Class Novels
In The Crossover by Kwame Alexander, this character is the narrator of the story.
Josh Bell
The meaning of the root word "aqua".
Water
Figure of speech where two things are compared using "like" or "as".
Simile
Correct usage: its or it's
The dog carried a frisbee in ___ mouth.
its
The name of the online program we used only in English (and keyboarding) this year.
Lexia
In Where the Red Fern Grows, this was the breed of Billy's dogs.
(Red Blood) Coonhound
The meaning of the root word "cent".
100
Figure of speech where a non-human entity is given human-like qualities or characteristics.
Personification
Correct usage: there, their, or they're?
____ thinking of changing the school mascot.
They're
The type of essay you wrote in this year's ACT Aspire.
Personal/Reflective Narrative
In The Crossover, this is the condition that made Chuck Bell stop playing basketball.
Patella tendonitis a.k.a jumper's knee
Greek root word meaning "one".
Mono
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of this figure of speech.
Hyperbole
Correct usage: than or then.
Cindy is faster ___ Robbie.
Than
The name of our class textbook.
My Perspectives
In Where the Red Fern Grows, what are Billy's dogs' names?
Greek root word meaning "life".
Bio
A figure of speech that is accepted as part of a culture but does not mean what it literally says.
Idiom
Correct usage: to or too
I am ___ busy for videogames now that I am in a club.
Too
The 3 letters in the title of the kind of summaries we write.
IVF
In A Wrinkle In Time, this is the first interdimensional being the children encounter.
Mrs. Whatsit
The word created when you combine the root words meaning "self", "life", and "write".
Auto-bio-graphy
Identify the figure of speech.
The pond was a frozen mirror.
Metaphor
Correct usage: your or you're.
I was told that ___ selling hot chips.
You're
Ms. Salinas' classroom number.
325