Vast Vocab
Characters
Lost the Plot
Writing Rules
Know Your ELATeacher
100

The difference between tone and mood.

What is tone is the author's attitude and mood is the feeling the author wants to create?

100

The music loving DJ who warned of a sickness spreading around the country. 

Who is Petey "The Muskrat" Coltrane?

100

Why Bertha gets eaten in "The Storyteller"

What is her medals for goodness clink together?

100

When quote a story, the page number belongs at the ____________ of the quote.

What is the end?

100
Ms. Turner had to walk around the mall dressed as this candy for one of her jobs during college.

What is a Jelly Belly jellybean?

200

Tantalizing's part of speech.

What is adjective?

200

How many characters are in the train car in "The Storyteller"? 

What is 5?

200
Jonas's community took away hills and weather when they went to...

What is sameness?

200

A 5-sentence paragraph at the end of an essay.

What is conclusion?

200

Which of the following cities has Ms. Turner NOT lived in? 

New York, Washington D.C., or Los Angeles.

What is Los Angeles?

300

Skippy's _________________ for getting out of bed in the morning is pancakes.

What is motivation?

300

The popular girl throwing a party in "The Party". 

Who is Bridget? 

300

Why Dennis and Mac leave the ranch. 

What is to find other survivors?

300

The attention grabber at the beginning of the introduction. 

What is a hook?

300
Fernando's brother.

What is Hernando?

400

Ebenezer Scrooge was described as "hard and sharp as...".

What is flint?

400

Scrooge's old boss. 

Who is Fezziwig?

400

Why Mrs. Cratchitt hates Ebenezer Scrooge. 

What is he doesn't pay her husband enough?

400

Each body paragraph needs to do these 3 things.

What are: introduce the quote, quote, explain the quote.

400

Ms. Turner's favorite book. 

The Outsiders

500

Before he had left the dwelling, he had laid his hands firmly on Gabe’s back and transmitted to him the most soothing memory he could: a slow-swinging hammock under palm trees on an island someplace, at evening, with a rhythmic sound of _________________ water lapping hypnotically against a beach nearby.

What is languid?

500

Scrooge's nephew who is full of Christmas spirit.

Who is Fred?

500

The reason Belle broke up with Ebenezer.

What is he cared too much about money?

500

The last three things you should do before turning in your writing.

What are: revise, proofread, and read it out loud?

500

Which of the following is NOT one of Ms. Turner's favorite bands:

Foo Fighters, Green Day, AC/DC, The Beatles

What is The Beatles?