Riddles
A cowboy rides into town on Friday. He stays three days, then rides out of town on Friday. How?
The horse's name is Friday
What persuasive technique is this:
"They will make this mistake again and again and again."
Repetition
What type of text is The Giver?
A novel
What is the first sentence of a persuasive speech called?
A hook
What is the meme students cannot stop referencing this year?
6-7
What do you lose the moment you share it?
A secret
What word describes the author's main opinion/perspective?
Contention
What is the word used in the novel to describe everyone/everything being the same?
Sameness
What should your speech end with?
A call to action
What does Miss P think about 'The Giver' movie?
That it is not good
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
They're all married
What persuasive technique is this:
"Easy and efficient exercises."
Alliteration
What are the 4 main themes in The Giver?
Freedom of Choice
Illusion of utopia
Individuality vs conformity
Memory and the past
What are the 5 speech delivery techniques you annotated your speech for?
eye contact (LOOK), gestures (gesture), tone (tone), pauses (//)(///), emphasis (underline).
Which Blooket game mode was most commonly requested by my students this year?
Fishing Frenzy!
What's lighter than a feather but impossible to hold for much more than a minute?
Your breath
What persuasive technique is this:
"There are millions of us in this school that think homework is the biggest waste of time in the world!"
Hyperbole
What does the apple symbolise?
Jonas' ability to "see beyond"/see colour
What are the modes of persuasion?
Ethos, pathos, and logos
What is the name of the game where you have to find the answer by guessing words that are close in meaning?
Contexto
You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m large. The wind is my enemy.
A candle
What word describes the various groups of people who are affected by/interested in an issue?
Stakeholders
What was the last thing Jonas heard in the book?
Music
What was the area where your gestures should be placed called (based on the YouTube Shorts video we watched)?
The Powersphere
What is Miss P's full last name?
Psevdoikonomou