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Blast from the Past
Vocabulary
Grammar & Punctuation
Writers & Artists
100

You mind find unclaimed papers here. 

What is the No Name Bin? 

100

Shakespeare's romantic tragedy details the end of this famous couple. 

Who are Romeo & Juliet? 

100

Anything that represents itself, but also stands for something else on a figurative level.

What is a symbol? 

100

You should have this at the end of every sentence. 

What is a period? 
100

The Mexican artist who painted Self Portrait on the Boarder Line Between Mexico and the United States

Frida Kahlo

200

Finished work that is completed on paper should go here. 

What is the turn in bin?

200

She is the main character of To Kill a Mockingbird

Who is Scout Finch?

200

A conflict occurring inside of a character's mind or heart. 

What is an external conflict? 

200

This punctation mark introduces items in a list. 

What is a colon? 

200

Patricia J. Williams described her heritage in the metaphor of food in this class text. 

What is "Ethnic Hash"? 

300

You could borrow office supplies, or use a loaner pencil from this part of the room. 

What is the supply table?

300

She is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird

Who is Harper Lee?

300

Putting two things side by side for the sake of comparison. 

What is juxtaposition? 
300

This punctuation mark separates unnecessary information in a sentence. 

What is a dash?

300

Amy Tan, the author of "Two Kinds" (and the novel The Joy Luck Club) draws on her background from this culture in her writing. 

What is Chinese American? 

400

Your past assignments that have been graded go here. 

What are the hanging folders? 
400

This is a famous Tim Burton film about a man with unusual extremities. 

What is Edward Scissorhands?

400

The way a writer or speaker uses words and tone to express their ideas as well as their personality. 

What is voice? 

400

Separates two (or more) related, independent clauses in a sentence.

What is a semicolon? 

400

Teresa Acosta was the poet who created this class text. 

What is "My Mother Pieced Quilts"?

500

Any awesome work can be pinned up by students here. 

What is the applause wall? 

500

This is the name for the list of sources you've referenced in an essay. 

What is a bibliography? 

500

This is a word for the intentional ordering of words in a sentence. 

What is Syntax

500

Repeating a grammatical pattern in subsequent phrases, clauses, sentences, etc.

What is parallel structure? 

500

The author of "Two Ways to Belong in America"

Who is Bharati Mukherjee?

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