Eenie , Meenie , Minnie, Poe

1. Eenie, Meenie, Minnie, Poe Emily Kurtz

2. Teacher’s Page • Audience • 7th-12th Grades • General Education English Classes • For the average junior high/high school student who needs another outlet/resource to memorize author & their literary works • Lower/Middle class suburban community • Environment • Individually or entire class exercise • For individual, at a computer with headphones or sound turned off • For class, Smartboard and/or projector with computer. Sound turned on. • In classroom or computer lab • Objective • Given the name and literary work of the author, students will be able to match the author and/or literary work with the correct counterpart with 100% accuracy

3. How to: • These symbols will help you navigate through: This arrow means next page This arrow means previous page This button means home page

4. Choose what you would like to learn more about: • Authors • Literary Works OR click here to take the final quiz!

5. Authors Practice Quiz William Shakespeare Jonathan Swift Robert Frost James W. Riley Lewis Carroll

6. Introduction There have been many great authors throughout the course of history. Being able to identify each authors’ style of writing will be very critical when analyzing their works.

7. Directions Read through the information about each author and become familiarized with their style of writing and literary works.

8. Information Start at the beginning! OR Choose an author: Practice Quiz

9. Lewis Carroll Writing Style: Frequently uses italics for emphasis Also employs the use of (parentheses) and CAPITAL LETTERS Liked to incorporate brainteasers and logic puzzles Some works: Alice in Wonderland “Jabberwocky”

10. James Whitcomb Riley Writing Style: Often wrote in dialect of where he lived Often wrote children’s poems Works: “Little Orphant Annie” “Raggedy Man” Click here to watch a video about Riley:

11. James Whitcomb Riley Biography of Riley

12. Jonathan Swift • Writing Style: • Clear, precise writing style • Direct • “Fresh”, simple • His style was once described as “plain perfection of prose” • Works: • Gulliver’s Travels • A Modest Proposal

13. William Shakespeare • Writing Style: • Standard poetic form was blank verse • Later, started writing in run-ons, irregular pauses, and stops • Some works are written in an artificial “theater” style • Works: • “Romeo and Juliet” • “Julius Caesar” • “The Tempest”

14. Robert Frost • Writing Style: • Liked to use everyday words found in common conversation • Tended to write his poems with rhymes and steady meter • Works: • “The Road Not Taken” • “The Apple-Picking” Practice Quiz

15. Practice Quiz! • Click here to answer questions on every author • Click on a specific author’s picture to answer sample questions on that author • Click to exit the quiz and return to the home page All Authors STOP

16. Question 1 Which author employs the use of italics, (parentheses), and CAPITAL LETTERS? James Whitcomb Riley Jonathan Swift Lewis Carroll William Shakespeare Robert Frost STOP

17. Moo-velous! STOP

18. Try Again! STOP

19. Question 2 Which author liked to incorporate brainteasers and logic puzzles into their work? William Shakespeare Lewis Carroll Jonathan Swift Robert Frost James Whitcomb Riley STOP

20. Awesome! STOP

21. Incorrect! STOP

22. Question 3 Who wrote the poem “Little Orphant Annie”? Robert Frost Lewis Carroll William Shakespeare Jonathan Swift James Whitcomb Riley STOP

23. Excellent! STOP

24. Halt and try again! STOP

25. Question 4 Which author often wrote in the dialect of his home town? James Whitcomb Riley Robert Frost William Shakespeare Jonathan Swift Lewis Carroll STOP

26. Good Job! STOP

27. Wrong Answer! STOP

28. Question 5 Which author’s writing style was clear, precise, and direct? Lewis Carroll Jonathan Swift Robert Frost William Shakespeare James Whitcomb Riley STOP

29. Amazing! STOP

30. Better luck next time! STOP

31. Question 6 Which author wrote Gulliver’s Travels? Jonathan Swift Robert Frost James Whitcomb Riley Lewis Carroll William Shakespeare STOP

32. Unbelievable! STOP

33. In-quack-ect! STOP

34. Question 7 • What author’s writing style included standard poetic form in blank verse? • Robert Frost • Lewis Carroll • James Whitcomb Riley • Jonathan Swift • William Shakespeare STOP

35. So bright! STOP

36. So close! STOP

37. Question 8 • Who wrote some of his works in artificial “theater” style? • William Shakespeare • Jonathan Swift • James Whitcomb Riley • Lewis Carroll • Robert Frost STOP

38. Winning Answer! STOP

39. Better luck next time! STOP

40. Question 9 • Who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken”? • Lewis Carroll • James Whitcomb Riley • Jonathan Swift • Robert Frost • William Shakespeare STOP

41. Great Job! STOP

42. Explore another answer! STOP

43. Question 10 • Who liked to incorporate everyday, common words used in daily conversation? • Robert Frost • William Shakespeare • Jonathan Swift • James Whitcomb Riley • Lewis Carroll

44. Home Run! Go to Literary Works Take the quiz again!

45. Not quite on target! Try again!

46. Practice Quiz Literary Works

47. Introduction • There have been a numerous amount of literary works that have shaped the literary world as we know it today. Being able to identify the main parts and unique characteristics of a composition will help when analyzing these works.

48. Directions • Read through the information about each literary work and become familiarized with each piece. At the end, there are sample questions about each piece that you can answer in preparation for the quiz at the end.

49. Practice Quiz Information • Start at the beginning! OR • Choose a literary work:

50. “Romeo and Juliet” • Written by: • William Shakespeare • Famous quotes: • “O Romeo, Romeo…” • “See, how she leans…” • Characteristics of writing: • Descriptive language