Vocabulary
Plot Structure
Author's Purpose
& Genre Elements
Not All It Seems
Random
100

When something is meaningful in current society or culture

What is "Relevant"?

100

Characters, setting, and mood are introduced

What is Exposition?

100

The author’s reason (or reasons) for writing a particular work. 

What is Author's Purpose?

100

This person was born in 1955, believes her audience can be powerful, and authored "Not Everything It Seems".

Who is "Arnetta Carter"?

100

This person is responsible for guiding their cohort to the next correct destination while the teacher is in the middle or the back of the pack.

Who is the line leader?

200

To work with others to achieve a shared goal.

What is "Collaborate"?

200

The moment of greatest interest

What is the Climax?

200

These are types of texts with this purpose: 

poems, personal essays, journals

What is "to express"?

200

These are somewhat invisible to adults but are likely familiar to teens and tweens.

What are micro-influencers?

200

This person patrols the streets of Gotham protecting its citizens from the tyranny of evil.

Who is Bruce Wayne/Batman?

300

To avoid or ignore someone or something

What is "Shun"?

300

Presents the story’s complications and escalates the conflict

What is the Rising Action?

300

These text features highlight the main idea in each section

What are headings?

300

According to the text, this percent of Gen Z-ers interact with social media influencers on smartphones.

What is 98%?

300

This show features a young boy outcasted from his village for being host to a violent and vengeful demon spirit fox.

What is Naruto?

400

A doubting or questioning attitude

What is "Skepticism"?

400

The moment, event, or decision that thrusts the main character into the action of a story 

What is the Inciting Incident?

400

These are elements of this genre:

- Provides factual information       - Includes evidence to support ideas                                         - Includes magazine and news articles and other formats           - Often contains text features such as headings, photographs, and captions

What is "informational text"?

400

This marketing strategy is the source of income for digital influencers

What is advertising?

or 

What are ads?

400

This holiday is the reason why schools will be closed on and is celebrated on Monday

What is Columbus Day or Indigenous People's Day?

500

Intentionally created instead of forming naturally

What is "Contrived"?

500

These five components of Plot Structure comprise the conflict of a story.

What is the inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution?

500

Authors use these two concepts to communicate their purpose

What is diction and syntax?

500

This former blogger confessed that they "...wanted to reap fame’s benefits without feeling like my life would become a video game of winning people over and seeking attention.”

Who is Tavi Gevinson?

500

This person is the middle school principle.

Who is Ms. Jacaruso?

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