Figurative Language
Writing Revolution
Comprehension Techniques
Gateway
8th grade ELA teachers
100
What is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as"?
simile
100
Is the following a sentence or fragment?
"went there later"
fragment
100
What does S.G.F stand for? (We use this to recall story elements, monitor comprehension, locate details)
Story Grammar Frame
100
What is the name of the Gateway mascot?
Lions
100
Name each teacher's advisory room #
Murphy- 506
Coyle- 508
Peters- 506
Blosser- 502
200
What is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using "like" or "as" ?
metaphor
200
What are the following 4 called?
1. sentence
2. question
3. command
4. exclamatory
sentence types
200
This diagram compares and contrasts two different things. It also shows what they have in common.
Venn Diagram
200
Who is the Director of the Lower School?
Dr. Brockhausen
200
How many siblings does Mr. Peter's have?
two
300
What is a figure of speech in which human qualities, characteristics, or actions are attributed to non-human objects, animals, or abstract concepts?
Personification
300
These words are put at the beginning of sentences to enhance your writing and help the flow to connect ideas.
Transition words
300
What is one way we describe characters in our SGF?
For ex: In The Giver, Jonas is an eager character. The word eager would be a character ______________.
Character traits
300
Which Gateway team won their first game in the last 12 years?
Girls Basketball
300
Where did Ms. Coyle grow up?
Staten Island
400
What is a figure of speech where you exaggerate something to make it sound much bigger, better, or more extreme than it really is?
Hyperbole
400
What does M.P.O stand for?
multiple paragraph outline
400
This event is the first event or action in a story that sets the main plot into motion.
initiating event
400
What is the exact address of Gateway?
211 West 61st Street, New York, NY 10023
400
Which 8th grade ELA teacher was in the Peace Corp?
Mrs. Blosser
500
What is a literary device that involves the use of descriptive language to create vivid sensory experiences for the reader?
imagery
500
These give more description and information about a noun within a sentence. When following then main noun, they have commas surrounded them.
Appositive
500
Name the following structure. 
Critical thinking triangle
500
Which Gateway staff member has been here the longest?
Ms. Lico
500
Where did Ms. Murphy go to college?
Sacred Heart University
600
What is a figure of speech in which words imitate the natural sounds associated with actions or objects they refer to?
onomonopetia
600
What does G.S.T stand for?
General, specific, thesis statements
600
Name the following structure. 
Story Arc
600
What year was Gateway founded?
1964
600
Name the months each of the 8th grade ELA teachers were born.
Murphy-December
Coyle- January
Blosser- April
Peters- September