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EBW
Signposts
Winter Movie Trivia
Invention Trivia
100

Who is the main character?

Sam

100

What are the three parts of an essay?

introduction, body, conclusion

100

Which signpost repeats something over and over?

again and again

100

In the film The Nightmare Before Christmas, what holiday does Jack Skellington discover?

Christmas

100

What did Thomas Edison invent?

the lightbulb 

200

Who is the main character's brother?

Stick/Steven

200

What does EBW stand for?

evidence based writing

200

Which signpost is when a character remembers something?

memory moment

200

What is the name of the Grinch's loyal dog?

Max

200

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?

the telephone

300

Where did the story take place?

Chicago

300

This tells you what to write about.

a prompt

300

Which signpost is when a character asks themselves a difficult question? 

tough questions

300

In the movie Home Alone, what is the name of the young boy left behind by his family during Christmas vacation?

Kevin McCallister

300

What did Nikola Tesla invent?

alternating current electricity 

400

When did the story take place?

1960s/Civil Rights Movement

400
What type of writing is an EBW similar to?

TDA

400

Which signpost is when a character gives advice?

words of the wiser

400

The main character in The Polar Express can't hear what?

Santa's sleigh bells

400

Who invented the first airplane?

the Wright brothers

500

Who is the author of The Rock and the River?

Kekla Magoon

500

What does it mean to analyze?

think about deeper/make a conclusion or inference

500

Which signpost is when a character does something unexpected?

contrast/contradiction

500

Complete this famous line from Elf: "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is ________"

singing loud for all to hear

500

Who invented the iphone?

Steve Jobs

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