Class Rules
Texts
Vocabulary
Literary Strategies
Brainteasers
100
The first 2 things I do in the first 2 minutes of class are...
What are take my seat, take out my pen/pencil, and/or set my behavior goal.
100
The title of the text we read that was written by our current President.
What is Dreams From My Father?
100
Where your CONCLUSION appears in your essay.
What is the last paragraph of my essay?
100
One way an author might use descriptive details
What is language that shows the reader the author's view of a character for example: Little Dorothy wore a plain checkered dress with pigtails and bows in her hair, and carried a small wicker basket with a miniature puppy riding inside.
100
The errors in the following sentence are: "Getting a bacon, egg and cheese in the morning is my favorite thing to do. sometimes my brother tags along."
What is "bacon, egg, and cheese" and "Sometimes"
200
The three silent hand signals we demonstrate during class.
What are 1 finger = I'm done! 2 fingers = I need materials! 3 fingers = I need a pass.
200
The lesson June learned in "Tuesday of the Other June"?
What is 'be yourself and it is better not to fight back against bullies but involve an adult.'
200
When you COMMUNICATE something.
What is explaining or showing a message in my own words.
200
An example of which literary strategy is, "The car horns outside screamed angrily."
What is personification?
200
The answer to the following riddle: "Mary's father has 5 daughters- Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughter's name?
What is Mary?
300
The steps when class is over and it is time to transition.
What is putting my classwork in my folder, packing my things up, standing up behind my chair, lining up when called, keeping my hands to h
300
The main idea from the story "The Life You Imagine" by Derek Jeter.
What is 'set goals for yourself and motivate yourself to achieve those goals'?
300
Another word (or a synonym) or the word PERSUADE
What is convince?
300
This is an example of a simile or metaphor, "Stacey's hair was as long as Rapunzel's." How do you know?
What is simile because the example uses AS?
300
We see it once in a year, twice in a week, and never in a day.
What is the letter e?
400
How often I receive grades in ELA
What is once or twice a day.
400
The reason the Statue of Liberty needs to be preserved, according to the author of "World's Wonders Worn Down"?
What is because the Statue of Liberty is a landmark of the U.S. that has special historical significance?
400
An EFFECT of eating an entire box of Oreos.
What is feeling sick to your stomach or full?
400
This literary strategy involves saying the opposite of what you actually mean? (DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!)
What is sarcasm?
400
It is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute.
What is his breath?
500
The BWA slogan
What is Believe it, Write it, Achieve it!
500
The author's perspective on the city of Oz.
What is that the city of Oz is strange and unpredictable, upon first appearance it is glamorous and dazzling but when you meet the ruler the reader is afraid of the Wizard and unsure of whether he will be helpful.
500
3 CHARACTERISTICS of a puppy. (DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!)
What is playful, sleepy, happy?
500
(DOUBLE JEOPARDY) The correct spelling and strategy that is used in the following example: "Last week all our teachers came out to the schoolyard during recess and played games with us! We played tag, duck duck goose, baseball, and had a really great time. I loved getting the chance to have free time with my teachers and see them outside of class."
What is an anecdote.
500
This creature has one voice, and yet becomes four-footed, two-footed, and three-footed. (DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!)
What is a man? In the beginning of his life he crawls, in the middle he walks on two legs, and towards the end he walks with a cane. - Oedipus
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