Essay
What is the 1st paragraph in an essay?
Introduction
What is the formation of a word from a sound?
Onomatopoeia
1848 thousands of people traveled to California for?
The Gold Rush
Spell the day of the week that comes before Thursday.
Wednesday
What come after the rising action?
Climax
What is the last paragraph in an essay?
Conclusion
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words?
Alliteration
Name two thing that happen in Redtown.
Planned battles, war town, held meeting with enemy groups, declared war
Spell the part of a snake that makes a sound.
Rattler
What comes after the falling action?
Resolution
What is the last line of the introduction paragraph called?
Thesis Statement
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Name two groups of Native Americans in the Southwest?
Pueblo and Navajo
Spell the month we are currently in.
January
What shape does the plot follow?
triangle or pyramid like
What is the 1st sentence of the introduction called?
Hook
Human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Personification
What city was established during the gold rush?
San Francisco
Spell the last major holiday we just celebrated.
Christmas
When someone writes a story about themselves, what is it called?
Autobiography
How many body paragraphs in an essay?
3
Repeating something that has already been said or written.
Repetition
What happened to pok-a-tok loser?
Sacrificed to the gods.
Spell the blue-green mineral that the Navajo people would make jewelry of.
Turquoise
What comes after the climax?
Falling action