Genres of Writing
What are the two broad genres of writing that include most pieces of writing?
Fiction and nonfiction
What part of speech includes people, places, and things?
Noun
What time is also known as noon?
12:00 PM
What do you call a community worker who enforces the law and protects the community?
Police officer
How old is Mr. Harkey?
22
What genre is Spongebob Squarepants?
Fiction
What part of speech refers to an action?
Verb
What is the nickname for midnight?
What do you call a community worker who puts out and contains fires?
Firefighter
What is Mr. Harkey's first name?
Jacob
What genre is your history textbook?
Nonfiction
What type of verb gives the reader more information about the sentence without specifically referencing the action?
Helping Verb
Read the clock pictured. What time is it?
10:08
What do you call community workers who treat medical patients in a moving vehicle?
Paramedics
Where did Mr. Harkey graduate from college?
UCLA
Name four works of fiction that have not already been mentioned during this game.
Answers may vary.
Name two helping verbs.
Acceptable answers: may, might, could, can, will, must
What is another way that you could say 7:30 or seven thirty?
Half past seven
What do you call the vehicle driven by community workers who are treating medical patients and transferring them to hospitals?
Ambulance
What was Mr. Harkey's college major?
English
Name three types of works of nonfiction.
Acceptable responses include: newspaper article, magazine article, science textbook, history textbook, biography, documentary
Use a complete sentence using a helping verb that begins with "m."
Answers may vary.
4:15; a quarter past four.
What do you call the animals who work with police officers to find missing people?
Search-and-rescue (SAR) dogs
Who is Mr. Harkey's favorite musical artist who won an award at the VMAs last weekend?
Billie Eilish