Literary Elements
Mythology
Emot. Appeals
The Contender
DoAF
100
This is a term that refers to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, myth or work of art.
What is an allusion?
100
This person is not a member of the Greek council?
Who is Hades?
100
This is the purpose behind emotional appeals.
What is to persuade?
100
This person was the last person Alfred fought as a boxer.
Who is Elston Hubbard?
100
This is the person Dr. Dussel wanted to cut the cake.
Who is Mrs. Frank?
200
This is the feeling a work creates in the reader.
What is mood?
200
This is where the Greek gods met and made decisions about the world.
What is the Greek Council?
200
This is where readers will most likely see emotional appeals in writing.
What is advertising?
200
This was the setting for The Contender.
What is Harlem during the 1960s?
200
This is the food most available to those in hiding.
What is beans?
300
This is the struggle that a character in a story must overcome.
What is conflict?
300
These are the parents of the original Greek gods and goddesses.
Who are Cronos and Rhea?
300
This type of emotional appeal uses the reader's desire to be better than others to create a connection.
What is the snob appeal?
300
This was the climax of the novel.
What is the fight between Alfred and Elston Hubbard?
300
This is why the Franks/Van Daans will be able to use ration books.
What is their names will be removed from them?
400
This is what each letter in the PRIDE reading strategies stands for.
What is P: Predict, R: Read, I: Investigate, D: Dig it Up and E: Eliminate/Evaluate?
400
This is a a traditional story that is passed down and answers basic questions about the world.
What is a myth?
400
These are the five different categories of the basic needs emotional appeal.
What are love, safety and security, convenience, health and money?
400
This question has two parts. First it names the person that gave Alfred his robe and second it names the person who was studying to be a school teacher.
Who are Henry and Spoon?
400
These are the two ways Mrs. Van Daan was inappropriate toward Mr. Frank.
What are kissing him and showing him her legs?
500
These are the six elements of a plot, in order.
What are Exposition, Narrative Hook, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?
500
These are the six original children of the Titans.
Who are Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, Hestia and Demeter?
500
These are the five types of emotional appeals.
What are snob appeal, testimonial, bandwagon, loaded language and basic needs?
500
This is what it means to be a contender.
What is not giving up, even when it looks like you are not going to win?
500
This is the holiday Dr. Dussel compared Hanukkah to.
What is St. Nick's Day?
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