Hunger Games
Primrose Everdeen
"My mom made dinner for all my friends."
What is the verb in this sentence?
Made
He was as cool as a cucumber. What type of literary device is this?
Simile
What is the capitol of California?
Sacramento
This is a popular notion by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved
The American Dream
What skill is Katniss best known for?
Archery
We are having chicken rice and broccoli for dinner tonight.
After what words does a comma belong?
chicken and rice
We are having chicken, rice, and broccoli for dinner tonight.
An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Which planet in the solar system is the hottest?
Mercury
Woody Guthrie wrote this popular American tune (we listened to it on the first day of our American Voices unit)
This Land is Your Land
What is the name of the post-apocalyptic country in which the story takes place?
Panem
What punctuation mark can be used to separate two closely related independent clauses?
A semi-colon (;)
"The sea licked greedy lips in the shadows."
What kind of literary device is used here?
Personification
What year was the declaration of independence signed?
1776
In our American Voices unit, we talked about America as a melting pot VS. a _______?
Salad Bowl
Only kids between the ages of ____&____ can participate in The Hunger Games
I love playing soccer with my friends; their so fun to play with.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Their should be they're
At the beginning of TMDG, Rainsford and Whitney are chatting on the boat, and on their way to a hunting trip, Whitney points out an island. Whitney says about the island “‘The old charts call it Ship-Trap Island...suggestive name, isn’t it?’ (15)”. He shows obvious dread of the island in his conversation with Rainsford.
What literary element is this?
Foreshadowing
What musical group sang the songs: "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Yellow Submarine," and "With a Little Help from My Friends."
The Beatles
Who is the poet who wrote "The Hill We Climb" (HINT: She recited this poem at the inauguration in January of 2021, and she is the youngest inaugural poet in American History)
Amanda Gorman
Panem is ruled under a __________ type of government. This government is defined as a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.
Totalitarian
What is a comma splice?
When a comma is put in between two independent clauses.
At the beginning of the year, we studied "The Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell. This is a song about a boy growing up and going through different seasons of his life. Joni Mitchell uses a carousel to compare life to something that we are captive on: "we can't return we can only look behind from where we came."
What literary device did Mitchell use in her song?
Metaphor
What was the most pivotal naval battle (fought almost entirely with aircraft) of WWII?
The Battle of Midway
We read Quilt of a Country around the 21st anniversary of 9/11. What was Anna Quindlen's main idea in this piece?
Although the United States is a mix of cultures, the September 11 terrorist attacks unite the population