Komachin
How many cups in a gallon
16
Who is the author of Unbroken?
Laura Hillenbrand
Who is the author of "The Veldt"?
Ray Bradbury
Who is the author of Bronx Masquerade?
Nikki Grimes
What time does the final bell ring on early release days?
2:35
Name the 6 Komachin ELA teachers
Sivankeo, Hunter, Baydo-Reed, Reece, Greenwell, Hettinger
The names of the children in "The Veldt" is an allusion to what fantasy story?
Peter Pan
In a plot diagram, what is the term used to describe the most exciting part of the story or the turning point of the story?
Climax
Name the figurative language that gives inanimate objects human qualities
Personification
Name the protagonist of Unbroken
Louis Zamperini
In "The Monkey's Paw" what was the mother's wish?
To bring her son back from the dead
#of innings in a baseball game x quarters in a football game / halves in a soccer game
18
When citing information directly from a published text, what goes inside the parenthesis?
author's last name and page number
What was the name of the plane that Louie was in that crashed in the Pacific Ocean?
The Green Hornet
Who was the antagonist in Unbroken while Louie was held captive at a POW camp?
The Bird
Name the 10 8th grade advisors
Sivankeo, Standlea, Riffe, Birge, Grittman, Skydancer, Hunter, Serrao, Davis, Brooks
What is the biggest animal in the world?
blue whale
What does the number XXIV represent
24
"A friendship bobbing up between us" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Alliteration
What was the name of the teacher in Bronx Masquerade?
Mrr. Ward
What are the three types of writing? (Think of the SBA Writing task)
Informational, argumentative, narrative
How many stars and stripes are on the American flag and what do they represent?
50 stars for each state and 13 stripes for each colony
When was Pearl Harbor bombed?
December 7, 1941
Name the 7 dwarves
Dopey, Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy
What was the name of the character in Bronx Masquerade who didn't believe he had a future and who commented on each person's poem?
Tyrone Bittings