WHAT WE READ
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE and TONE/MOOD
PARTS OF SPEECH and GRAMMAR
MRS. ESPARZA
NAME THAT STUDENT
100
This is the name of the protagonist in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

Who is Junior?
(Or Arnold)

100

This kind of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.

What is a simile?

100

Delaney doesn't really like to write research papers. In this sentence, PAPERS is an example of this part of speech.

What is a noun?

100

A member of this boy band kissed Mrs. Esparza on the face.

Who are The Backstreet Boys?

100

This student is afraid of anteaters.

Who is Gabby?

200

One of these two characters could be considered a symbol of a mockingbird in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Who are Tom Robinson and Boo Radley?

200

The mood of a piece of literature expresses the feelings of this person.

Who is me?

200

"Please stop drawing inappropriate things all over my room" Mrs. Esparza said. In the sentence, a comma should be placed here.

Where is between "room" and "Mrs."?

200

This is Mrs. Esparza's favorite kind of Doritos.

What is Spicy Nacho?

200

This student likes the show Jane The Virgin.

Who is Sira?

300

This is the title of a Shakespearean play named for its main character, who defies people's expectations as he leads his country to war with France.

What/who is Henry V?

300

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of this kind of figurative language.

What is a hyperbole?

300

Morgann never sits in her chair; she's always on top of the desk! In this sentence, the word SITS is this part of speech.

What is a verb?

300

This is the kind of exotic pet Mrs. Esparza had before she met her husband.

What is a tarantula?

300

This student's dad went to high school with Kanye West.

Who is Abi?

400

This the end of Romeo's famous line: "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and ____."

What is "Juliet is the sun"?

400

This person is responsible for creating the tone of a text.

Who is the author?

400

Ashton likes sports women racing and motors. This the number of commas needed in this sentence.

What is three?

400

This is the NFL team Mrs. Esparza worked for/with in college.

Who are the Kansas City Chiefs?

400

One of this student's favorite movies is Platoon.

Who is Ty?

500

This is the nickname of the main character's little brother, who dies, in The Scarlet Ibis

Who is Doodle?

500

"Oh, it was a piece of cake" is an example of this kind of figurative language.

What is an idiom?

500

I cannot believe it's the end of the semester! In this sentence, the word I is an example of this part of speech.

What is a pronoun?

500

This is the number of tattoos Mrs. Esparza has.

What is six?

500

Three facts about this student: They do gymnastics, they love getting their nails done, and they don't like people.

Who is Desiree?

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