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Ms. Kuliesh’s DBA Guide Segment 1
Unit 1:
1. Who is the protagonist and antagonist of The Cold Equations? (10)
2. What is the conflict facing the protagonist? Is it internal / external? Diagnose it as man vs ___. (5)
3. What is the theme of The Cold Equations? (5)
4. What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing? (5)
5. How do we compare and contrast? (5)
6. What is the purpose of comparing and contrasting? (5)
7. What is the purpose of a topic sentence? (10)
8. How do we write a strong paragraph that supports the topic sentence? (5)
Unit 2
1. Who are the protagonist and antagonist of your novel? (5)
2. What is the conflict facing the protagonist? Is it internal / external? Diagnose it as man vs ___. (10)
3. How did your protagonist change as a result of the conflict? (5)
4. What is the theme of your novel? (10)
5. What is an episodic plot? What is the benefit of reading a book written using this technique? (5) * Lesson 2.05 page 7
6. What does in medias res mean? What is the effect of beginning a story using this technique? (5) *Lesson 2.02 page 10
7. In a complete sentence, tell me three things you love to do. Where would you put the commas in this sentence? How does this use parallel structure? (10) *Lesson 2.12 page 9 click Comma Usage link.
Unit 3
1. What is the difference between a simile and metaphor? (5)
2. What is a hyperbole? (5)
3. Why do authors use figurative language in their writing? (5)
4. Consider the following quote from Dr. King’s letter: "It's easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say wait.”
a. What type of figurative language is being used? (5)
b. Which part is the figurative language? (5)
c. What does this quote mean? (5)
d. Why does King use figurative language instead of simply saying segregation is painful? How does the quote effectively support King’s claim? (5)
5. How does Dr. King support / structure his letter? (5)
6. What is the purpose of a thesis
Unit 1:
1. Who is the protagonist and antagonist of The Cold Equations? (10)
2. What is the conflict facing the protagonist? Is it internal / external? Diagnose it as man vs ___. (5)
3. What is the theme of The Cold Equations? (5)
4. What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing? (5)
5. How do we compare and contrast? (5)
6. What is the purpose of comparing and contrasting? (5)
7. What is the purpose of a topic sentence? (10)
8. How do we write a strong paragraph that supports the topic sentence? (5)
Unit 2
1. Who are the protagonist and antagonist of your novel? (5)
2. What is the conflict facing the protagonist? Is it internal / external? Diagnose it as man vs ___. (10)
3. How did your protagonist change as a result of the conflict? (5)
4. What is the theme of your novel? (10)
5. What is an episodic plot? What is the benefit of reading a book written using this technique? (5) * Lesson 2.05 page 7
6. What does in medias res mean? What is the effect of beginning a story using this technique? (5) *Lesson 2.02 page 10
7. In a complete sentence, tell me three things you love to do. Where would you put the commas in this sentence? How does this use parallel structure? (10) *Lesson 2.12 page 9 click Comma Usage link.
Unit 3
1. What is the difference between a simile and metaphor? (5)
2. What is a hyperbole? (5)
3. Why do authors use figurative language in their writing? (5)
4. Consider the following quote from Dr. King’s letter: "It's easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say wait.”
a. What type of figurative language is being used? (5)
b. Which part is the figurative language? (5)
c. What does this quote mean? (5)
d. Why does King use figurative language instead of simply saying segregation is painful? How does the quote effectively support King’s claim? (5)
5. How does Dr. King support / structure his letter? (5)
6. What is the purpose of a thesis