Name that Genre
Fiction
This character wants to save the trees and is the color orange. Who is it?
The Lorax
Fill in the missing words. There is no place ______ __________
There is no place like home. (Wizard of Oz)
Which answer below is an example of an onomatopoeia?
A. Busy as a bee
B. Pow!
C. Bouncing Baby Boy!
What is our principal's name?
Mrs. Dixon
What do we call a story that is informational? It has true facts and is about a real person or event.
Non-Fiction
This character has magical powers, a mean aunt and uncle, and a lighting bolt scar. Who is it?
Harry Potter
Fill in the missing words. I do not like ___________ _________ and _________ Sam I am!
I do not like green eggs and ham, Sam I am! (Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss.
Which answer below is an example of an simile?
A. Mean as a bear
B. She was 100 ft tall!
C. Bouncing Baby Boy!
A. Mean as a bear
What is our mascot?
A Lion!
This type of text involves a crime and someone who is solving it?
Mystery
This character goes down a rabbit hole and lands in a magical world with a purple cat, mad hatter, and an angry queen. Who is it?
Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
Fill in the missing words. A ___________ __ ______________, no matter how small
A person's a person, no matter how small (Horton Hears a Who)
Which answer below is an example of an metaphor?
A. He has a million new shoes.
B. She is the sun on a cloudy day.
C. Pretty Purple Petunias.
B. She is the sun on a cloudy day
What is our motto?
At Linden we do 3 things ____________________________________________.
Lead, Care, Achieve
What type of text/story is written using figurative language, prose, and may rhyme?
Poetry
This character has magical powers. She loves school and is very smart! However, she has an evil principal who has crazy rules! This character uses her powers to scare/teach this principal a lesson. She gets adopted by her teacher at the end of the story. Who is it?
Matilda
Fill in the missing words. You're __________ than you believe, and _________ than you seem, and __________than you think
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think- (Winnie-the-Pooh)
Give me an Idiom.
Beat around the bush, ants in your pants, raining cats and dogs, its a piece of cake, break a leg, once in a blue moon, barking up the wrong tree...ect
What are the names of all 3 deans of our school?
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Biography
This character is the son of a Greek god. He was raised by his mom but has to go to a summer camp because mythical creatures keep trying to get him! His sword is named riptide. Who is it?
Percy Jackson
Fill in the missing words. It is our _________, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our ______________.
"It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities." – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Write or tell me an alliteration.
Any sentence with 3 or more words with the same beginning sounds.
Ex: Lovely Linden Lions. or We have seven silly sheep in our shed.
Finish this line in our student creed.
We will strive ___________________________
We will strive to achieve academic excellence.