"Skeleton Creek"
Word Wizardry
Relitutionary Ideas
Unit Wordy Nerdy
Potpourri
Dredge Veg
100
Gargantuan
What is huge or large?
100
"Skeleton Creek" is considered Revolutionary Literature because it has this.
What is revolutionary structure ("vook")?
100
This word from below does NOT fit the definition of “status quo” a. Normal b. Existing conditions c. Beliefs d. Revolutionary
What is d (Revolutionary)?
100
Spell check: a.) Fredrick Douglass b.) Frederick Douglas c.) Fredrick Duglass d.) Frederick Douglass
What is d (Frederick Douglass)?
100
“Little birdie” refers to this.
What is Ryan's Dad's tattoo?
200
Hoax means: a. To perform a magic act b. To deceive, especially by playing a trick on someone c. A disease that killed most of Europe in the Dark Ages d. To scream at someone
What is a hoax?
200
Revolutionary Literature attempts to do this ___________ in order to accomplish this: ____________.
What is challenge the status quo and create a paradigm shift?
200
The time and place in which the artist works; factors that influence the artist
What is context?
200
This poet established the status quo for us when we were studying World War One literature
Who is Tennyson?
200
A computer, internet, and a password are needed for Ryan to ____________.
What is watch Sarah's videos.
300
This rhymes with Michelle Pfeifer and means "to discover the meaning of"
What is decipher?
300
When studying a piece of literature, the element that will give you the most insight about why it might be revolutionary is ___________ because it shows you what the status quo was of that time period.
What is context?
300
An author must consider THIS when thinking of ways to sell the most books
What is audience?
300
We have only studied pieces written from THIS perspective
What is male?
300
One of these is NOT true for why the author has Ryan print emails and tape them into his journal a. To show how paranoid Ryan is about his parents finding out that he’s talking to Sarah b. To show that Ryan cares about Sarah c. To make the journal seem authentic d. To reinforce the author’s theme of protecting the environment
What is “to reinforce the author’s theme of protecting the environment”?
400
An example of this "Skeleton Creek" vocab word is to change direction suddenly while you drive
What is veer?
400
"Johnny Got His Gun" and "Skeleton Creek" are similar because they both have this.
What is revolutionary structure, stream of consciousness, or male narrator?
400
The end of segregation (the practice of separating minorities and Caucasians), women joining the workforce, an African-American president, and the end of slavery are all examples of ____________.
What is paradigm shift?
400
Two examples of styles of writing we have studied
What are stream of consciousness, poetry, vook, and/or autobiography?
400
The ending of "Skeleton Creek" is an example of THIS literary technique, one rock climbers are very familiar with
What is cliff hanger?
500
We are trying to make preparing for the test tomorrow the opposite of _________________, by making this awesome and EXCITING game!
What is tedious?
500
Even though authors write for a very large audience, who is hopefully the target audience for revolutionary literature?
What is people who believe in the status quo?
500
What two word phrase connects ALL of the below ideas? a.) Rhetor b.) Context c.) Purpose d.) Audience
What is Rhetorical Triangle?
500
Douglass, Owen, Trumbo, and Carman all have THIS in common
What is revolutionary authors?
500
Ryan’s journal and "Johnny Got His Gun" have THIS in common
What is “stream of consciousness” or “male narrator”?
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