Writing skills
Short Story Unit
Poetry
Novel Study : Animal Farm
Miscellaneous
100
Expresses the main point of the paragraph - the "thesis" of a paragraph.
What is a topic sentence?
100
Person vs Person, Person vs Self, and Person vs Supernatural are all examples of...
Bonus : This is the most common kind of conflict.
What is conflicts?
Bonus : Person vs Person or Man vs Man
100
Traditionally a Japanese form of poetry, consists of three lines.
What is a haiku poem
100
Allegory of the _ in _ taking place during _
What is Russian Revolution ... 1917 ... World War I?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
200
Any paragraph in the middle of an essay, paper, or article that comes after the introduction but before the conclusion. Typically supports the thesis.
What is a body paragraph?
200
How to identify theme.
What is...
- Seek out patterns and recurring symbols.
- Pay attention to character development.
- Consider the conflict and resolution.
- Analyze mood and tone.
- Note contrasts and irony.
200
The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.
What is onomatopoeia
200
Character representing Joseph Stalin.
Who is Napoleon?
200
Originally drawn before Tessie volunteered.
Bonus for 300 : First person to draw from the box.
Who is Bill Hutchinson?
Bonus : Who is Steve Adams?
300
MLA format consists of...
Bonus : What does MLA stand for?
What is... Standard 8.5 x 11. White paper. Pages numbered (Last Name, #). One-inch margins. Times New Roman font in 12. Double spaced. Indent new paragraphs. Header should include : Your full name, professors name, course name or number, and the date of the assignment. MLA style quoting and works cited page?
Bonus : What is Modern Language Association
300
Name all three authors :
The Lottery
What I Have Been Doing Lately
The Story of an Hour
Bonus : Influential short story writer and poet, born Jan 19, 1809.
Who is Shirley Jackson, Jamaica Kincaid, Kate Chopin?
Bonus : Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
300
A stanza is...
(Hint : What has Ms. Talbot compared one to)
What is a group of more than one line or a mini paragraph in a poem
300
A vain character
Bonus : Who do they represent
Who is Mollie?
Bonus : What is the Bourgeois middle class?
300
Short stories today generally do not exceed __ in length.
What is 10,000 words?
400
Doing this in your conclusion paragraph will deduct marks.
(Hint : Think of Ms. talbots biggest advice on this)
What is adding new information?
Other answers for 250 : Using niche phrases, inconsistent tone (emotional or sentimental for example), and not rephrasing your thesis statement.
400
The three kinds of irony in literature.
What is verbal irony, dramatic irony, situational irony?
Bonus : Fuhlatogahn or Jittleyang?
400
Poetry style often seen in Shakespeare, Milton, Yeats, Auden, Stevens and Frost.
What is blank verse / free verse
400
The seven commandments become one, saying...
What is "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others"?
400
The Thursday Bell Work activity.
What is pyramid writing?
500
Write a thesis statement about the similarities of potatoes and tomatoes.
(If you don't have a device, here are some similarities : Botanical classification, nutritional content, culinary versatility, nutrient rich (vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber), both versatile and used worldwide.
Ms. Talbot decides!
500
Character who does not change internally as a result of the story's plot.
What is a static character
Bonus : Give an example of one.
500
All the kinds of poetry in the portfolio assignment.
Bonus for 150 : Freestyle any kind of poem.
What is slam / spoken work, haiku, blank / free verse, limerick, lyric, blackout, poetry in unexpected places, and template poetry?
Bonus : Ms. Talbot decides
500
In Animal Farm, this character symbolizes the intellectual and educated individuals who were eventually purged during the revolution.
Who is Snowball?
500
Debate for 700 : What is more devious? Tomatoes or Potatoes?
Hint : Look into history and colour theory
Team with best answer gets 700