1st Quarter
What is Freak's real name in Freak the Mighty?
Kevin
A Long Walk to Water: How does Salva help the people of Sudan as an adult?
He raises money and builds wells.
claim or thesis statement
Who flew too close to the sun and fell into the sea?
Icarus
Name the figurative language: The bacon was sizzling in the pan.
onomatopoeia
Give me one reason to start a new paragraph when writing fiction.
new topic, change time or location, new person speaking
Name the figurative language: My backpack weighs a ton.
hyperbole
Who are Ponyboy's brothers in The Outsiders?
Darrel and Sodapop
Name the figurative language: The stubborn door refused to open.
personification
What is the part of speech for "popular"? Everyone wanted to watch the movie with the popular actress.
adjective
a purse with a wallet
What is the part of speech for "locate"? Even though I've never been there, I can locate the house using GPS.
verb
What did Kukul transform into?
quetzal
What is a theme for "The Flight of Icarus"?
varies: listen to your elders, if you have too much hubris, bad things can happen to you
What is the part of speech for "recognition" in the following sentence? The student received recognition for his amazing research.
noun
Who were the monsters in Monsters Are Due on Main Street?
What is the poem that Ponyboy recites to Johnny?
"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Harlem Renaissance
Name the three characters who died in The Outsiders.
Bob, Johnny, Dally
What genre of story did you write in the first quarter?
realistic fiction
What lesson does Salva's uncle teach him in A Long Walk to Water?
keep taking the next step
What is the part of speech of the word "solely"? The decision was based solely on the available evidence.
adverb
Name a symbol for a character from The Outsiders and explain how it fits the character.
answers vary
Name the figurative language: He's long gone when he's next to me.
oxymoron