Figurative Language 1
Black History Facts
Mystery 1
Black History Facts
Mystery 2
100

I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.

hyperbole

100

I have a You tube channel that has over 2.98 million viewers, I enojy helping and singing

Who is Graceyn Hollingsworth

100

I am considered the main part of a word, my meaning is the core/ basic meaning

What is a root word

100

I'm the Peanut Man I have schools named after me....you actually attend one now

Who is George Washington Carver?

100

Yesterday in class they expressed their opinion and shared their point of view

What is argument?

200

The tree branches danced in the wind.

personification

200

I was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. I have a poem titled Phenomenal Women

Who is Maya Angelou

200

I am the part of speech that is at the end of a word. I change it from an adjective to a noun.

What is suffix?

200

We are private Colleges in Atl Georgia

Spellman, Morehouse

200

I founded Black History Month

Who is Carter Woodson

300

The pencil danced by the desk and sipped the water

Personification?

300

My brand of snacks leave your taste buds wanting more. I created them not just for the culture but I saw a niche and ran with it

What are Rap Snacks

300

Yesterday she wore pink hair to match her Barbie Nicki Minaj Playboy dunks.

What is description?

300

Many in the culture never knew that this bday was established for our Independence Day 

What is Juneteenth?

300

Period _____ is Ms. Goldwire that only has 8th graders

What is period 6

400

Last Night when the car crashed it made a loud BOOM sound

Onomatopeia

400

 I am the reason, there are traffic lights 

Who is Garrett A Morgan

400

The root word "CHRON" means

What is time?

400

I founded a college where the mascot is a wildcat

Dr. Mary M Bethune

400

Having justice for all is the central idea in which the speaker is conveying about the issue at hand...

What is a claim?

500

The car was as small as a mouse

What is Simile
500

I am a local tennis phenomenon

Who is Coco Gauff

500

She is determined, powerful and strong

What is tenacious

500

I was a NBA star, a humanitarian. I have a short film titled Dear Basketball. I played for the Lakers

Who is Kobe Bryant

500

Nyiema and ShaMyra gave an explanation and justification that answered the questions about the missing airpod....

What is reasoning?

600

The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature

Conflict

600

I invented the phone those many decades later my idea was taken by a white man

 Who is Granville T Woods

600

In a story there must be a _________ and ________ to bring the story to life.

What is setting characters?

600

I was a poet that was also an activist, in my poetry I expressed my views on various forms of injustice

Who is Langston Hughes

600

The best way to build a tight case you must have facts, statistics, and expert opinions....

What is evidence?

700

Ex. It's raining cats and dogs

idiom

700
I was the 1st black millionaire. I was born to enslaved parents. I was even a sharecropper. I was big on hair products for women that look like me 

Who is Madame C.J. Walker

700

As we read through various text it is important to ____________to help us get a better understanding. We also ask and write questions off to the side when necessary

What is Annotating

700

 I was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman to hold a pilot license

Who is Bessie Coleman?

700

ShaMeka is a ______________she shows characteristics of being a strong impressive young lady that can't be stopped.

What is formidable?