Comprehension Part 1
Comprehension Part 2
"What's With These Guys" Essay + Random
Poetry
Random
100
Who is Theseus? (list two things)
Hero, son of Aegeus (king of Athens), warrior who defeats the Minotaur
100
Why were all the Athenians shrouded in black clothing? (Theseus asks his father)
They were mourning over sending 14 of their youth to be sacrificed to the Minotaur.
100
In this essay, the author states that Superman has gone mainstream. What does mainstream mean? A. common and widely known or accepted B. music people dance too EXAMPLE:Mainstream music is listened to by many people.
A. Common and widely known or accepted
100
Another word for a line of poetry.
verse
100
What word means you use your senses to paint a picture of something in your mind? When you read you may not be able to see what's going on in front of you, but you can create it in your mind.
imagery
200
What is a good theme for this play? Remember, a theme is the main message in a story.
Answers will vary - Can relate to being a hero
200
What is the text structure used in this play?
problem and solution
200
What word means having courage, being brave, or heroic?
valiant
200
A paragraph in poetry is called a ___________.
stanza
200
What is a poem with only three lines in the stanza called?
tercet
300
The play characterizes a hero as someone who fights against injustice. What does in justice mean?
unfairness, corruption, lack of justice
300
Who helps Prince Theseus defeat the beast? In what way does this person help him?
Princess Ariadne gave Prince Theseus a sword and a thread from her cloak so he can find his way back from the maze.
300
DAILY DOUBLE: This will be timed. You have 30 seconds to like 7 superheroes. Your points will be doubled if you get it right. If you get it wrong, it won't count against you.
Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Thor, WonderWoman, Iron Man, Aqua Man, Wolverine, Captain America, Hulk, etc.
300
A). How many syllables are in the following: Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore? B). What words means you hear the same sound in the beginning of a word (more than two times)?
A). 9 B). Alliteration
300
S-W-B-S-T is used to do what?
summarize
400
How did the Minotaur die? Who killed him?
The Minotaur died by THESEUS using the sword to slice off one of the Minotaur's horns and then plunges the horn into the beasts chest.
400
Why does King Aegeus send 14 people to die every 9 years? (Include good details in your answer.)
King Minos is upset over the death of his son. His son competed in a series of sports in Athens. He won most of them. The Athenian mean were jealous. This led to a fight that killed King Minos son. To keep peace, King Aegeus agreed to send 14 youth to King Minos to enter the maze and face the Minotaur.
400
Write a poem that has an AABB rhyme scheme.
Answers will vary
400
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. What is in this line of poetry?
internal rhyme
400
What is text evidence (how do you find it, how do you know you are using text evidence?)
Text evidence is when you go back in the text and find a quote and/or page number to support your answer.
500
In the final line of the play, the Spirit says, “Heroic deeds come at great cost, young prince.” What does the Spirit mean?
Theseus may suffer from his heroic deeds.
500
Write 3 GOOD questions that would make a reader go back into the play to find an excellent response.
Answers will vary
500
How are Superman and Theseus alike?
Answers will vary - Both are heroes, both try to help people in need, both try to do the right thing, etc.
500
Sentences and paragraphs are in written language called _______________________.
prose
500
A). What does generalization mean? B). Make a generalization about a hero.
A). A generalization is a broad statement about a group of people (or things) and something they have in common. B). Answers will vary --EXAMPLE: All heroes are brave. All heroes wear capes.
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