Parts of Speech
The Circuit
Essays
Frankenstein
The Outsiders
100

A word used to identify any class of people, places, or things.

Noun

100

What is the author's full name?

Francisco Jimenez

100

This type of essay is good at convincing someone to agree on a point of view.

Persuasive Essay

100

Who is the author of Frankenstein?

Mary Shelly

100

Who is the author of this book?

S.E. Hinton

200

A word or phrase naming an attribute or description.

Adjective

200

What town in Mexico did the main characters live in before coming to America?

Rancho Blanco

200

A type of essay that focuses on clarifying a definition for a controvercial term or concept.

Argumentative Essay

200

What town did Frankenstein grow up in?

Geneva

200

What are the names of the two rival gangs in the story?

The Greasers and the Socials "Socs"

300

A word that describes an action, state, or occurrence.

Verb

300

What happened to the family bird?

The father killed it.

300

A type of essay concerned with why things happen and what happens as a result.

Cause and Effect Essay

300

Who was on trial for murder at the end of the story?

Justine Moritz

300

Who saved Ponyboy from being drowned?

Johnny

400

A word to connect clauses or sentences.

Conjunction

400

What hobby did Francisco have as a kid?

Collecting coins

400

A type of essay identifying, questioning, and assessing our deeply-held assumptions.

Reflective Essay

400

Is Frankenstein the scientist or the monster?

Scientist

400

Who helped Ponyboy and Johnny escape?

Dally

500

A word governing and usually proceeding a noun.

Preposition

500

What happened to the brothers at the end of the story?

They got picked up by La Migra.

500

A type of essay that is a presentation of a writer's thinking in logical sequences.

Analytical Essay

500

Who are the 2 main characters of the story?

Victor Frankenstein and the monster

500

Who died from injuries from the burning building?

Johnny

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