Reading
Writing
Definitions
Grammar
Wild Card
100

This is a poem that has fourteen lines, follows a specific rhyme scheme, and has one main idea

What is a sonnet?

100

This is the road map for an entire essay that goes at the end of the introduction

What is a thesis statement?

100

This is the main idea or message of a text

What is theme?

100

A phrase that goes at the beginning of sentences

What is introductory phrase?

100

You should always read these before a passage.

What are the questions?

200

This is when someone is stating the opposite of another author's claim

What is a counterclaim?

200

These are used to help the flow of writing and should not be obvious with words like "next" or "finally."

What are transitions?

200

This is a type of figurative language that paints a picture in the reader's mind

What is imagery?

200

Punctuation that joins two complete, related thoughts

What is a semicolon?

200

This is the date that Ms. Elliott's English 2 students do not have to attend her class if they turn in their exemption forms.

What is December 15th?

300

This is what you can use to find out the meaning of an unfamiliar vocabulary word.

What are context clues?

(Surrounding sentences will also be accepted)

300

This is what starts a body paragraph and gives an overall idea as to what the paragraph is about

What is a topic sentence?

300

This is the emotions that an author establishes through their writing to impact the audience

What is tone?

300

This punctuation CANNOT join two independent clauses and is also used after FANBOYS when joining two sentences

What is a comma?

300

This is the percentage of your grade that the EOC counts for.

What is 20%?

400

This is when events from earlier in the passage hint at later events.

What is foreshadowing?

400

Personal pronouns and contractions usually aren't used in formal writing unless they are in this format of text

What is a speech?

(Memoir will also be accepted)

400

This is a type of figurative language that gives a non-human thing humanlike characteristics

What is personification?

400

Punctuation that introduces a list or something brought up in the complete sentence before it

What is a colon?

400

This is the name of one of the short stories we read at the beginning of the semester.

What is "All Summer in a Day," "The Scarlet Ibis," "The Monkey's Paw," "Cell One," "Good Country People," or "Harrison Bergeron?"

500

This is a type of figurative language when the opposite of what is expected happens.

What is irony?

500

When finding evidence to back up a claim, it is important to make sure that it has two distinct characteristics

What is relevant and credible?

500

This is a persuasive technique that uses emotions and feelings to persuade the audience

What is pathos?

500

The term for matching all of the items in a list 

What is parallel structure?
500

Student are taking the second half of the EOC tomorrow, which is tilted this.

What is the English 2 EOC - Reading?

(Any variation of this will be accepted as long as it includes "Reading")

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