Persuasive Writing
What is a contention?
The author's overall opinion on a set topic.
What is Mary's real name?
Amy Charles
What date did the earthquake and tsunami occur on (date / month / year)?
What does Via say to Auggie on his first day of school (exact quote)?
"You can't blend in when you were born to stand out"
When should a capital letter be used (need at least three correct answers)?
- For the name of a person or place (town / city).
- The start of a sentence.
- The days of the week or months.
- The word "I".
What is an argument?
Arguments are ideas / reasons that support the author's contention.
Where is Mary living when she first starts writing her diary?
Bomaderry
After the tsunami, where does Hotaka find Osamu?
On the steps of the school gym
What is the name of the play that Via performs in?
Our Town
Insert commas into the following sentence:
Yesterday when I was at school I traded Pokemon cards with Burak.
Note: need both for full marks.
Yesterday, when I was at school, I traded Pokemon cards with Burak.
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things that uses the phase 'like' or 'as' (ie. her eyes sparked like stars).
What does Mary get the blame for doing at school?
Stealing Miss Foster's purse
What happened to Sakura's home town?
There was a nuclear accident and the town was evacuated.
What was Isabel's dream job before she had Auggie?
Teaching art OR children's book illustrator (both are correct).
What are the three rules for punctuating speech?
Note: need all for full marks.
- Put speech marks around the words being spoken.
- Punctuation goes inside the speech marks.
- Start a new line for a new speaker.
What is an anecdote?
A story about your own experience or someone else's experience that makes your writing more persuasive.
Why don't Mary's foster parents want her to spend too much time in the sun?
Because they don't want her skin to get darker / tanned by the sun.
How does Uncle Yori help people when the tsunami is about to hit?
He helps them to sail out to sea so they miss the tsunami wave.
What award does Auggie win at the end of the movie? (exact name needed)
The Henry Ward Beecher medal.
What is the difference between there, their and they're?
Note: explain all three for full marks.
There = location
Their = belonging
They're = they are
What is emotive language?
Powerful language used to create an emotional response (ie. the earthquake was devastating).
How does Toni respond after Mary writes her a note saying she can't play in the sun?
Toni sits with Mary in the shade.
How does Aunt Azumi help to scare off the thugs that attack Hotaka, Osamu and Sakura?
She throws a lizard statue (kappa) at one of the thugs and it hits him in the head.
What nickname does Miranda call Auggie when she greets him on the phone? Hint: it's space related.
Major Tom
Explain when an apostrophe should be used?
Note: need two answers for full marks.
- To show possession (ie. Samira's pencil case)
- To create contractions (ie. can't, won't, isn't)