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

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