbals - Infinitives
Infinitives
1
cards
Academic Vocabulary XIV
Hierarchy,
Couple
2
cards
Comma Workshop - Comma Basics
Basic use of commas
1
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Comma Workshop - Appositive
Appositive,
Which of the following sentences ...
2
cards
Comma Workshop - Transitions
Transitions
1
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Drama - Tragedy
History of tragedy,
Functions of the chorus of early ...
2
cards
Shakespeare - Shakespearean Drama
Development of shakespearean drama,
Theaters in england
2
cards
Julius Caesar - Introduction
Julius caesar,
Conspirators against caesar,
What changes did shakespeare make...
5
cards
The Language of Shakespeare
Language of shakespeare,
This passage spoken by caesar in ...,
How would you paraphrase the foll...
3
cards
Julius Caesar - Act I - Characterization
Main concept,
Act i scenes 1 2,
What does cassius reveal about th...
6
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Julius Caesar - Act I - Foreshadowing
Main concept,
Note
2
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Julius Caesar - Paraphrasing
Main concept,
Reading shakespeare 1st reading,
Reading shakespeare 2nd reading
4
cards
Julius Caesar - Act II - Monologue
Main concept,
Dialogue,
Monologue
13
cards
Julius Caesar - Act II - Irony, Suspense
Main concept
1
cards
Grammar Tip - Adverb Clauses
Characteristics of adverb clauses,
Examples,
Which sentence correctly punctuat...
3
cards
Julius Caesar - Act III - Imagery
Main concept,
Imagery,
What imagery does shakespeare use...
7
cards
Julius Caesar - Act III - Rhetoric
Main concept,
Rhetoric,
Note
3
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Loaded Words - Denotation, Connotation
Main concept,
Denotation,
Connotation
5
cards
Julius Caesar - Act IV - Foil
Main concept,
Foil,
Characters and their foils in jul...
4
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Julius Caesar - Act IV - Theme
Main concept,
Dramatic focus theme,
Note
3
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Julius Caesar - Act IV - Tragic Hero
Main concept,
Characteristics of a tragic hero,
Note
4
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