Figurative Language
Uses like or as to compare two unlike things.
What is a Simile?
What I think, based on what I read and what I already know.
What is making an inference?
Your daily planner
Where do you find the bell schedules, keep track of your assignments, and see a calendar of school events?
Your name, class name, teacher name and date in this format 20 August 2026
What is the order of the MLA Heading?
This is year 16
How many years has Mr. Griswold been teaching?
A form of writing that frequently, if not exclusively, uses figurative language.
What is poetry?
Maya looked at the math test on her desk, then glanced at the teacher who was looking away. This grade would determine if she could play in the championship game. She paused, stared at her notes, and then resolutely flipped her test paper over face down.
What is choosing honesty over sports?
Bob
What is the nickname of the custodian and/or, what does the custodian call students?
Times New Roman
What is the font style to be used in MLA?
Baseball at Yucca Valley High School...maybe. :-/
What sport does Griswold coach?
Comparison that uses forms of "to be"
What is Metaphor?
Chocolate chips covered the floor, drawers and cabinets were flung open, and empty milk cartons sat on a sticky counter, but the smell filling the kitchen was absolutely delicious.
What is baking (or making) cookies?
Ms. Cole
What is the name of our Assistant Principal?
12 point
What is the MLA font size?
The left side of the White Board and the TruTouch
Where do I find out what we are doing for the day?
buzz, hum, fizz, pow are all examples
What is an onomatopoeia?
Information that you apply to an inference that you already knew, not what you learned in class.
What is "What you already know"?
Ms. Molly
What is our school librarian's name?
Double space
What is the spacing for MLA?
Talking while other students are talking and talking while Mr. Griswold is talking.
What is the biggest rule (there are two versions) that are most important in Griswold's class?
"The stars will cry the blackest tears tonight."
What is personification?
Jake almost wished that he hadn't listened to the morning weather report. He walked to the front closet and grabbed his umbrella, even though the sun was shining brightly outside his window.
What is "Is it going to rain later"?
Positive Paw Friday
What is the name of our school's Friday morning video?
Forgetting to reset the margins after centering the title.
What is the biggest mistake students make when writing in MLA?
Assistant Athletic Director at YVHS.
What is the new position that Griswold started doing this year?