The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore (The Author)
Plot Elements
Literary Elements/ Devices
Writing Elements
100

Where was the other Wes Moore born?

What is Baltimore

100

Where did author Wes Moore grow up in middle school?

What is the Bronx

100

What is the turning point of the story where the main conflict is most intense?

What is Climatic Event.

100

What is the central message or deeper meaning of a literary work (fiction)?

What is theme/ thematic message.

100

What do we call the sentence that summarizes the main idea of a paragraph?

What is a topic sentence

200

Which friend of the other Wes Moore graduated from high school?

What is Woody

200

What Country did Wes Moore live in while he stayed in Africa?

What is South Africa (Cape Town)?

200

What is the final part of a story where the conflict is resolved?  

What is the resolution

200

What is the name of the literary device which uses the senses to describe?  

What is imagery

200

What supports the main points in your essay with examples and explanations?

What is evidence

300

What did Mary do when she found Wes' stash?

What is she flushed them down the toilet

300

Which Moore sister was punched & had a bloody lip?

What is Shani

300

What do we call the start of a story where characters and setting are introduced?

What is the exposition.


300

What term describes the overall feeling or atmosphere (vibe) in a literary work?

What is mood


300

What is the main idea or argument of an essay, usually at the end of the introduction?

What is a thesis statement?


400

Where did the Moore brothers hide from the police?

What is Philadelphia 

400

What was the name of the military school Wes attended?

What is Valley Forge Military Academy and College
400

What do we call the event that sets the main story in motion by introducing the main conflict or problem?

The Inciting Incident

400

What is the main struggle between opposing forces in a story?

What is conflict.

400

What is the process of checking and correcting grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors?  

What is proofreading?

500

What did Wes Moore choose to study at the Job Corps?

What is carpentry (built his daughter a playhouse)

500

How many times did Wes attempt to escape?

What is five times

500

What do we call the events after the climax that lead to the resolution?

What is the falling action.

500

What do we call an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?  

What is a hyperbole?

500

What refers to giving credit to sources used in a paper?  

Citation

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