Storytime!
Lights, Camera, Literacy!
What Makes a Story?
Speech Philosophy
Vocab-World!
100
-His name was Nag -Cobra
-In the story, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", what was the name of the male snake? What kind of species was it?
100
-Alliteration
-What is this literary term?: ~The repetition of initial consonant sounds
100
-Conflict
-A struggle between opposing forces is a _____.
100
-Person, place, or thing, noun.
~A ____, ____, or ____ is called a ____.
100
-Sluggishly
-As if lacking energy is called _____?
200
-The phrase, "release from the community" means that you die of an injection, and are released to Elsewhere
-In, "The Giver", what does 'release from the community' mean?
200
-Hyperbole
-What is this literary term?: ~An extreme exaggeration
200
-Character
-A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literacy work is a _____.
200
-Noun, pronoun, adjective
-Describes a ____ or a ____ is a ____.
200
-Scapegoat
-Person or group blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others is called _____?
300
-The ballet shoes reminded her of foot binding
-In the story, "Ribbons", why did the grandmother take away her granddaughter's ballet shoes?
300
-Preposition
-What literary term is this?: ~Relates to a noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence
300
-Plot
-The sequence of events in a literacy work is a _____.
300
-Sound, same, differently, different, homophones
-Words that ____ the ____, but are spelled ____, and mean ____ things are ____.
300
-Defiant
-Boldly resisting is called ____?
400
-Jimmy Wells
-In the story, "After 20 Years", a character was revealed to be a cop. What was his actual name?
400
-Foreshadowing
-What is this literary term?: ~The use in a literacy work, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur.
400
-Setting
-Time and place of the action is a _____.
400
-Action, condition, exists, verb
-A word that shows an ____, ____, or the fact that something ____ is a ____.
400
-Flustered
-Nervous or confused is called _____?
500
-No -It was the madness of the blackout that brought havoc to the community
-In the story, "Monsters on Maple Street", were the monsters real? Explain.
500
-Rhetorical question
-What literary term is this?: ~A statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered --- Ex: "He liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
500
-Theme
-A central message, connection, or purpose in a literacy work is a _____.
500
-Verb, adjective, or another adverb, adverb
-Modifies a _____, an _____, or another adverb is called_____?
500
-Persistently
-Firmly and steadily is called _____?
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