English - Summer school

12th grade Spelling

100

the process by which a cell divides into two smaller cells

mitosis

200

marked by temperance in indulgence

abstemious

300

a fear of foreigners or strangers

xenophobia

400

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).

onomatopoeia

500

a free man who cultivates his own land

Yeoman

Short story structure

100

The number of Acts/Parts in a standard short story structure. It's also the same for film structure. 

3

200

Which of these do not have be included in the first act: 

A.) Main character  

B.) Problem

C.) Antagonist 

d.) Goal

C.) Antagonist 

300

What is another term for the two turning points in the story?

Plot Points

400

True/False:

The story's climax is also the second turning point. 

False. It comes after the second plot point. 

500

Plot Point # 2 is also known as: "The Moment of ____". 

Apparent defeat or no return

We read it in class. Or listened to it.

100

Name 2 of the 3 podcasts we listened to in class.

My Favorite Murder, Serial Killers, Forensic Files. 

200

Who does Johnny Cade kill in The Outsiders?

Robert Sheldon

300

This story ended: 

“Personally, I think it’s right here on the premises.” “Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?”

And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle.

Lamb to the Slaughter

400

2 chances -- What network did Forensic Files originally air on? Or what year did it first air? 

TLC - 1996 

500

What is Dexter Morgan's boat named?

Slice of Life

Sensory Imagery

100

How many senses do we have? The basic ones. 

5

200

We do not want to "tell" our reader what is going on. We want to ______

Show

300

Give me 6 words to describe the way something smells. 30 seconds... and go

Acidic, Musty, Acrid, Nauseating Airy Perfumed Biting Pungent Clean Putrid Crisp Rancid Dirty Redolent Earthy Repulsive FaintRotten Feminine Sharp Fetid Sour Fishy Spicy Floral Spoiled Flowery Stale Fresh Stinking Light Sweaty Loamy Sweet Masculine Tart Moist Wispy

400

Give me 6 words to describe the way something taste. 30 seconds... and go

1. acidic – very sour
2. astringent – an astringent taste is one that is strong and bitter
3. bitter – a strong sharp taste that is not sweet
4. bitter-sweet – tasting bitter and sweet at the same time
5. brackish – has a slight taste of salt and is therefore not pure
6. hot – contains a lot of spices that create a burning feeling in your mouth
7. mature – has been left to develop a pleasant strong flavour
8. mild – does not have a strong taste
9. ripe – has a strong flavour
10. robust – has a lot of flavour
11. savoury – tasting of salt or spices and not sweet
12. seasoned – containing seasonings to improve flavour
13. sharp – has a strong and bitter flavour
14. sour – with a taste like a lemon
15. spicy – has a strong hot flavour
16. sweet-and-sour – contains both sweet and sour flavours
17. syrupy – thick, sweet, and sticky
18. tart – a slightly sour taste
19. unsalted – not flavoured with salt
20. watery – pale, or not strong

500

The 6th or 7th senses refer to what....

Body posture and balance

"Murder Most Foul"

100

This infamous American serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, burglar, and necrophile, assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls (admitted himself to killing 30) during the 1970s. 

Ted Bundy

200

This effect, coined after the TV show, is said to have changed the way many trials are presented today, in that prosecutors are pressured to deliver more forensic evidence in court. Victims and their families are coming to expect instant answers from showcased techniques such as DNA analysis and fingerprinting, when actual forensic processing often takes days or weeks, with no guarantee of revealing a "smoking gun" for the prosecution's case. 

The CSI effect

300

Made most famous by the academy award portrayal by Anthony Hopkins, this famous book from 1988 depicts cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling.

Silence of the Lambs

400

This famous short story ends with a villager winning a raffle of sorts. Her prize: she is stoned to death.

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

500

Generally considered America's first serial killer, this man was was also a con artist and a bigamist, the subject of more than 50 lawsuits in Chicago alone. 

H.H. Holmes

In 2017, amid allegations Holmes had in fact escaped execution, Holmes' body was exhumed for testing. Due to his coffin being contained in cement, his body was found not to have decomposed normally. His clothes were almost perfectly preserved and his mustache was found to be intact. The body was positively identified as being that of Holmes with his teeth. Holmes was then reburie