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Grammar & Mechanics
Literary & Poetic Devices
Composition
6th Grade Novels
The Hero’s Journey
100

What is grammatically incorrect about the following sentence: “Hi, John.” Sophie said. “How are you?”

There should be a comma after “John,” not a period. 

100

Bang is an example of which literary/poetic device

Onomatopoeia

100
Name the role of each paragraph in a 5 Paragraph Essay (starting with Paragraph 1: Introduction…)
I. Introduction II. Body Paragraph 1 III. Body Paragraph 2 IV. Body Paragraph 3 V. Conclusion
100

The name of Adam’s dog in Adam of the Road

Nick

100

The first part of the hero’s journey

Ordinary World

200

Terry threw the pencil across the classroom

What part of speech is threw?

Verb
200

“You’re digging your own grave” is an example of which literary/poetic device

Metaphor

200

The single most important sentence in a 5 paragraph essay

The Thesis Statement

200

The character who becomes a father figure to Taro in The Samurai’s Tale

Lord Akiyama

200

Gandalf is an example of this Hero’s Journey archetype

The Mentor

300

Terry threw the pencil across the classroom

What part of speech is across?

Preposition

300

“As if they were in a hurry, the clouds slid across the sky” is an example of which literary/poetic device

Simile

300

The name of the formula for writing a body paragraph and the components it stands for

The C.R.E.A.T.I.C. Formula: Claim, Reason, Evidence, Argument, They Say, I Say, Clincher

300

Bilbo is an example of a _____________ Hero archetype.

Reluctant

300

Another name for the Ordeal in the Hero’s Journey

Central Crisis

400

Terry threw the pencil across the classroom

What part of speech is classroom?

Object of the Preposition

400

“The burn blistered as the day dragged on” contains  examples of which literary/poetic devices

Alliteration & Metaphor

400

The 3-part formula for an Introduction paragraph

1) Hook 2) Line 3) Sinker
400

This creed separated knights from warriors in King Arthur

The Code of Chivarly (or Chivalric Code)
400

The 3 Acts of a Hero’s Journey

1) Decision 2) Action 3) Consequences
500

Terry threw the pencil across the classroom

What part of speech is pencil?

Direct Object

500

The word used to define the art of describing visual artwork in writing (as seen in “Ode to a Grecian Urn”)

Ekphrasis

500

The missing element to the Conclusion paragraph: a summary of how you’ve proved the thesis, answering why the thesis ___________, and a call-to-action for the reader.

“Answering why the thesis matters”

500

The author of Adam of the Road

Elizabeth Janet Gray

500

An often-seen character or role in a story, sometimes called a “flat” character, and often creatively reinterpreted in modern stories

Archetype