ELA 1
Her mind is a computer. This is an example of:
metaphor
To bring about a feeling
evoke
What significance does it have to "take a knee" in sports?
During National Anthem-fallen brothers-Black Lives Matter
The author of Crooked River
Shelley Pearsall
"Janisha smiled like a Cheshire Cat." This is an example of:
simile
repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words; Blackalicious
Alliteration
This is the last line of the introduction.
the claim
What do the settlers do when Indian John takes the witness stand?
Tie him to the chair
This poet wrote "Still I Rise" and "Life Doesn't Frighten Me At All"
Maya Angelou
Athletes should use ________ platform to promote activism. Which form of the word: there, their, or they're?
their
the use, more than once, of any element of language—a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence—as in This land is your land/ This land is my land
Repetition
When the jury decides on an answer after both sides present their arguments.
What is a verdict?
This must go before your textual evidence to introduce the quote.
a comma
Who was the poet who wrote about the tormenting waves & sand slipping through fingers?
Edgar Allen Poe
The lighthouse, the guardian angel of the night
She shines her light for all the lost sailors passing by. This is an example of:
Personification
"I just climbed 9000 flights of stairs," is an example of:
hyperbole
Someone who feels sorry for another’s loss
sympathize
What did Peter Kelley use to prove the witness was lying about the moccasins?
A snowshoe
This athlete was the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
In Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" who is the YOU that she is speaking to?
Her oppressors or racists/sexists (people wanting to push her down)
Capitalization is only used for these.
Proper Nouns
to hold an opinion of or judge
deem
A jury is to be made up of members from the surrounding community who base their decision solely on the evidence presented, this kind of jury is _____
What is impartial?
This inventor invented the stop light and the gas mask.
Garrett Morgan
group of lines in a poem
stanza