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Week 4: GoFormative #1 H.

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21 Nsɛmmisa

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Rhyme in poetry. Simple and complete subjects

PART 1: Grammar

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PART 2: "Tyger" by William Blake

PART 3: Thesis Statements

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What is another name for a simple sentence? See above lesson #1

sentence

complex sentence

Independent clause

dependent clause

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What are the three requirements for an independent clause. See above lesson #1

Subject + Predicate + be a complete thought

subject and complete thought

Just be a complete thought

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What is the simple subject? See above lesson #2.

it is a noun

It is the predicate

It is the main noun

It is the sentence

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What is the complete subject? See above lesson #2.

It is the main noun and everything describing it

The independent clause

It is a noun and a verb

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What is the simple subject in the example? See above lesson #2 (note, it is bolded for you)

The incredible student

subjects

grammar

student

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What is the complete subject in the example? See above lesson #2 (note, it is bolded for you)

grammar

The incredible student

subjects

student

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What is the main verb always connected to? See above lesson #3

the adjectives

the other verbs

the subject

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What is the predicate? What does that crazy word mean? See above lesson #3

The predicate is the main verb and all the words after it.

The predicate is an independent clause

The predicate describes the main noun

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"Immortal" refers to a god, or something that doesn't die. "Symmetry" has several meanings, but here it means pleasing to the eye. In your own words, what question is the speaker aking here?

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In stanzas 2 and 3 (stanzas are paragraphs for poems) the speaker continues to ask the same question as you answered in question 9. However, the speaker gets more specific in terms of parts of Tyger. In your own words, what specifically do you think the speaker is asking here?

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Look up the word "anvil". What is it and who uses it?

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12.

Based on your answer to question 11, who is the speaker comparing to the tyger's creator?

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13.

The speaker begins to ask new questions. In your own words, what do you think the speaker is questioning in the last two lines of this stanza?

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What does a thesis statement do

It explains the argument for YOUR piece of writing.

It is the first sentence of your body paragraphs

It explains the argument for THE POET'S piece of writing

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Where does a thesis go in a full essay?

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When we are only writing a paragraph (when we aren't writing an introduction paragraph), where does our thesis go?

The end of your paragraph

The first sentence of your paragraph

The introduction paragraph

The end of the introduction paragraph

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What four things must your thesis have?

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A WHO, a WHAT, a HOW, and a WHY

Speaker, poet, director, and painter

Poet's name, title, and your name

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Which is an example of a WHO

painting

author

metaphor

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Which is NOT an example of a "WHAT"?

musician

speaker

name of book

the poet's name

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20.

What is the "HOW"?

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The name of the text

The name of the author, or poet, or musician

a literary or rhetorical device/ It is the tools used to manipulate the audience

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21.

What is the WHY?

The topic sentence

The thesis statement

The big idea/ the purpose or argument of the piece you are analyzing

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