Characters
What is the main characters name in the novel Speak?
What is:
Melinda
Name two themes in the novel Speak
What is:
Survival, Identity, Resiliency, Communication, the Hero's Journey
What is:
" (Anderson 15).
What is the literary device that uses "like" or "as" when comparing two things?
What is:
A simile
What does "abduct" mean?
What is:
To take someone away by force
Who is Melinda's pseudo-friend?
What is:
Heather
What theme does a mirror represent for Melinda?
What is:
The theme of Identity
What is a thesis statement?
What is:
A sentence that answers the prompt question in the form of an argument
An allusion is...
What is:
A reference made to a famous person or historical event
True or False:
A faction is a group within a larger group that has the same ideas and opinions as the rest of the group.
False
A faction is a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions as the rest of the group
Who is "IT"?
What is:
Andy Evans
Name an example of how Melinda communicates
What is:
She often times doesn't, through art, through sticky notes
Where does a thesis statement go in an essay?
What is:
At the end of the introduction paragraph
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of what literary device?
What is:
Alliteration
What is Melinda's sanctuary in school?
What is:
The closet
What is the name of the group that Heather wants to be apart of?
What is:
The Martha's
What does resiliency mean?
What is:
To keep moving forward even if obstacles have been getting in your way. To never give up.
What is:
They let you know what the paragraph is going to be about
What is:
A hyperbole
Who squabbles often in the novel?
What is:
Melinda's parents (other acceptable answers)
What is Heather's ex-best friends name?
(from the Summer)
What is:
Rachel
Who is a mentor for Melinda?
What is:
Her art teacher, Mr. Freeman
Name all of the pieces that go into an essay.
What is:
Introduction paragraph, thesis statement, body paragraphs, topic sentences, context, quotes, analysis, concluding paragraph
Write a sentence that has an onomatopoeia in it.
What is:
Bam, boom, pow, scratch, woosh, etc.,
Give an example from the novel where Melinda may have felt degraded.
What is:
When Andy Evans plays with her hair, what Andy Evans did to her at the party, when the Martha's talked badly about her posters, etc. (+ other acceptable answers)