PLOTS & MORE
CHARACTERS & CONFLICT
POETRY & MORE
VOCABULARY
WHO KNOWS
100
The complications and events that lead to the climax
What is RISING ACTION
100
When a character struggles against another character and against something in the environment
What is CHAR. VS CHAR. AND CHAR. VS NATURE
100
When you see something opposite of what you'd expect AND say something opposite of what you mean.
What is SITUATIONAL IRONY AND VERBAL IRONY
100
The man hadn't eaten for days, and he was dizzy from hunger. Give two creative syonyms for how he was feeling in his head and his stomach based on the information in the first sentence.
What is FAMISHED, DELIRIOUS
100
Language Arts is about reading and writing. But it's also about what?
What is Feelings, growing, sharing, talking, representing, viewing, learning, etc.
200
Tying together of the consequences of the climax
What is FALLING ACTION
200
A character has an internal struggle and also struggles with something such as racism.
What is CHAR. VS. SELF AND CHAR. VS. SOCIETY
200
Identify these three things: The beat of a poem. The way the lines in a poem are organized. A poem with no set rules.
What is RHYTHM, STANZA, FREE VERSE
200
What does the word conspicuous mean in this sentence? The missing money was very conspicuous?
What is NOTICABLE.
200
Four themes that have been consistent in our readings and movies this year.
What is DON'T LET OBSTACLES OR DISABILITIES STOP YOU FROM BEING AWESOME, BE YOURSELF (LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE), KINDNESS MATTERS, TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED, HARDSHIPS MAKE US STRONGER, BETTER PEOPLE.
300
All parts of the plot in the correct order.
What is EXPOSITION, INITIAL INCIDENT, RISING ACTION, CLIMAX, FALLING ACTION, DENOUEMENT OR RESOLUTION
300
One whose struggles we are most interested in and the force acting against this person.
What is PROTAGONIST AND ANTAGONIST
300
Identify what figurative language these represent: 1. He was as bossy as my mother. 2. She was the apple of my eye. 3. White flag on a battlefield.
What is SIMILE, METAPHOR, SYMBOLISM
300
By Friday morning, the heavy rain is expected to diminish and the sun should emerge. What does diminish and emerge mean?
What is DECREASE IN AMOUNT; COME OUT INTO VIEW
300
This will test your observation skills. What are three of my favorite things?
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY
400
3 things we are introduced to in the exposition
What is SETTING, SOME OF THE CHARACTERS, SOMETHING OF THE SITUATION
400
5 TYPES OF CHARACTERS ARE:
What is DEVELOPING OR DYNAMIC, STATIC, STOCK OR STEREOTYPE, FLAT, ROUND
400
Identify two characteristics of these types of poems: 1. Haiku, Diamante, Limerick, Concrete Poem
What is Haiku - 17 syllables about nature or experience, from Japan. Diamante - often about opposites, 7 lines, in shape of diamond. Limerick - has rhythm and rhyme and often humorous. Concrete - in shape of topic of poem, visually appealing, in picture form.
400
The students in this class often jostle and jabber. What do these two words mean?
What is JOSTLE - PUSH AND SHOVE, OFTEN IN JEST. JABBER - TALK ALOT IN A NOISY MANNER
400
Name a song and a movie that represent themes from LA this year (can't be ones we studied in class.)
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY
500
Identify these 4: 1. Time, place, weather, lifestyle of the story. 2. Use of clues about the ending of the story. 3. A glimpse into the past to fill in missing information. 4. A type of literature
What is 1. SETTING 2. FORESHADOW 3. FLASHBACK 4. GENRE
500
Explain the 5 types of characters.
What is DEVELOPING/DYNAMIC - UNDERGOES PERMANENT CHANGE. STATIC - NO CHANGE. STOCK/STEREOTYPE - WE RECOGNIZE THIS STEREOTYPED CHARACTER SUCH AS THE DUMB BLONDE. FLAT - SUMMED UP IN ONE SENTENCE. ROUND - FULLY DEVELOPED, COMPLEX.
500
Name three characteristics of ballads and three characteristics of free verse.
What is BALLAD - NARRATIVE VERSE MEANT TO BE SUNG OR RECITEED, VIVID CHARACTERS OR EVENTS, OFTEN IN 4 LINE STANZAS WITH DEFINITE RHYME SCHEME. FREE VERSE - NO SET RULES ABOUT RHYTHM, RHYME OR PUNCTUATION. CAN BE ABOUT ANY TOPIC. EVERY WORD COUNTS.
500
If you try to quell your fears, hopefully they will subside and you won't waver during exams. What do quell, subside, and waver mean?
What is QUELL - OVERCOME. SUBSIDE - WEAR OFF OR DIE DOWN WAVER - PAUSE IN UNCERTAINTY
500
Name five things YOU should do this summer to stay awesome?
What is SOUNDS GOOD TO ME! YOU ROCK!
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