Literary Terms
What are the 3 types of punctuation marks?
Period, comma, colon, semi-colon, exclamation point, question mark, parenthesis, apostrophe, quotation mark.
Who is the narrator in The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
What is informative/informational writing?
Writing that is meant to inform/teach the audience. It is factual and otherwise known as non-fiction.
Who was Julius Caesar?
A Roman General/Politician/Leader.
What food item is always encouraged to bring/share with Visker?
Donuts
What is a climax?
The highest point of tension in a story.
Who get's shot under the streetlight in the park?
Dally
A hook is supposed to __________.
How did Cleopatra die?
Poison
Which character in The Outsiders is "movie-star handsome"?
Soda
What do you call a series of events that make up a story?
Plot
What are the names of the 3 Curtis brothers?
Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry
What is a Claim in argument writing?
A sentence that states your position in an argument and includes three reasons why.
What is the name of the 320 pound king of England who was mean and terrible?
Henry VIII
What is a brouhaha?
a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.
What is a Haiku?
A Japanese form of poetry usually about nature. It written in 3 lines with 5,7,5 syllables.
What is the name of Soda's horse?
Mickey Mouse
What are the 3 note taking styles we learned at the beginning of the year?
Sketch notes, Cornell Notes, Freestyle notes (Annotation is also acceptable)
Who were the two people in the book who had Malaria?
King Tut and Christopher Columbus
How did Montezuma fail in "How They Choked"?
He allowed his superstition and ego to cloud his judgement and allowed Cortez to come in and wipe out his civilization.
Simile, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the book Pony read to Johnny while they were hiding in the church?
Gone With the Wind
What are ALL 6 traits of writing?
Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions
How many children did Pocahontas have?
1 son
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
Marie Curie