Written questions:
Number 5: Stanzas 12-13 contribute to the theme of the poem by showing how Casey's pride gets the best of him and he ends up striking out.
Discussion questions:
1. Casey's pride causes him to strike out because he thinks he is going to hit no matter what.
2. Casey attained this power by working hard and being good at baseball. We elevate athletes because we admire their ability and talent in the sport they play just like Casey's fans admire him when the text says, "...It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty casey, was advancing to the bat."
3. Casey does not utilize this power wisely. His power and fame are corrupt because he is so arrogant to the point where he thinks he controls his fans.
Multiple choice in the pdf below.
Answer:
The man discovered the nucleus of the cell,however,it soon turned and remained dormant.
Explanation:
Answer:
Dialectal has one definition:
Relating to or constituting a particular form or dialect of a language.
"dialectal variations in pronunciation"
Contraction has 4 definitions:
the process of becoming smaller.
"the general contraction of the industry did further damage to morale"
the process in which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter.
"neurons control the contraction of muscles"
a shortening of the uterine muscles occurring at intervals before and during childbirth.
"she was now in no doubt that she was having contractions"
the process of shortening a word by combination or elision.
a word or group of words resulting from shortening an original form.
"“goodbye” is a contraction of “God be with you.”"
Explanation:
Prepositional is a word that expresses a relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence. Easier way to put it would be like saying you take a object or noun (ex: home) and also make up a location (ex: in), basically noun relation to a verb.
Example: <u>In my house</u>, you'll find my dog. House relates to where the dog is.
D) Did you read the long, interesting essay Betty wrote?
