Literature
John Steinbeck is famous for writing this book and others.
What is The Pearl?
dreary; miserable; without hope; rhymes with "meek"
What is "bleak"?
A person, place or thing
What is a noun?
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What is the Topic Sentence? What is the Main Idea/Main thought?
Mrs. Nemelka's favorite fish
Who is "Big Momma"?
A book written in verse about a young Syrian girl
What is Other Words for Home?
causing great horror or fear; frightening; starts with a "G"; adjective
What is "ghastly"?
a descriptive word; describing a noun
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What are the Key Star Ideas?
The author of the poem we memorized for Poetry Under the Pavillion
Who is Robert Frost?
The main character of the book, Hoot.
Who is Roy Eberhardt?
the definition of "Luminous"
What is of a color that is bright or harsh to the eyes?
an action word
What is a verb?
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What is the Evidence? Elaboration? Details about Key Star Ideas?
Mr. Winder's favorite color
What is Blue?
The short story about a girl from Earth who gets locked in a closet during the "sun- day"
What is "All Summer in a Day"?
The definition of "pestilence"
a describing word describing a verb or how an action is done.
What is an adverb?
This section is the most important section of your writing in an essay. If everything else disappeared, this would still get the point of your essay across. It is what your writing boils down to.
What is a Thesis Statement?
Mrs. Nemelka's favorite book
What is The Alchemist?
The last words/phrase of the famous speech, "I Have a Dream." (It is the words to an old Black American spiritual hymn)
What is "Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, we're Free at Last!"?
The definition of "sow"
What is "to plant seeds?"
A word that takes the place of a noun so the name of the noun is not repeated over and over in speech.
What is a pronoun?
The color of the "Lead In" portion of the writing that often is hooking the reader to be interested in the writing and to give context to the topic.
What is the color blue?
A poem of 14 lines.
What is a sonnet?