Literacy
This is what the story is mostly about
What is the main idea
a person, place, thing, or concept
What is a noun
compares two things using like or as
What is a simile
This bird is traditionally served during Thanksgiving dinner
Turkey
This is the name of the principal at Sherwood Elementary
Mr. Burasco
Main idea and the key details make up this
What is a summary
describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
What is an adjective
compares two things that are different for effect
What is a metaphor
What is the 4th Thursday in November
This is the mascot at our school
What is a Marksmen
a story point of view that is written from the perspective of a narrator outside the story, using he, she, they, etc.
What is 3rd person
describes an action, occurrence, or state of being
What is a verb
repeating the beginning sounds of multiple words in a sentence for effect
What is alliteration
This famous parade takes place in New York City on Thanksgiving day every year since 1924.
These are the names of 3 of the 4 main towns that are in our school district.
Creighton, Garden City, Blairstown, and Urich
a story point of view that gives the perspective through the eyes of a narrating character inside the story, using I, me, we, etc.
What is 1st person
used in place of a noun
What is a pronoun
exaggerating about something for effect
What is hyperbole
These two teams have played a football game on Thanksgiving Day since 1934 for one and 1966 for the other (not necessarily each other but have played on Thanksgiving)
What are the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys
This is the name of the Art, PE, Music, and Library teachers.
Bathgate, Baldwin, Bradford, Jordan
the moment in a story arc that the action and tension peaks and the conflict is resolved
What is the climax
describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or itself
What is an adverb
giving human qualities to something that is not alive
What is personification
This is the name of the Native American that acted as the interpreter between between the Native Americans and Pilgrims during the "First Thanksgiving"
Squanto
The spelling of Mr. W's full last name
What is Waguespack?