What is a short story?
What is the Shark Tank Project
The Outsiders was written when this author was only 16.
Who is S.E. Hinton
Stories that were set in ancient cities and used to teach lessons or provide an origin.
What is a myth
We learned that this term means "the dictionary definition of the word"
What is denotation
This short YouTube short focused on a grandfather and father fighting while a young boy discovered his own way.
What is La Luna?
Cats vs dogs, vanilla vs chocolate, iphone vs android are not debatable topics because they are all what?
What is an opinion
Often confused for each other, this brother and that hoodlum have names that both start with "D"
Who are Darry and Dally
This princess was abandoned on an island after suggesting she and the hero should get married.
Who is Ariadne
This game was popular with the class for its ability to allow you to create stories and work in teams.
What is WeWillWrite
Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco and Randy are all characters in this short story set in Brooklyn, New York.
What is "The Ingredients"
A CER helps you create a solid argument against your opponent. What does it stand for?
Claims, Evidence and Reasoning
This popular poem by Robert Frost was referenced multiple times in the story even becoming a classic final line of one of the characters.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
Unlike his brother, this character was known for thinking ahead instead of in the past.
Who is Prometheus
This type of figurative language is used to create an obvious exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole
In this sci-fi short story, a man and his family move to Mars to escape the war on Earth.
What is the "Naming of Names"
In order to have a successful argument, you must be able to acknowledge the other side or....
What is a counterclaim
Ponyboy and Johnny had to flee to a church here in order to hide out after Bob's murder.
What is Windrixville
The sails were never changed from black....what happened?
King Aegeus dove off a cliff and killed himself thinking his son was dead.
These questions could be created by inferring what was happening in the text.
What are level two reading questions
Not Ryan, but the author of one of our short stories this trimester. A hint: he's one of Mrs. Adams' favorite authors!
Who is Jason Reynolds?
These three appeals focused on logic, emotion and ethics.
What are logos, pathos and ethos
The Greasers listened to Elvis and the Socs preferred The Beatles, but this cowboy that let Dally crash would've preferred the music of...
Who is Hank Williams
Pandora's curiosity got the best of her, but she didn't release this one from the box.
What is foreboding
This boy befriended Lemon Brown and learned that everyone has a treasure of some sort.
Who is Greg