Standards
Authors and Literature
Non-Fiction
Vocabulary
Random! (level 999)
100

underlying message. 

theme 

100

He wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Edgar Allen Poe

100

"Brown v. Board of Education" abolished this practice. 

School segregation 

100

to cause harm. 

detrimental 

100

Person/Place/Thing/Idea. 

Noun 

200

plot, setting, characterization, conflict, etc. 

literary elements 

200

William Shakespeare wrote this play you read this year. 

Othello

200

"These Wild Young People" refer to the youth in this decade. 

The Roaring 20's or the 1920's 

200

mandatory. 

compulsory 

200

The husband is found dead at the end of this story. 

"A Rose for Emily"

300

simile, imagery, metaphor, irony, rhetorical question, logos, ethos, pathos. 

rhetoric 

300

"A Good Man is Hard to Find" in this state. 

Florida 

300

True or False: Marshall saved Europe's economy. 

True 

300

official approval. 

sanction 

300

This type of text structure can be described by: 

"WHEN WILL YOU LEARN? WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?!"

cause/effect 

400

the main idea of a non-fiction text. 

central idea 

400

"We Wear the _ _ _ _"

Mask

400

This colorful book helped people safely navigate the country. 

"Green Book" 

400

educational words have _ _ _ _ _ roots. 

Greek. 

400

life + study of = _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

biology 

500

literal, mood, tone, author's purpose. 

layers of meaning 

500

"The Constitution of the United States" was inspired by the Greeks and this group of people. 

Iroquois and other Native American tribes 

500

Alexander the Great set off to war in this speech. 

"Depart!" 

500

French is rooted in this language. 

Latin 

500

Ms. Torrey's favorite Shakespeare play. 

Twelfth Night

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