Mighty Long Way
Techniques & Goals
Random From the Year
Mr. W
All Summer in a Day
100

Name the 2 high schools talked about in Chapter 2

Dunbar High and Little Rock Central High

100

List 3 Techniques of author's craft

....

100

How should you end your introductory paragraph in your argument essay?

With your claim
100

What's my favorite football team?

Philadelphia Eagles
100

What were the 2 things we talked about being symbolized in the story?

The Sun and Rain

200

Name 7 characters from the book

Papa Holloway, Daddy, BIGGG Daddy, Mother, Hiram, Francis, etc...

200

Name one way you can change the tone in a movie/show

Music, body language, word choice

200

What country was Salva (Long Walk to Water) from?

South Sudan

200

What year was I born?

1994

200

What was the main character's name?

Margot

300

Who was the president during the Civil War?

Abe Lincoln

300

List 3 goals of author's craft

Building a mood, setting up the problem, stir empathy, etc

300

What was Salva's little sister's name?

Akeer

300

Where did I go to college?

University of Maine

300

How many years had it been since it last rained on Venus?

7 years

400

What was the name of the jazz musician who was sitting on the park bench?

Thelonious Monk

400

Define what it means to "Build a mood"

Creating a certain type of feeling or atmosphere

400

What was the name of the water-gun ambush game they played at the New York high school we read about?

Killer

400

What 2 colors were my high school colors?

Red & White

400

Who is the author of All Summer in Day?

Ray Bradbury

500

What grade was Carlotta in when she visited New York in the summer?

3rd Grade

500

Name one way you can change the tone in your writing

Word choice, describing body language

500

What was the theme of the fable "The Ants and the Grasshopper"?

You must work if you want to play

Hard work pays off

Don't rely on others to do your work for you

500

Name all of the sports I played in middle school (Must get them all to be correct)

Baseball

Track & Field

Soccer

Cross Country


500

Name the 3 things the main character compared the sun to

A lemon

A fire in a stove

A penny

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