Narrative Unit
Argument Unit
The Outsiders
Myths
Misc.
100
In this unit, we read stories that were limited to only a few pages and could be grouped as what type of story?

What is a short story?

100
Based on the popular tv show, the same name was used for your first big project of the year.

What is the Shark Tank Project

100

The Outsiders was written when this author was only 16.

Who is S.E. Hinton

100

Stories that were set in ancient cities and used to teach lessons or provide an origin.

What is a  myth

100

We learned that this term means "the dictionary definition of the word"

What is denotation

200

This short YouTube short focused on a grandfather and father fighting while a young boy discovered his own way.

What is La Luna?

200

Cats vs dogs, vanilla vs chocolate, iphone vs android are not debatable topics because they are all what?

What is an opinion

200

Often confused for each other, this brother and that hoodlum have names that both start with "D"

Who are Darry and Dally

200

This princess was abandoned on an island after suggesting she and the hero should get married.

Who is Ariadne

200

This game was popular with the class for its ability to allow you to create stories and work in teams.

What is WeWillWrite

300

Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco and Randy are all characters in this short story set in Brooklyn, New York.

What is "The Ingredients"

300

A CER helps you create a solid argument against your opponent.  What does it stand for?

Claims, Evidence and Reasoning

300

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"

300

Unlike his brother, this character was known for thinking ahead instead of in the past.

Who is Prometheus 

300

This type of figurative language is used to create an obvious exaggeration.

What is a hyperbole

400

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"

400

In order to have a successful argument, you must be able to acknowledge the other side or....

What is a counterclaim

400

Ponyboy and Johnny had to flee to a church here in order to hide out after Bob's murder.

What is Windrixville

400

The sails were never changed from black....what happened?

King Aegeus dove off a cliff and killed himself thinking his son was dead.

400

These questions could be created by inferring what was happening in the text.

What are level two reading questions

500

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?

500

These three appeals focused on logic, emotion and ethics.

What are logos, pathos and ethos

500

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

500

Pandora's curiosity got the best of her, but she didn't release this one from the box.

What is foreboding 

500

This boy befriended Lemon Brown and learned that everyone has a treasure of some sort.

Who is Greg

M
e
n
u