‘s Writer’s Notebook

“Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader – not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.” - E.L.Doctorow !

“Most of the basic material a writer works with is acquired before the age of fifteen.” - Willa Cather

Table of Contents Academic Vocabulary ............................................................................................... 1-3

Sensory Imagery: Sight ................................................................................................... 4

Sensory Imagery: (Sight) Colors .................................................................................... 5

Sensory Imagery: Taste and Smell ................................................................................ 6

Sensory Imagery: Touch and Sound ............................................................................ 7

Adjectives (A-F) .............................................................................................................. 8

Adjectives (G-P) ............................................................................................................. 9

Adjectives (Q-Z) ............................................................................................................ 10

Vocabulary of Emotions .............................................................................................. 11

100 Ways to Say ‘Good,’ ‘Great,’ and ‘Bad’ ........................................................... 12

Words that Describe Someone’s Voice ..................................................................... 13

Strong Verbs .................................................................................................................. 14

Adverbs (A-N) ............................................................................................................... 15

Adverbs (O-Z) ................................................................................................................ 16

Transitions ....................................................................................................................... 17

Types of Writings: argument, explanatory/informative, compare/contrast .................................. 18

Types of Writings: short answer written response, literary analysis, narrative, poetry ........................ 19

Analysis Verbs ............................................................................................................... 20

MLA Formatting and Style Guide ............................................................................... 21

Annotated and Sample MLA Page with Heading and Header ........................ 23-25

Annotated MLA Works Cited Page ............................................................................ 27

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“Get%it%down.%Take%chances.%It%may%be%bad,%but%it’s%the%only%way%you%can%do%anything%really%good.”! ! "!William!Faulkner%

Academic Language {Parts of Speech} Noun – any person, place, or thing Adjective - a word that describes a noun Verb - action or being word Adverb - a word that describes a verb; usually ends in “ly” Article – a, an, the Conjunction – joins the words together (ex) and, or, but Interjection – shows surprise! Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates a sound Preposition – indicates the relationship, often spatial, of one word to another (ex) after, at, by, down, for, from, in, into, on, over, to,

under, with Synonym – a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language Antonym - a word opposite in meaning to another {Types of Writing} Argumentation – writing that expresses a position or makes a claim and is supported with reasons and textual evidence; it takes into

account other points of view (counterarguments, anticipating and answering objections that opponents might raise Compare/Contrast – writing that identifies similarities (comparisons) and differences (contrasts) of two or more subjects Informational/Explanatory – writing that presents or explains information and ideas in descriptive details, using textual evidence as

support Literary Analysis - to examine a text in detail, usually for the purpose of analyzing the text for a literary device(s); the writer breaks down

aspects of the text for purpose, effect, and/or meaning ! not a summary Narrative - a story or account of events or experiences, whether true or imaginary (fiction) Poetry - writing organized in shorter lines and phrases, using creative language Research – the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions Short Response – a short written response that answers a given question by examining text(s) in a short, succinct paragraph {Components of an Essay}

MLA - (Modern Language Association) is a format style most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities (English).

Introduction - the first paragraph of an essay that includes the attention grabber and thesis statement Attention Grabber- the hook used to grab the reader’s attention at the very beginning of a writing piece Thesis Statement - the subject (main idea) of an essay that the writer attempts to support in a piece of writing Transition - words or phrases that begin a paragraph and move the writing from one paragraph (main idea) to the next Topic Sentence – states the main idea of the paragraph; all other sentences in the paragraph provide the supporting ideas. Conclusion - the final paragraph of an essay that end or wraps up a writing piece Clincher - the closing idea in your conclusion paragraph; the final thought which should create a lasting impression with the reader {Body Paragraph Support of an Essay} Anecdote – a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person Analysis - examining textual evidence, proving how it directly relates to the topic sentence, while proving how the author used writing

and literary techniques to create meaning to support the thesis statement/claim of an essay or short response. Citation – the act of properly citing or quoting a reference or text, word for word, and acknowledging the source that it came from Analysis Tag – a “tag line” that signals the analysis of the textual evidence is forthcoming. The analysis tag usually includes the author’s

last name and an analysis verb Attribution Phrase – a phrase that signals the reader (of the essay or document) that a quote is forthcoming Citation – follows quoted text in a written essay or document, acknowledging when an outside source (other than the writer) has been

used Diction – a writer’s or speaker’s choice of words and way of arranging words in sentences Elaboration – writing techniques used to give writing complexity and fullness of detail Example - information that supports your thought or argument Source/Textual Evidence – credible information and data, cited from sources, that supports the topic sentence, and ultimately the thesis statement

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{The Writing Process} Prewriting/Planning – the first stage of the writing process; the writer carefully considers the writing assignment’s length, purpose,

audience, occasion, arrangement, and his/her own knowledge on the subject; the thesis statement starts to develop Draft – the second stage of the writing process when the writer organizes information and ideas into sentences and paragraphs,

with a more clearly defined thesis statement Proofread – proofreading is done as the writer is writing a draft piece of writing, checking for any obvious errors Edit – the third stage of the writing process; rereading a draft piece of writing for grammar and spelling errors Revise – the third stage of the writing process; rereading a draft piece of writing, looking for areas of major improvement: word

choice, adding figurative language, sentence structure, etc. Final Draft – the fourth stage of the writing process, usually the “turn it in” copy of an essay; at this stage the writing is most formal

and free of error Publish – the last and “polishing” stage of the writing process when the writer prepares a writing to be distributed to an audience {Literary Devices}

Literal – the strict meaning of a word of phrase Figurative – language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words; metaphorical Creative – originality of thought; imaginative Alliteration - repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words Hyperbole – a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect Idiom – an expression that has a different meaning from the meaning of its (literal) individual words Imagery – descriptive words and phrases and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader. Imagery usually appeals

to one of the five senses -- sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch – to help the reader imagine exactly what is being described Metaphor – a comparison of two things that are basically alike but have some qualities in common; unlike a simile, a metaphor

does not contain the words like or as Personification – the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea Repetition – a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated or emphasis or unity; it helps reinforce meaning and

create an appealing rhythm Simile – a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as Symbol – a person, a place, an object, an animal, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself, beyond its literal meaning; Symbolism – the act of representing things by symbols {Argument Writing} *Call to Action – a strategy used to wrap up and conclude an argument essay, calling the reader to literally take action by

discussing the seriousness/importance of the topic PLUS asking/telling the reader HOW to specifically react. Claim – in an argument, the writer’s position on an issue or problem (thesis statement) Counterclaim – an argument made to oppose the opponent’s argument Issue – a subject that is not settled; a topic. Issues are phrased as questions. (ie) Should texting while driving be illegal? Opposition – someone who disagrees with your position (claim) on an issue Qualifier – a small but powerful word that limits or strengthens an argument; it should be present in each thesis statement Refute – argues against the counterclaim *Urge to Acceptance - a strategy used to wrap up and conclude the argument essay, when the writer literally urges the reader to

accept his/her position based on the seriousness/importance of the topic and the profound impact that it can have on the world/community/school, as a whole.

Rhetorical Appeals – began with the Greek philosopher Aristotle 384 B.C. and is used to evaluate arguments Ethos – (ethics/morals) establishes the writer’s credibility Logos – appeals to the reader’s sense of logic, using numbers, statistics, expert opinions, cause/effect, compare/contrast, and analogy Pathos – appeals to the reader’s emotions and establishes a sense of “we are all in this together.”

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{Literary and Analysis}

Author’s Purpose – why an author writes, to express his/her thoughts or feelings: persuade, inform, explain, entertain, etc. Mood – the feeling or atmosphere (emotion) that a writer creates for the reader; descriptive words, imagery, and figurative

language all influence the mood. Tone – expresses the writer’s attitude towards his or her subject. (Author’s perspective is the unique combination of ideas,

values, feelings, and beliefs that influence the way that the writer looks at a topic.) Tone, or attitude, often reveals the author’s perspective.

Theme – a message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader. Characters - the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature Plot – the series of events in a story Setting – the time and place of the action, can include the geographical location, historical period, season, time of day, and culture

First Person Point of View - the point of view in which the narrator is the character in the story; using ‘I’ and ‘we’ Second Person Point of View – the point of view in which the narrator tells the story directly to another character, using ‘you’ –

rarely used Third Person Point of View - the point of view in which the narrative voice is outside the action, using ‘he’ or ‘she’

Protagonist – the main character in the story, play, or novel; is involved in the conflict; and undergoes a change; the “good guy” or force in the story

Antagonist – the forces working against the protagonist, or main character, in a story, play, or novel; usually another character but can be a force of nature, society itself, or an internal force with the main character; the “bad guy” in the story

Foreshadowing – occurs when a writer provides hints or that suggest future events in a story {Plot Diagram} Exposition – the first stage of a typical story plot, provides important background information and introduces the setting and

important characters. The conflict the characters face may also be introduced in the exposition. Conflict - a struggle between opposing forces – the story’s focus – external, internal, or cultural

External Conflict – a character who struggles against force outside him/herself such as nature, a physical obstacle, or another character (man versus good and evil, man, nature, society, supernatural, technology) Internal Conflict – a conflict that occurs within the character (man versus self)

Rising Action – a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the greatest point of interest (climax) Climax - the point of greatest interest in a story or play, usually occurs toward the end of a story, after the reader has understood

the conflict and becomes emotionally involved with the character – the conflict is resolved and the outcome of the plot usually becomes clear

Falling Action – stage of the plot in which the story begins to draw to a close; tensions eases as the falling actions begins; however, the final outcome out of the story is not yet fully worked out at this point

Resolution – the part of the story’s plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out Formative Assessment – An assessment for learning used to advance and not merely monitor each student’s learning; the assessment

informs the teacher regarding the effectiveness of instruction and the individual student regarding progress in becoming proficient. Formative assessments factor 40% into a student’s academic grade.

Summative Assessment – An assessment of learning designed to provide a final measure to determine if learning goals have been met. Summative assessments factor 60% into a student’s academic grade.

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Sensory Imagery: Sight

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Abrasive Abundant Ample Angular Animated Arrogant Awkward Beautiful Bent Blank Blazing Bleached Bleary Bloated Blurred Bold Bright Brilliant Bruised Bulbous Bulky Bushy Calm Cheap Chubby Circular Clean Clear Clouded Cluttered Colorless Colossal Congested Crinkled Crisp Crooked Crowded Curved Cushioned

Damp Dazzling Decorative Dim Dingy Dismal Dramatic Drenched Dull Elegant Empty Energetic Erect Exhausted Exotic Expansive Faded Faint Fancy Fiery Flaky Flashy Flat Fluffy Fluorescent Foggy Formal Frail Frighten Frilled Gaudy Glassy Gleaming Glimpse Glistening Glittering Gloomy Glossy Glowing Grainy

Greasy Gritty Grimy Hardy Hazy Healthy Heavy Homely Huge Indistinct Intense Immense Imposing Jammed Jeweled Lacy Lavish Lean Leathery Liberal Light Lively Mammoth Massive Matted Metallic Messy Microscopic Miniature Misty Motionless Muddy Murky Muscular Narrow Neon Nervous Old Opaque

Orderly Packed Padded Pale Pastel Perky Petite Plastic Pointed Polished Pretty Quaint Radiant Ramshackle Regal Rigid Robust Rocky Rotund Rotted Round Sandy Scrubbed Scummy Serene Shabby Shaded Shadowy Shaggy Sharp Shapeless Shimmering Shiny Showy Shredded Shy Skinny Slender Slimy

Sloppy Smooth Smudged Solid Sparkling Square Stately Steely Straight Streaked Stretched Striped Strong Sturdy Supple Swollen Tall Tapering Tarnished Thin Tidy Timid Tiny Tired Towering Transparent Translucent Twinkling Ugly Uneven Unsightly Untidy Used Vast Washed-out Waxy Wide Wild Worn

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Sensory Imagery: (Sight) Colors !!!!

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Gray:%Ashen Dove

Platinum Silver Steel

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White:%Blond Cream

Fair Ivory

Marble Milky

Oyster Pearl

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Purple:%Fuchsia

Lavender Lilac

Magenta Maroon Mauve

Mulberry Pansy Violet Wine

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Yellow:%Blonde Butter

Buttercup Canary Citron

Dandelion Golden Hazel Honey Lemon

Mustard Straw

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Orange:%Apricot Bronze Copper

Gold Ochre Peach

Pumpkin Tangerine

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Red:%Blood

Burgundy Cherry Coral

Crimson Flame Pink

Raspberry Rose Ruby

Salmon Scarlet

Strawberry Tomato

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Black:%Dusty Ebony Inky Jet

Licorice Pitch Sable

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Blue:%Aqua

Aquamarine Baby

Blueberry Cobalt Indigo Navy

Robin’s Egg Royal

Sapphire Sky

Turquoise Violet

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Brown:%Amber Auburn

Chestnut Chocolate

Coffee Dirt

Fawn Hazel Tan

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Green:%Celery

Emerald Grass Forest Hunter Khaki Lime Mint Olive Pine Sage

Shamrock Topaz

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Acidic Alkaline Antiseptic Appetizing Bitter Bittersweet Bland Burnt Buttery Clean Creamy Crisp Delectable Delicious Doughy Fishy

Flavorful Flavorless Floury Fruity Garlicky Gingery Hearty Hot Juicy Lemony Luscious Medicinal Moldy Minty Nauseating

Oily Overripe Palatable Peppery Pickled Piquant Raw Refreshing Rich Ripe Rotten Salty Savory Scrumptious Sharp Sour Spicy

Spoiled Smoky Stale Sugary Sweet Tangy Tart Tasteless Tasty Unappetizing Unripe Vile Vinegary Zesty

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Sensory Imagery: Smell !

Acrid Ambrosial Aroma Aromatic Burnt Buttery Damp Dank Earthy Fetid Fishy Flowery

Foul-smelling Fragrant Fresh Fruity Garlicky Gaseous Lemony Medicinal Mildewed Minty Moldy Musky Musty

Odiferous Odor Oily Old Perfumed Piney Plastic Pungent Putrid Rancid Rank Reeking Rotten

Salty Scented Sickly Smell Spicy Spoiled Stagnant Stench Sweaty Sweet Vile

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Balmy Biting Boiling Bristly Bubbly Bulky Bumpy Burning Bushy Chilly Clammy Coarse Cold Cool Cottony Crawly Creak Creepy Crisp Cuddly Damp

Doughy Dry Dull Dusty Elastic Feathery Feverish Fine Flaky Fleshy Flexible Fluffy Foamy Fragile Freezing Frosty Furry Fuzzy Glassy Gluey Gooey

Gnarled Grainy Greasy Gritty Gushy Hairy Hard Heavy Hot Humid Icy Itchy Lacy Light Leathery Limp Lukewarm Lumpy Matted Metallic

Moist Mushy Numbing Oily Piercing Plastic Pointed Powdery Pulpy Rubbery Plastic Powdery Prickly Pulpy Rocky Sandy Satiny Scalding Scorching Scratchy

Scummy Shaggy Sharp Shivery Silky Slimy Slippery Slushy Smothering Smooth Soapy Soft Solid Sopping Soupy Spongy Springy Squashy Steamy Sticky Stiff Stinging

Stubby Sweaty Tangled Tender Tepid Tickling Tight Thick Thin Tough Uneven Velvety Warm Waxy Wet Woolly Wrinkle

Sensory Imagery: Sound !

Bark Bawl Bellow Blare Bray Cackle Chatter Cheer Chime Clamor Cough Crackle Crash Creak Croak Crunch Dark Deafening

Discordant Drawl Earsplitting Edgy Explode Faint Fizz Giggle Grate Growl Grumble Grunt Guffaw Gurgle Harmonious Harsh Hiss

Hoarse Howl Hum Hush Jabber Jangle Jingle Laugh Light Mellow Melodic Muffled Mumble Murmur Mute Mutter Patter

Peep Pierce Purr Rage Rant Raspy Rattle Raucous Rave Ring Roar Rumble Rush Rustle Scream Screech Shriek Shout

Shrill Sigh Silent Sing Sizzle Slam Smooth Snap Snarl Snort Soft Speak Squawk Squeal Stammer Stamp Stifle Stomp Stutter

Swish Talk Thick Thud Thump Thunder Thunderous Whimper Whine Wheeze Whimper Whine Whisper Whistle Yell Yelp !

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A aback abaft abandoned abashed aberrant abhorrent abiding abject ablaze able abnormal aboard aboriginal abortive abounding abrasive abrupt absent absorbed absorbing abstracted absurd abundant abusive acceptable accessible accidental accurate acid acidic acoustic acrid actually ad hoc adamant adaptable addicted adhesive adjoining adorable adventurous afraid aggressive agonizing agreeable ahead ajar alcoholic alert alike alive alleged

alluring aloof amazing ambiguous ambitious amuck amused amusing ancient angry animated annoyed annoying anxious apathetic aquatic aromatic arrogant ashamed aspiring assorted astonishing attractive auspicious automatic available average awake aware awesome awful axiomatic

B barbarous bashful bawdy beautiful befitting belligerent beneficial bent berserk best better bewildered billowy bite-sized bitter bizarre black black-and-white bloody blue blue-eyed blushing boiling boorish bored boring bouncy boundless brainy brash brave

brawny breakable breezy brief bright broad broken brown bumpy burly bustling busy

C cagey calculating callous calm capable capricious careful careless caring cautious ceaseless certain changeable charming cheap cheerful chemical chief childlike chilly chivalrous chubby chunky clammy classy clean clear clever cloistered cloudy closed clumsy cluttered coherent cold colorful colossal combative comfortable common complete complex concerned condemned confused conscious cooing cooperative coordinated courageous cowardly

crabby craven crazy creepy crooked crowded cruel cuddly cultured cumbersome curious curly curved curvy cut cute cynical

D daffy daily damaged damaging damp dangerous dapper dark dashing dazzling dead deadpan deafening dear debonair decisive decorous deep deeply defeated defective defiant delicate delicious delightful demonic delirious dependent depressed deranged descriptive deserted detailed determined devilish didactic different difficult diligent direful dirty disagreeable disastrous discreet disgusted disgusting

disillusioned dispensable distinct disturbed divergent dizzy domineering doubtful drab draconian dramatic dreary dry dull dusty dynamic dysfunctional

E eager early earsplitting earthy easy eatable economic educated efficacious efficient eight elastic elated elderly electric elegant elfin elite embarrassed eminent empty enchanted enchanting encouraging endurable energetic enormous entertaining enthusiastic envious equable equal erect erratic ethereal evanescent evasive even excellent excited exciting exclusive exotic expensive extra-large extra-small

exuberant exultant

F fabulous faded faint fair faithful fallacious false familiar famous fanatical fancy fantastic far far-flung fascinated fast fat faulty fearful fearless feeble feigned female fertile festive few fierce filthy fine finicky first five fixed flagrant flaky flashy flat flawless flimsy flippant flowery fluffy fluttering foamy foolish foregoing forgetful fortunate four frail fragile frantic free freezing frequent fresh fretful friendly frightened frightening full

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fumbling functional funny furry furtive future futuristic fuzzy

G gabby gainful gamy gaping garrulous gaudy general gentle giant giddy gifted gigantic glamorous gleaming glib glistening glorious glossy godly goofy gorgeous graceful grandiose grateful gratis gray greasy great greedy green grey grieving groovy grotesque grouchy grubby gruesome grumpy guarded guiltless gullible gusty guttural

H habitual half hallowed halting handsome handsomely handy hanging hapless happy

hard hard-to-find harmonious harsh hateful heady healthy heavenly heavy hellish helpful helpless hesitant hideous high highfalutin high-pitched hilarious hissing historical holistic hollow homeless homely honorable horrible hospitable hot huge hulking humdrum humorous hungry hurried hurt hushed husky hypnotic hysterical

I icky icy idiotic ignorant ill illegal ill-fated ill-informed illustrious imaginary immense imminent impartial imperfect impolite important imported impossible incandescent incompetent inconclusive industrious incredible inexpensive

infamous innate innocent inquisitive insidious instinctive intelligent interesting internal invincible irate irritating itchy

J jaded jagged jazzy jealous jittery jobless jolly joyous judicious juicy jumbled jumpy juvenile

K kaput keen kind kindhearted kindly knotty knowing known

L labored lackadaisical lacking lame lamentable languid large last late laughable lavish lazy lean learned left legal lethal level lewd light like likeable limping literate little

lively living lonely long longing long-term loose lopsided loud loutish lovely loving low lowly lucky ludicrous lumpy lush luxuriant lying lyrical

M macabre macho maddening madly magenta magical magnificent majestic makeshift male malicious mammoth maniacal many marked massive married marvelous material materialistic mature mean measly meaty medical meek mellow melodic melted merciful mere messy mighty military milky mindless miniature minor miscreant misty mixed moaning

modern moldy momentous motionless mountainous muddled mundane murky mushy mute mysterious

N naive nappy narrow nasty natural naughty nauseating near neat nebulous necessary needless needy neighborly nervous new next nice nifty nimble nine nippy noiseless noisy nonchalant nondescript nonstop normal nostalgic nosy noxious null numberless numerous nutritious nutty

O oafish obedient obeisant obese obnoxious obscene obsequious observant obsolete obtainable oceanic odd offbeat old

omniscient one onerous open opposite optimal orange ordinary organic ossified outgoing outrageous outstanding oval overjoyed overrated overt overwrought

P painful painstaking pale paltry panicky panoramic parallel parched parsimonious past pastoral pathetic peaceful penitent perfect periodic permissible perpetual petite phobic physical picayune pink piquant placid plain plant plastic plausible pleasant plucky pointless poised polite political poor possessive possible powerful precious premium present pretty previous pricey

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prickly private probable productive profuse protective proud psychedelic psychotic public puffy pumped puny purple purring pushy puzzled puzzling

Q quack quaint quarrelsome questionable quick quickest quiet quirky quixotic quizzical

R rabid racial ragged rainy rampant rapid rare raspy ratty ready real rebel receptive recondite red redundant reflective regular relieved remarkable reminiscent repulsive resolute resonant responsible rhetorical rich righteous rightful rigid ripe ritzy roasted

robust romantic roomy rotten rough round royal ruddy rude rural rustic ruthless

S sable sad safe salty same sassy satisfying savory scandalous scarce scared scary scattered scientific scintillating scrawny screeching second second-hand secret secretive sedate seemly selective selfish separate serious shaggy shaky shallow sharp shiny shivering shocking short shrill shut shy sick silent silky silly simple simplistic sincere skillful skinny sleepy slim slimy slippery

sloppy slow small smart smelly smiling smoggy smooth sneaky snobbish snotty soft soggy solid somber sophisticated sordid sore sour sparkling special spectacular spicy spiffy spiky spiritual spiteful splendid spooky spotless spotted spotty spurious squalid square squealing squeamish staking stale standing statuesque steadfast steady steep stereotyped sticky stiff stimulating stingy stormy straight strange striped strong stupendous stupid sturdy subdued subsequent substantial successful succinct sudden sulky super

superb superficial supreme swanky sweet sweltering swift symptomatic synonymous

T taboo tacit tacky talented tall tame tan tangible tangy tart tasteful tasteless tasty tawdry tearful tedious teeny teeny-tiny telling temporary ten tender tense tenuous terrible terrific tested testy thankful therapeutic thick thin thinkable third thirsty thoughtful thoughtless threatening three thundering tidy tight tightfisted tiny tired tiresome toothsome torpid tough towering tranquil trashy tremendous tricky

trite troubled truculent true truthful two typical

U ubiquitous ugliest ugly unadvised unarmed unbecoming unbiased uncovered understood undesirable unequal unequaled uneven unhealthy uninterested unique unkempt unknown unnatural unruly unsightly unsuitable untidy unused unusual unwieldy unwritten upbeat uppity upset uptight used useful useless utopian utter uttermost

V vacuous vagabond vague valuable various vast vengeful venomous verdant versed victorious vigorous violent violet vivacious voiceless volatile

voracious vulgar

W wacky waggish waiting wakeful wandering wanting warlike warm wary wasteful watery weak wealthy weary well-groomed well-made well-off well-to-do wet whimsical whispering white whole wholesale wicked wide wide-eyed wiggly wild willing windy wiry wise wistful witty woebegone womanly wonderful wooden woozy workable worried worthless wrathful wretched wrong wry

Y yellow yielding young youthful yummy

Z zany zealous zesty

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Vocabulary of Emotions {Personification}

Light Medium Strong

Happiness Contented Satisfied Glad Serene Gratified Sunny Pleasant Pleased

Aglow Light-hearted Cheerful Lively Gleeful Merry Happy Sparkling Jovial

Delighted Euphoric Ecstatic Exhilarated Elated Overjoyed Energetic Thrilled Enthusiastic Vibrant

Caring Appreciative Thoughtful Attentive Tolerant Considerate Warmly Friendly Yielding Kind Respecting

Admiring Loving Affectionate Partial Attached Sympathetic Fond Tender Kind Trusting Kind-hearted Warm-hearted

Adoring Fervent Ardent Idolizing Cherishing Infatuated Compassionate Passionate Devoted Worshipful Doting Zealous

Depression Disappointed Moody Morose Somber Subdued Uncomfortable Unhappy

Awful Lost Blue Melancholy Demoralized Miserable Devalued Regretful Discouraged Rotten Dispirited Sorrowful Distressed Tearful Downcast Upset Downhearted Weepy Fed up

Alienated Empty Barren Gloomy Beaten Grieved Bleak Grim Bleeding Hopeless Dejected In despair Depressed Woeful Desolate Worried Despondent Dismal

Inadequateness

Dry Uncertain Incomplete Unconvincing Meager Unsure Puny Weak Tenuous Wishful Tiny

Ailing Incomplete Defeated Ineffective Deficient Inept Dopey Insignificant Feeble Lacking Helpless Lame Impaired Overwhelmed Imperfect Small Incapable Substandard Incompetent Unimportant

Blemished Inferior Blotched Invalid Broken Powerless Crippled Useless Damaged Whipped False Worthless Feeble Finished Flawed Helpless

Fear

Anxious Uneasy Careful Unsure Cautious Watchful Shy Worried Tense Timid

Afraid Scared Apprehensive Shaky Awkward Skittish Defensive Spineless Fearful Taut Fidgety Threatened Fretful Troubled Jumpy Wired Nervous

Alarmed Petrified Appalled Shocked Desperate Terrified Distressed Terror-stricken Frightened Wrecked Horrified Intimidated Panicky Paralyzed

Confusion Distracted Uncertain Uncomfortable Undecided Unsettled Unsure

Adrift Disturbed Ambivalent Foggy Bewildered Frustrated Puzzled Misled Blurred Mistaken Disconcerted Misunderstood Disordered Perplexed Disorganized Troubled Disquieted

Baffled Shocked Befuddled Shook up Chaotic Speechless Confounded Startled Confused Stumped Dizzy Stunned Flustered Thrown Rattled Thunderstruck Reeling Trapped

Hurt

Minimized Neglected Rueful Tender Touched Unhappy

Annoyed Injured Belittled Marred Cheapened Miffed Criticized Mistreated Damaged Resentful Depreciated Troubled Devalued Wounded Discredited Distressed Impaired

Abused Humiliated Aching Mocked Anguished Punished Crushed Rejected Degraded Ridiculed Destroyed Ruined Devastated Scorned Discarded Stabbed Disgraced Tortured Forsaken

Anger

Bugged Dismayed Grim Impatient Irked Petulant Resentful Sullen

Aggravated Ill-tempered Annoyed Irate Antagonistic Irritated Crabby Offended Cranky Ratty Exasperated Resentful Fuming Sore Grouchy Spiteful Hostile Testy

Affronted Infuriated Belligerent Intense Bitter Outraged Burned Provoked Enraged Seething Fuming Storming Furious Vengeful Heated Vindictive Incensed Wild

Loneliness

Blue Remote Detached Separate Discouraged Withdrawn Distant Insulated Melancholy

Alienated Estranged Alone Excluded Cheerless Lonely Companionless Oppressed Dejected Despondent

Abandoned Neglected Deserted Ostracized Destroyed Outcast Empty Rejected Forsaken Shunned Isolated

Remorse Bashful Sheepish Blushing Embarrassed Hesitant Humble Meek Regretful Reluctant

Apologetic Regretful Ashamed Remorseful Contrite Repentant Culpable Shamefaced Demeaned Sorrowful Downhearted Flustered

Abashed Humiliated Debased Judged Degraded Mortified Delinquent Shamed Depraved Sinful Disgraced Wicked

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100 Ways to Say…!

Good beneficent congenial generous humanitarian benign considerate gentle kind

agreeable charitable courteous giving philanthropic altruistic chivalrous decent gracious thoughtful amiable compassionate friendly humane tolerant

desirable exquisite keen peachy profitable superior distinctive fitting laudable premium reputable superlative

admirable excellent incomparable meritorious priceless satisfying supreme attractive exemplary invaluable outstanding prime superb valuable

honorable immaculate noble pure trustworthy untainted blameless faultless incorruptible impeccable perfect righteous unblemished virtuous commendable guiltless inculpable irreproachable praiseworthy spotless unoffending faithful honest innocent moral principled true unsullied

Great Admirable engaging four-star miraculous skillful terrific Arresting enjoyable glorious monumental smashing thrilling Astonishing estimable grand notable solid top-notch Astounding excellent impressive noteworthy spectacular transcendent Awe-inspiring exceptional incomparable overwhelming splendid unbelievable Beautiful exemplary incredible perfect staggering uncommon Breathtaking exquisite inestimable phenomenal sterling unique Brilliant extraordinary invaluable praiseworthy striking unparalleled Capital fabulous laudable priceless stunning unprecedented Captivating fantastic lovely rapturous stupendous wondrous Clever fantastic magnificent rare superb world-class Commendable fascinating marvelous refreshing superior Delightful finest masterful remarkable superlative Distinguished first-rate mind-blowing sensational supreme Distinctive flawless mind-boggling singular surprising

Bad Abhorrent calamitous disgusting foul ignoble mischievous offensive sickening Abject contemptible dismaying galling immoral monstrous repellent sinister Abominable cursed displeasing ghastly inclement nasty reprehensible treacherous Annoying degenerate distasteful grievous infamous nauseating repugnant unpalatable Appalling despicable disturbing hateful infernal nocuous repulsive vexatious Atrocious detestable dreadful harmful iniquitous noisome revolting vicious Awful diabolical egregious heinous injurious` noxious rotten vile Barbaric dire evil hideous loathsome nefarious ruinous villainous Beastly disagreeable fiendish horrendous lousy obscene scandalous wicked Brutal disheartening flagrant icky malevolent odious shocking wretched

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Good = Kind !

Good = High Quality !

Good = Virtuous !

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Words that Describe Someone’s Voice

appealing (adj) an appealing voices shows that you want help, approval, or agreement croaky

(adj) if someone’s voice sounds croaky, they speak in a low,

rough voice that sounds as if they have a sore throat

high-pitched (adj) a very high sound

hoarse (adj) someone who is

hoarse sounds sick and speaks in a low, rough

voice husky

(adj) a husky (male) voice is deep and

sounds hoarse, often in an attractive way

monotonous (adj) a monotonous sound

or voice is boring and unpleasant because is does not change in loudness or become higher or lower

throaty (adj) a throaty

sound is low and seems to come from deep in your throat

wheezy (adj) as if it is made by someone

who has difficulty breathing

wobbly (adj) your voice goes up and down, usually because you are frightened, not confident, or are going to cry

breathy

(adj) with loud breathing noises

adenoidal (adj) if someone’s voice is adenoidal, some of the

sound seems to come through their nose

dead (adj) if

someone’s eyes or voice is

dead, they feel or

show no brittle

(adj) if you speak with a brittle voice,

you sound like you are going

to cry

fruity (adj) a fruity voice or

laugh is deep and strong in a pleasant way

gravelly (adj) a gravelly voice sounds

low and rough

gruff (adj) a gruff voice has a low, rough sound

guttural (adj) a guttural sound is

deep and made at the back of your throat

flat (adj) spoken in a voice that does not go up or

down

grating (adj) a grating voice,

laugh, or sound is unpleasant and

annoying honeyed (adj) honeyed words sound very nice but

you cannot trust the person who

is speaking

low (adj) a low voice or

sound is quiet or difficult to hear or deep

sounding

nasal (adj) someone with a

nasal voice sounds as if they are speaking though

their nose

orotund (adj) an

orotund voice is loud and

clear

matter-of-fact (adj) used about someone’s

voice or behavior

penetrating (adj) a penetrating voice or sound is so high and loud that it makes you

slightly uncomfortable

raucous (adj) a raucous voice or noise is

loud and sounds rough

ringing (adj) a ringing

sound or voice is very loud and

clear

rough (adj) a rough voice is not soft; it

is unpleasant to listen to

silvery (adj) a silvery voice or sound is

clear, light, and pleasant

shrill (adj) a shrill noise or voice is very

loud, high, and unpleasant

singsong (adj) your voice rises and fills

in a musical way

small (adj) a small

voice or sound is quiet

smoky (adj) a smoky voice or eyes are

attractive in a slightly mysterious way

strangled (adj) a sound that someone stops

before they finish making it

strident (adj) a voice is loud

and unpleasant

taut (adj) used about something

such as a voice or expression that shows someone nervous

or angry

thick (adj) if your voice is thick with an emotion, it sound

less clean than usual because of the emotion

thin (adj) a thin voice or sound is high and

unpleasant to listen to

tight (adj) showing that you

are nervous or annoyed

tremulous (adj) it is not steady because

you are afraid or excited

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Strong Verbs: Choose active, precise verbs to invigorate your writing

Accelerate Accomplish Achieve Acknowledge Acquire Adapt Address Advance Advise Advocate Affirm Agree Analyze Answer Appoint Argue Arrange Ascertain Assemble Assert Assess Assist Assure Author Authorize Avow Bellow Bend Blurt Bolt Bounce Brag Budget Build Calculate Capture Caution Chase Challenge Claim Clarify Classify Coach Collect Command Communicate Concede Conceive Conclude Conduct Confess

Compare Compel Compile Complete Compute Conserve Construct Consult Continue Contract Convert Coordinate Correct Counsel Craft Crawl Create Creep Critique Cry Dart Dash Decide Declare Decrease Define Delegate Deliver Demand Demonstrate Deny Design Detail Detect Determine Develop Devise Direct Disclose Discover Dispense Display Distribute Dive Divulge Document Draft Drag Drift Drive Droop Drop

Earn Edge Establish Edit Educate Effect Elect Eliminate Emphasize Enact Encourage Endure Enhance Energize Enforce Enlist Ensure Estimate Evaluate Examine Exceed Execute Exhibit Expand Expedite Experiment Explain Export Facilitate Finalize Finance Flick Fly Forge Form Formulate Found Gallop Gasp Generate Govern Graduate Growl Grunt Guide Halt Heave Hint Hire Honor Hurl

Hurry Identify Imagine Increase Initiate Influence Inform Innovate Improve Improvise Insist Inspect Inspire Install Instruct Intensify Illustrate Interject Interpret Interrupt Interview Introduce Investigate Joke Judge Justify Launch Lead Lied Lecture Listen Locate Loiter Lumber Maintain Manage Manipulate Mastermind Mention Mentor Model Modify Monitor Motivate Mumble Murmur Navigate Negotiate Nominate Observe Offer

Order Operate Orchestrate Organize Originate Overcome Oversee Participate Perceive Perfect Persuade Pilot Pinpoint Plead Plod Plummet Plunge Position Predict Prepare Prescribe Present Proclaim Promise Promote Propel Propose Protest Provide Purchase Question Quip Race Ram Rant Rate Rebuild Receive Recommend Recognize Reconcile Recruit Redesign Reduce Regain Rehabilitate Reinforce Rejuvenate Renegotiate Report Represent

Research Resolve Retrieve Review Revise Revitalize Rush Saunter Schedule Scramble Secure Select Separate Shove Simplify Slouch Soar Smash Specify Stagger Stalk Stimulate Streak Stride Swat Sway Swerve Swoop Succeed Suggest Summarize Supervise Supply Support Surpass Target Terminate Thwart Transform Transition Translate Unify Unite Utilize Upgrade Verbalize Verify Whisk Write

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Spice up your writing with ADVERBS! Adverbs – modify a verb and can be used to give writing specific detail. Examples of adverbs are listed below:

Abnormally absentmindedly accidentally acidly actually adventurously afterwards almost always angrily annually anxiously arrogantly awkwardly Badly bashfully beautifully bitterly bleakly blindly blissfully boastfully boldly bravely briefly brightly briskly broadly busily Calmly carefully carelessly cautiously certainly cheerfully clearly cleverly closely coaxingly colorfully commonly continually coolly

correctly courageously crossly cruelly curiously Daily daintily dearly deceivingly delightfully deeply defiantly deliberately delightfully diligently dimly doubtfully dreamily Earnestly easily elegantly energetically enormously enthusiastically equally especially even evenly eventually exactly excitedly extremely Fairly faithfully famously far fast fatally ferociously fervently fiercely fondly foolishly

fortunately frankly frantically freely frightfully fully furiously Generally generously gently gladly gleefully gracefully gratefully greatly greedily Happily hastily healthily heavily helpfully helplessly highly honestly hopelessly hourly hungrily Immediately innocently inquisitively instantly intensely intently interestingly inwardly irritably Jaggedly jealously jestingly joyfully joyously jovially

jubilantly judgmentally justly Keenly kiddingly kindheartedly kindly knottily knowingly knowledgeably kookily Lazily less lightly likely limply lively loftily longingly loosely lovingly loudly loyally Madly majestically meaningfully mechanically merrily miserably mockingly monthly more mortally mostly mysteriously Naturally nearly neatly nervously never nicely noisily

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Spice up your writing with ADVERBS! Adverbs – modify a verb and can be used to give writing specific detail. Examples of adverbs are listed below:

Obediently obnoxiously oddly offensively officially often only openly optimistically overconfidently owlishly Painfully partially patiently perfectly physically playfully politely poorly positively potentially powerfully promptly properly punctually Quaintly quarrelsomely queasily queerly questionably questioningly quicker quickly quietly quirkily quizzically Rapidly rarely readily

really reassuringly recklessly regularly reluctantly repeatedly reproachfully restfully righteously rightfully rigidly roughly rudely Sadly safely scarcely scarily searchingly sedately seemingly seldom selfishly separately seriously shakily sharply sheepishly shrilly shyly silently sleepily slowly smoothly softly solemnly solidly sometimes soon speedily

stealthily sternly strictly successfully suddenly surprisingly suspiciously sweetly swiftly sympathetically Tenderly tensely terribly thankfully thoroughly thoughtfully tightly tomorrow too tremendously triumphantly truly truthfully U ltimately unabashedly unaccountably unbearably unethically unexpectedly unfortunately unimpressively unnaturally unnecessarily utterly upliftingly upwardly urgently usefully uselessly

usually utterly Vacantly vaguely vainly valiantly vastly verbally very viciously victoriously violently vivaciously voluntarily Warmly weakly wearily well wholly wildly willfully wisely woefully wonderfully worriedly wrongly Yawningly yearly yearningly yesterday yieldingly youthfully Zealously zestfully

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Addition To commence, (1st)

Furthermore, Additionally,

Moreover, Above all else,

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Analysis Tag According to [Author’s Last Name],

According to Smith, According to “Title of Text,”

According to “The Next Stop,” [Author’s Last Name] + “Title of

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Attribution Phrase Basically, [Author] states Basically, [Author] writes

Basically, [Author’s] argument is… Basically, [Author] [analysis verb]

In essence, [Author] states In essence, [Author] argues

In essence, [Author] explains

Compare In comparison,

In the same way, Likewise, Similarly,

Concluding Clearly,

Conclusively, Therefore,

Thus,

Contrast On the contrary,

Contrarily, Conversely,

Nevertheless, Nonetheless,

Counterclaim (Argumentative)

Although, Consequently,

Despite, However,

Unless While…

Illustrations & Examples

For example, Imagine,

In this case, In fact,

Namely, Picture,

Time/Sequence (Narrative)

Afterwards As soon as At first At the same time Before Earlier Eventually Immediately In the meantime Later Meanwhile Next Now Simultaneously Since Soon Then Until

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Explanatory�Informative’s Purpose

to present or explain information and ideas in rich, descriptive detail, using textual evidence as support.

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Comparis on�Contrast’s Purpose

to show how two or more topics or subjects are both similar (comparison) and different (contrasts).

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Body Paragraph(s) ! Transition with Topic Sentence (claim + because) ! (Attribution Phrase) Textual Evidence with citation ! Analysis Tag, Analysis, and Elaboration o Figurative, Precise, and Sensory Language o Rhetorical Appeals

Counterclaim(s) ! Counterclaim Transition with… ! Opposition Statement = Topic Sentence ! (Attribution Phrase) Opposition’s Textual Evidence with Citation " Refute Transition and Statement " Refute Textual Evidence with Analysis and Citation o Figurative, Precise, and Sensory Language o Rhetorical Appeals

Conclusion ! Transition with Reworded Claim ! Call to Action Urge to Acceptance -OR-

Introduction ! Attention Grabber ! Thesis Statement

Body Paragraph(s) ! Transition with Topic Sentence ! (Attribution Phrase) Textual Evidence with Citation ! (Analysis Tag) Analysis and Elaboration o Figurative, Precise, and Sensory Language

Conclusion ! Transition with Reworded Thesis ! Clincher

Introduction ! Attention Grabber ! Thesis Statement

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Conclusion ! Transition with Reworded Thesis ! Clincher

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Argument’s Purpose :

to express a position or make a claim that is supported by logical reasons and textual evidence, and takes into account other points of view (counterclaim).

Literary Analysis Purpose to examine a text in detail; the writer breaks down aspects of the text for purpose, effect, and/or meaning " not a summary Short Response Purpose

to answer a given question by examining text(s) in a succinct paragraph " not a summary.

Narrative’s Purpose to creatively write about a personal experience - real or imaginary (fictional).

Poetry’s Purpose to carefully choose and arrange words to create a certain effect, using a variety of literary devices.

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Beginning! Exposition ! Setting ! Characters (introduced) ! Conflict (introduced)

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Step 1: Answer the question by RESTATING the question as a statement.

Step 2: Find and cite textual evidence that BEST supports your answer to the question.

Step 3: ANALZE the textual evidence and further ELABORATE on answering the question.

Step 4: REREAD the QUESTION and your ANSWER to make sure that all elements were answered, and for spelling and grammar errors.

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Replacing --The text “says”--

Adds Embodies portrays affirms empowers predicts alleges establishes presents alludes explains Qualifies analyzes expresses Refutes argues Foreshadows remarks asserts Hints reverts augments Illustrates Solidifies Claims implements specifies clarifies implies states comments informs sustains constructs initiates Thinks conveys inspires transcends creates introduces transforms Declares Manipulates Writes delineates Notes depicts Observes develops Paints

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An Easy Guide to MLA and Documenting Sources in Essays Key Resource:

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cite outside sources in your essay o Author’s last name and page number goes in the parenthesis o If you mention the author’s name in sentence of your quote, you only need to include the page

number in your in-text, parenthetical citation o Sentence’s period goes outside the parenthesis o No author = Shortened title of work instead of author’s last name

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John Smith

Mrs. Teacher

Language Arts 3

24 August 2014

The Cruel Hand of Fate

“This one had an iron gate with the overhead inscription: Arbeit Macht Frei. Work makes

you free” (Wiesel 40). Burly, sadistic guards command Elie, his father, and numerous amounts of

fellow Jews to run or they will not get any sleep. After a short while of feverishly darting around,

barely avoiding the angel of death hanging over their heads, wanting to finally be able to rest, the

Jews are momentarily relieved of their misery. Allowed to enter their block and sleep, Elie and his

father quickly jump into the strangling grasp of their beds, not caring about how threateningly the

bed squeezed them, but content to rest in the hold of their fiend. The month was May, the year

1944, and Elie’s suffering began. In the novel Night, Elie remarkably survives through millions of

the horrors of the Holocaust; a select few dates are extremely significant to his life.

To begin, Elie’s life is affected forever on abundant specific days in the novel Night; the

first of these moments is during fall 1942, when Moishe the Beadle returned from the hold of the

S.S.. Upon returning, Moishe constantly talked, trying to warn the Jews to get out, flee from the

monsters while they still can. At one point, Moishe explained to Elie “You cannot understand. I

was saved miraculously, I succeeded in coming back. Where did I get my strength? I wanted to

return to Sighet to describe to you my death so that you might ready yourselves while there is still

time. Life? I no longer care to live. I am alone, but I wanted to come back to warn you. Only no

one is listening to me…” (Wiesel 7). Moishe warned the Jews of Sighet about the dehumanization

they would experience at the hands of the S.S., yet they refused to listen. By doing this, the Jews

sealed their future with the cruel hand of fate. They wrote him off as deluded, saying

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“…he only wanted their pity…that he had gone mad” (Wiesel 7). The painful, biting truth of this

would be the fact that Moishe was not feeding them lies. Moishe’s warnings were a crimson red

flag; a fact that should have made Elie, his family, and quite frankly, all the Jews, come to an utter

halt and think. Moishe, in Elie’s eyes, was a venerable teacher of the Torah, and other aspects of

the Jewish religion. But by not listening to Moishe, Elie was subjected to years of deprivation of

even his basic rights in various concentration camps.

Furthermore, another date that happens to be significant to Elie’s life in the novel Night

occurs in the spring of 1944, when the Germans first arrive in Sighet. Rapidly, the Germans

cheerful demeanor and fake smiles fool the Jews into a false sense of security. “Well? What did we

tell you? You wouldn’t believe us. There they are, your Germans. What do you say now? Where

is their famous cruelty?” (Wiesel 10). When the Germans initially arrived in Sighet, they go about

their business quietly, careful not to disturb life’s normal schedule. The reason they did this was

for one reason: to prevail in tricking the Jews of Sighet into thinking they were not terrible, anti-

Semitist people. Prevailing, they most certainly did because “…the Jews of Sighet were still

smiling” (Wiesel 10). Not only did the Germans successfully deceive the Jews, Elie included, into

a state of blissful delusion, but they were also able to give them a false sense of security, like

previously stated. The Jews trust in the Nazi Germans was crucial because their trust actually lead

to people, like Elie, who seemed to have a slight amount of suspicion towards the Germans’ ulterior

motives, kept families from escaping the horrific and inevitable fate of the Holocaust.

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Works Cited

“Title of Episode.” Title of Television Show.” Name of Network. Call Letters for the Stations

followed by the City. Broadcast Date. Medium of Publication.

“The Blessing Way.” The X-Files. FOX. WXIA, Atlanta. 25 March 2015. Television.

Author of Website’s Last Name, First Name (if available). Name of Website. Name of

Institution/Organization Affiliated with the Site (Sponsor or Publisher), date of resource

creation (if available). Medium of Publication. Date of Access.

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literacy and Critical Theory. Purdue University, Nov. 2003. Web. 25

March 2014.

Film Title. Name of Director. Names of Performers. The Distributor, the Year of Release.

Medium of Publication.

Freedom Writers. Dir. Richard LaGravenese. Perf. Patrick Dempsey and Hilary Swank.

Paramount, 2007. DVD.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Webpage’s Title.” Name of Website. Name of

Institution/Organiation Affiliated with the Site (Sponsor or Publisher), date of resource

creation (if available). Medium of Publication. Date of Access.

Miesen, Floreana. "Blood Diamonds." Dandc.eu. Engagement Global, 21 May 2012. Web. 17

Feb. 2014.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium

of Publication.

Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006. Print.