Grammar and Literary Elements Included in this Course
Grammar:
Abbreviations, Symbols, Numbers, and Emphasis - Animal Farm
Adjectives/Adverbs - To Kill A Mockingbird
Apostrophes - Of Mice and Men
Conjunctions - The Outsiders
Dashes and Hyphens - Fahrenheit 451
Quotations - Slaughterhouse-Five
Parallel Structure, Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Prepositions - Frankenstein
Pronouns - The Alchemist
Punctuation of Dialogue - The Call of the Wild
Subject/Verb Agreement - The Great Gatsby
Types of Sentences, Coordination, and Subordination - Crime and Punishment
Literary Elements:
Allusion - The Alchemist, Frankenstein, Slaughterhouse-Five
Characterization - Animal Farm
Conflict - Fahrenheit 451
Dramatic Irony - Crime and Punishment
Foreshadowing - The Outsiders
Imagery - Of Mice and Men, The Call of the Wild
Metaphor, Simile - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Motif - Slaughterhouse-Five
Plot Arc - The Great Gatsby
Point of View - Of Mice and Men, To Kill A Mockingbird, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Outsiders, The Call of the Wild
Simile and Metaphor - To Kill A Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451
Writing Projects:
Allegory - Animal Farm
Character Analysis - Frankenstein
Comparison Essay - Of Mice and Men, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Conflict Essay - Fahrenheit 451
Fiction Story - To Kill A Mockingbird, The Outsiders
Motif/Theme Essay - Slaughterhouse-Five
Murder Mystery Story - Crime and Punishment
Theme Essay - The Alchemist, The Great Gatsby
Freewriting Essay - The Call of the Wild