Reading
Writing
Ms. Williams and...
Figurative Language
Class of '21
100

Scout, Jem and Dill hang out during the summer and try to get the recluse down their street to come outside in this novel read during the first quarter of ELA.

What is To Kill a Mockingbird?

100
P.I.E is an acronym for the three main purposes of nonfiction writing.

What is Persuade, Inform and Entertain?

100

Ms. Williams and Shanequa often talk about this anime in class.

What is Attack on Titan?

100

To make a reference to a popular work of art, music, history, movie etc.

What is an Allusion?

100

This student from the graduating class of '21 is often called out by Ms. Williams for sleeping in class.

Who is Quamiir?

200

These four elements when are essential to a story.

What is Characters, setting, plot and conflict

200

When a writer uses considers and acknowledges their opponent's point in a position paper, they are making a ...

What is a counterclaim?

200

This student tried to convince Ms. Williams to extend the homework deadline from 9 pm to 11:59 pm to which she said no.

Who is Peyton Miller?

200

"The race towards death had begun" is an example of a ...

What is a metaphor?

200

This student of the Graduating class of '21 is most times the first to unmute and try to answer a question in ELA class. 

Who is Hikkiri?

300

The main character in this story has a hard time facing himself in the mirror of his jail cell and is often described as a Monster.

 Steve Harmon

300

This is an example of what type of sentence?

John and Mary both enjoy going to the beach, playing in the sand, and collecting seashells. 

What is a simple sentence?

300

Ms. Williams is often talking to this student only to find out after that the student is not even left his/her seat and is not hearing anything.

Who is Kevin?

300

When you place or describe two things side by side that appear to be different to make a point.

What is Juxtaposition?

300

This male student from the graduating class won the dance competition during the formal.

Who is Malachi Cook?

400

Elie Wiesel gave a speech in which he spoke of the dangers of this idea.

What is Indifference?

400

This sentence is often the last sentence of an introductory paragraph and summarizes the main points of an essay. Without one, your essay has no focus.

What is a thesis statement?

400

This student and Ms. Williams often talk about K-dramas during class.

Who is Julissa?

400

"One-one was a racehorse. Two-two was one too. When One-one won one race, Two-two won one too."

This is an example of...

What is an Alliteration?

400

This student won the dance competition for the girls during the social.

Who is Synai Haskins?

500

This underlying meaning connects most of the texts and articles read in class and is written in the syllabus as the theme for the 8th-grade curriculum.

What is Justice and the individual?

500

What type of sentence is the following sentence?

When I graduated from high school, I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, but I wasn't sure what age group I wanted to teach.

What is a compound-complex sentence?

500

Ms. Williams and Ms. Amyjo always joke about hosting a ...

What is a podcast?

500

The daffodils raised their heads to the sky as the sun smiled down on them.

This is an example of...

What is personification?

500

These two students from the graduating class took part in the painting of the Black Lives Matter mural in East Orange.

Hiroki and Gendiyah

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