To Kill A Mockingbird
Literary Terms
Writing Skills
General Knowledge
100
Where is To Kill a Mockingbird Set? (town name)
Maycomb, Alabama
100
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
100
How do you structure a paragraph in an essay?
Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
100
Who is the chief ancient Greek god?
Zues
200
What happens to Tom Robinson at the end of the book?
He is found guilty and then tries to escape but dies
200
What is a thematic idea?
Big concept the books talks about.
Examples: Racism, Adolescence/Growing Up, Gender, The Other, Prejudice, The Law
200
What do you always include after a quote?
Page number
200
What area is light green? What country is in dark green?
Europe, Greece
300
Which character delivers this famous line: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it"
Atticus
300
What is a theme statement?
A complete, universal sentence that articulates the underlying message, moral, or lesson of a story
300
What are nouns, verbs, and adjectives?
Nouns- people, places and things
Verbs- action words
Adjectives- descriptive words
300
Put These Stories in Chronological Order (Oldest-Newest):
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- The Bible
- The Odyssey
- Romeo & Juliet
- The Hunger Games
- Antigone
(Oldest) The Odyssey, Antigone, The Bible, Romeo & Juliet, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Hunger Games (Newest)
400
CHALLENGE Q: How does Scout's impression of Boo Radley change throughout the book?
Every group has 2 minutes to answer this question. The winning team gets to steal these points from another team.
At the beginning of the book, Scout is scared of Boo Radley even though she's never met him. As the book progresses, she comes to realize that the judgmental citizens of Maycomb are merely prejudiced against all those they view as "other" including black members of their own and Boo Radley.
400
What is irony?
A sharp contrast or incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs.
400
What goes in an introduction?
Hook, Context, Thesis
400
Explain the difference between AD/CE and BC/BCE
AD/CE- Anno Domini (meaning the year of our lord in latin) or Common Era. It's after we started counting which is roughly when Jesus Christ was born.
BCE/BC- Before The Common Era or Before Christ
500
CHALLENGE Q: Write a theme statement related to kill a mocking bird.
Thematic Ideas: Racism, Growing up
Every group has 2 minutes to answer this question. The winning team gets to steal these points from another team.
In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the trial of Tom Robinson reveals how individual anti-racists, acting justly cannot change racist and generally inequitable societies.
500
What is pathos?
If a team can answer this question, they can steal the answers from another team
A quality in art, literature, or speech that evokes strong emotions—particularly pity, sympathy, or sorrow.
500
Use parallel structure to write a paragraph.
Every group has 2 minutes to answer this question. The winning team gets to steal these points from another team.
Optional Prompt: This summer I...
This summer I went to Yew York City. This summer I went to a wedding. This summer I learned that summer weddings in New York City are hot and expensive.
500
What does an Ethicist study?
The philosophical principles of right and wrong behavior, human values, and the moral choices people make