What is the definition of a resolution in a fiction story?
When the main conflict is resolved.
100
Describe what it means to visualize.
Making mind movies when reading something. Using your five senses to imagine what is going on in the book.
100
The name of the Principal at Olson Middle School.
Who is Dr. Emerson?
100
For how many "quarters" does a student go to Olson for? (If they go to Olson for all of 6th, 7th and 8th grade)
12 Quarters
200
The two parts that make up a setting.
Where and when?
200
The lessons learned when reading a fiction story.
What are the themes?
200
Describe what it means to preview a book.
Look over the front and back cover, read the summary, read a little bit of the book to see if it is something you would be interested in reading.
200
How many core teachers are there in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade? (Trick Question)
What is 13
200
How many days of school have we had this far?
(Closest team gets the points)
41 days of school!
300
The definition of a conflict in a fiction story.
What is a problem in the story.
300
Give three examples of common themes in a fiction story.
Examples responses:
Courage, love, death, good versus evil, power, escape, jealousy, loneliness, etc.
300
Describe what it means to make a prediction when reading something.
Use evidence to say what you think will happen next in a book.
300
Who do the Vikings play this Sunday? (Even I had to look up the answer)
Who are the Chicago Bears?
300
What was the temperature today at 12:49 PM when Mr. Tuttle was making this Jeopardy board? (Closest team gets the points)
63 Degrees
Beautiful Day!
400
Three things you will always find at the beginning of a fiction story.
What are the characters, setting and conflict?
400
Name three popular fiction book titles.
Examples: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Trapped, Copper Sun, Big Nate, Harry Potter, etc.
400
Name the three different types of connections.
Text to Text
Text to Self
Text to World
400
The number of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books that have been made.
What is 10
400
Mr. Tuttle's favorite sports are football, basketball and baseball. Order these three from favorite to least favorite.
1. Basketball
2. Baseball
3. Football
500
The most exciting part of a fiction story.
What is the climax?
500
Define: Protagonist AND Antagonist (2 Definitions)
Protagonist: The main character in a fiction story
Antagonist: The character or thing working against the main character
500
What does it mean to summarize?
Explaining the main idea of something you have read.
500
How many chairs are there in this classroom?
You have 30 seconds to guess.
(Closest team gets the points)
What is 32?
500
What is the difference between a "Fixed Mindset" and a "Growth Mindset?"
A student with a "Fixed Mindset" may believe that they were born with the intelligence that they already have, and they won't get any better at things in life no matter what. These students may want to give up. A student with a "Growth Mindset" knows that they will improve at anything they do in life the more they practice the skills and the more they stay positive about improving.