When You
Reach Me
Reach Me
What is the name of the main character?
Miranda
What is magical realism?
A genre that incorporates fantastical elements into story set in the real world
What is the main character's name?
Stanley Yelnats
What is the beginning of an op-ed called? (what do they use engage their readers?)
A hook
What is the version of English many people consider to be "correct"?
Standard English
What is Richard's (Miranda's mom's boyfriend) nickname?
Mr. Perfect
What is it called when an author writes out what a character says?
Dialogue
What do we call it when a word or phrase is spelled the same way forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
What is the purpose of an op-ed?
To express an informed opinion about a (usually controversial) topic
What is the dialect spoken in the U.S. by many African Americans?
African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
What does Jimmy collect in his Fred Flintstone piggy bank?
Two dollar bills
What is the fantastical element in the novel Holes?
The curse
Who is the Warden related to?
Trout Walker
How does an op-ed typically end?
With a call to action
What is it called when a person switches from one language variety to another?
Code-switching
Who is the laughing man?
Marcus from the future
Name two of the elements of plot structure.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
What is Stanley's great-great-great grandfather's name? (the one from Latvia)
Elya Yelnats
Name one of the rhetorical devices we learned about.
Logos, pathos, or ethos
What are the three sentence structures we learned about called?
Simple, compound, and complex
Which of Miranda's friends (former enemy) does Marcus marry in the future?
Julia
Latin America
How many spots does every yellow-spotted lizard have?
Eleven
What does op-ed stand for?
Opposite of the editorial
What is it called when a writer states the subject and then refers to the subject with different words directly following? (Hint: it's one of the instances in which you use commas)
Appositive