Prefixes, "Monsters on Maple Street," Reasons and Evidence

Review

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​Word Work

​Prefixes
(beginning of words)

​Prefixes
(semi-, mis-, im/in-, over-)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of semidetached?

• mistakenly detached

• into attachment

• partially disconnected

• too much attachment

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of imbalance?

• too much even distribution

• incorrectly evenly distributed

• half evenly distributed

• not evenly distributed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of misplace?

• put something in the wrong location

• put something halfway into its location

• put something into its location

• put too much of something in a location

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reflects the best definition of overhear?

• hear too much of something

• hear not enough of something

• hear the incorrect thing

• hear half of seomthing

Open Ended

Write one sentence that correctly applies one of the following words:

semidetached;

imbalance;

misplace; or

overhear.

Act II Recap

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​The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street

an idea that is woven throughout a work.

-Theme Subjects can be stated in 1 word.

​​Theme Subject:

a significant idea that the story makes about a theme subject.

-Focuses on a deep meaning and is often about society and human nature.
-Thematic statements should be universal.
-Can be stated in 1 sentence.

​​Thematic Statement:

​love
war
friendship
hard work

Love is the key to happiness.

War brings out the darkest parts of human nature.

Friendship helps people grow through bonding and shared experiences.

Hard work will lead to success.

Word Cloud

What theme subjects are found in "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

Multiple Choice

Which is the best thematic statement of "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"?

• Fear can unite people against a common enemy.
• Trusting others is the key to survival.
• Fear and suspicion can turn ordinary people into monsters.
• Monsters are always external threats to society.

the way someone feels at a particular moment.

-Mood is about "me"—it is how the text makes you feel.
-Authors use elements such as story events, character dialogue, descriptions, and setting to create a certain mood.

For example, authors might use a dark, gloomy description to encourage a feeling of doom, or they could write an argument between characters to create tension and anger. ​

​Mood

Multiple Select

Which of the following lines from "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" helps create its suspenseful and tense mood? (2 Answers)

• "Steve Brand polishes his car parked in front of his house."

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  "In this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob."

• 
  "A tree-lined little world of front porch gliders, hop scotch, the laughter of children, and the bell of an ice cream vendor.'"

• 
  "'Electricity's off.

  Phone won't work.

  Can't get a thing on the radio.

  My power motor won't move,

  won't work at all.

  Radio's gone dead.'"

a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.​

Foreshadowing can be created through:

• Symbolism: A symbol might represent a future event, such as a storm foreshadowing trouble.

• Setting: Where and when the story takes place can hint at things to come.

• Title: The title can foreshadow the main events of a story.

• Narrator: The narrator may hint at something that will happen.

• Dialogue: Characters can mention something that drops a clue.

Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

What does the title "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street" foreshadow?

• The title foreshadows that the residents of Maple Street are looking forward to the monsters' visit.

• 
  The title foreshadows that dark and unsettling things will happen on Maple Street.

• 
  The title foreshadows that the members of Maple Street will learn how to work together.

"The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"​
Annotations

• act

• narrator

• opening monologue

• scene description and camera directions

• dialogue

Proper nouns: The name of a specific pet, person, place, organization, or thing.​

​Grammar!
Capitalization

• ​Fluffy

• John

• Mary

• Pennsylvania

• Harrisburg

• Pittsburg Penguins

Beginning of a sentence: The starting letter of a sentence is always capitalized, regardless of if the word is a proper noun.

​Grammar!
Capitalization

You are a hard worker.

Mrs. Paulis said I was a hard worker.

Do you try your best?

Yes!

Titles:
In English, the first word of the title is always capitalized. You also capitalize all of the words in the title that are not prepositions or articles.

*Note: Sometimes, authors decide not to capitalize words in their titles as a style choice. When in doubt, mirror what the author does!

​Grammar!
Capitalization

“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”

“The New Colossus"

 

Pride and Prejudice

 

The Lightening Thief

Historical Events & Time Periods:
When referring to specific events, capitalize the historic event and time period.

​Grammar!
Capitalization

World War II

the Ice Age

Memorial Day

​Grammar!
Capitalization

ASAP
NASA
FOMO
FBI

​Acronyms & Initialisms:
Acronyms are abbreviations made from the first letter of a group of words and then pronounced together in place of the original group of words.

Initialisms are similar to acronyms, but instead of pronouncing the letters together as a word, you say the letters individually.

Multiple Choice

What sentence misses capitalizing the proper nouns?

• "It's a tree-lined, quiet residential American street, very typical of the small town."

• 
  "At this moment one of the little boys, Tommy, looks up to listen to a sound of a tremendous screeching roar from overhead."

• 
  "At the sound of the roar and the flash of light it will be precisely 6:43 P.M. on maple street."

Multiple Choice

What sentence does not correctly capitalize the title?

• 
  Rod Serling cowrote The Planet Of The Apes.

• 
  Rod Serling wrote "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street."

• Rod Serling won an Emmy for Requiem for a Heavyweight.

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