Books to Film
In this digital adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic, Sam-I-Am will attempt to make all of us try this grass-colored food.
What is Green Eggs & Ham?
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers and build suspense by providing hints of what is yet to come.
What is Foreshadowing?
If your doing it right all sentences should start with this type of letter.
What is a Capital?
Jack and Ralph compete for the title of chief when their plane crashed on an island.
What is Lord of the Flies?
This type of writing can be defined as a piece of text that tells a story.
What is a Narrative?
This teen romance novel is about young Lara Jean, a high school daydreamer who writes love letters to the boys she has crushes on. She never sends out the letters though, they're just for her to write so she can let out her feelings and move on from her crush.
What is To All the Boys I've Loved Before?
An extended metaphor, where the entire story or poem has a secondary symbolic meaning.
What is an Allegory?
This part of speech is used to replace a proper noun in a sentence.
What is a Pronoun?
Do you hear the heart beating or is it just in the narrator's head? You can't trust the narrator of this classic Edgar Allan Poe story.
What is "The Tell-tale Heart"?
This type of writing is broken up into lines and stanzas.
What is poetry?
After their dad's murder, three siblings move with their mom to his ancestral estate, where they discover magical keys that unlock powers — and secrets. This magical mystery is based on the acclaimed, best-selling graphic novels co-created by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
What is Locke & Key?
The lesson that a story is trying to teach you.
What is a Theme?
When combining two complete sentences, this punctuation mark is used.
What is a semicolon (;)?
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
What is Animal Farm?
A piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue.No one will believe you unless you back up your opinion with facts.
What is argumentative?
In this novel by Leigh Bardugo, recently made into a Netflix series, dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world. Alina may not be able to survive her travel past the shadow fold.
What is Shadow & Bone?
The literal meaning of a word—the meaning you would find in a dictionary.
What is Denotation?
To show possession (who is the owner of something) use this punctuation mark.
What is an Apostrophe?
This story was a precursor to Hunger Games. Who doesn't like a story about hunting humans?
What is "The Most Dangerous Game"?
A claim that sets up your argument.
What is a thesis statement?
Paul Atreides, aka Timothy Chalamet, is a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive.
What is Dune?
The feeling the reader takes away from the piece. You might feel sad, amused, peaceful, or confused after reading a particular work.
What is Mood?
Their, there, they're...well, that is confusing. These words sound the same but have different meanings.
What are homophones?
Paint a mural. Start a battle. Change the world. Or fight a corpuscle, or three, with this novel set in New York City.
What is Shadowshaper?
Writing that exists to explain a subject or inform about a particular topic area.
What is Expository?