Novels
Vocabulary
Grammar
Writing Elements
Miscellaneous
100
Name the 4 novels that we read this year
What is The Call of the Wild, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, Nothing but the Truth, and Where the Red Fern Grows
100
The student said " The end of the year is interminable because the week goes by so slowly!" Using context clues, what does interminable mean?
What is endless
100
Name 5 pronouns
What is he, she, it, they, them, him, her, we
100
name the 3 forms of writing that we practiced this year
What is narrative, expository, argumentative
100
Name 3 mythological creatures or figures
What is centaur, minotaur, Zeus, Hera, Persephone, Hades....etc.
200
Name the 5 literature circle jobs
What is discussion director, word wizard, passage picker, character sketcher, summarizer
200
Name something that is vital in order to survive
What is air, food, water...etc.
200
When should apostrophes be used?
What is in contractions, to show possession, or to pluralize single letters or numbers
200
What is the name of the last sentence in your introduction paragraph that sets up your entire essay?
What is thesis statement
200
DOL stands for what?
What is daily oral language
300
What is the difference between main idea and theme?
What is main idea is a general, full sentence that tells what the story is mostly about. Theme is a one word lesson or moral of the story.
300
Where the Red Fern Grows can be considered heartrending. Why?
What is because the dogs die, it can break your heart.
300
What's the difference between an adjective and an adverb?
What is adjectives describe nouns, and adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
300
True or false: You can start and end an essay by directly saying what you will write about.
What is FALSE! Never write about your writing! That way, your reader will stay interested and want to keep reading.
300
When was the first day of school?
What is August 22nd
400
Name a power struggle in EACH novel (COW, WOBP, NBTT, and WTRFG
What is COW: Buck v. Spitz, domestic v. wild, man v. animal...etc. WOBP: truth v. fantasy, Hannah Tupper v. society...etc. NBTT: teacher v. student, teacher v. administrator...etc. WTRFG: Billy v. townspeople, dogs v. coons, wealthy v. poor...etc.
400
What character in The Call of the Wild was considered a firebrand, and why?
What is Spitz because he was a troublemaker
400
What's the difference between a phrase and a clause?
What is clause contains both a subject and a verb; a phrase contains only a subject, only a verb, or neither
400
What do you need at the beginning and ending of a body paragraph?
What is topic sentence and closing sentence
400
What old planet was removed, but totally deserves to still be a planet?
What is Pluto (thanks NASA)
500
Name the authors of all 4 novels
What is COW: Jack London; WOBP: Elizabeth George Speare; NBTT: Avi; WTRFG: Wilson Rawls
500
Put the following 2 words in a sentence with strong context clues: malignant and hoard
What is *answer will vary*
500
Correct the following sentence (5 corrections): Before the class got to leave for Summer break Mrs. S. ecsplained the following they needed to read 3 novels, annotate the text and enjoy their time.
What is Before the class got to leave for summer break, Mrs. S. explained the following: they needed to read 3 novels, annotate the text, and enjoy their time
500
When using APA format to cite a source INSIDE your essay, how do you cite your source? (Hint: 2 pieces of info that you need)
What is (last name of the author, date) or (article title, date).
500
If your group could live in one state for the rest of their lives, what would it be and why. State your case with at least 3 points.
* varying answers *
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