Blood on the River
What did Samuel steal at the beginning of the book and why?
A locket, because it was his mother's.
What was the purpose of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project?
To find the Jamestown Fort
What vocab term would best fit here?
He did a __________ job, paying close attention to every little detail.
meticulous
What type of figurative language is this?
These islands are strung together much like beads on a necklace.
simile
What Genre was Written in Bone?
non fiction
What were the names of the ships traveling to the New World? You must name at least two of the three.
The Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery
What does it mean if a body is shrouded?
the body was wrapped in cloth
What vocab term would best fit here?
Archaeologists recently ____________ a remarkable site in Ancient Egypt, uncovering well-preserved artifacts.
excavated
What type of figurative language is this?
The heat was a living thing that clung to us like a second skin.
personification
What vocab term would best fit here?
The novel began with a thought-provoking _________, a poetic quote that set the tone for the mysterious journey that awaited the readers within its pages.
epigraph
Who is the first president of the Virginia colony?
Master Wingfield
At the Jamestown site, archaeologists focused on skeletal remains of which two ancestries?
European and African
What vocab term would best fit here?
Miss Winters walked into the room, _________ with anger after finding out her students ate their homework.
fuming or seething
What type of figurative language is this?
A pig has more royal blood than you do.
hyperbole
What term would best fit here?
Taylor Swift took the stage with confidence, __________ her microphone like a seasoned storyteller, captivating the audience with her musical tales.
wielding
Which president of Jamestown wanted a large house to be built in the woods?
President Ratcliffe
What was responsible for the high Carbon-13 value for individuals born and raised in America?
corn
What vocab term would best fit here?
James was so _________ that he believed even the most unbelievable stories without hesitation.
gullible or naive
What type of figurative language is this?
Somehow I know he is talking about Master Wingfield. The biggest fish in the sea.
metaphor
What type of figurative language is this?
Frosty fingers fumbled with the frozen zipper on my jacket.
alliteration
What most likely caused the illness that killed Reverend Hunt?
Mosquitoes
What did archeologists name the skeleton found in James Fort? Who did they think the skeleton was?
JR1225B
Richard Mutton
What vocab term would best fit here?
As the movie night began, kids in the room started __________ for "Shrek," their favorite animated film, eager to embark on another hilarious adventure with the beloved green ogre.
clamoring
What type of figurative language is this?
The twang of arrows and shrieking of colonists.
onomatopoeia
What important lessons did we learn from Chief Powhatan in his address to Captain John Smith?
What is peace over force and mutual survival. Speaking of love, truth, friendship, or trust?