Term 1
You imagined you were this age when writing your Dear 12 Year Old Me letter.
What is 75 Years Old?
This person is the second youngest sister of the main character in Bridge to Terabithia.
Who is MayBelle?
This theme was explored in each poem we read in Term 3.
What is home?
This part of a news article tells readers the who, what, when, where and why in 1-2 sentences.
What is the lead?
This class is Ms Bates' Home Group
What is G1?
These questions do not require an answer and are only used to engage and persuade the audience
What are rhetorical questions?
This technique was used to hint at key events in Bridge to Terabithia.
What is foreshadowing?
This American filmmaker has developed an iconic style that combines gothic horror with childish wonder shown in films like Big Fish and Vincent.
Who is Tim Burton?
This type of media bias uses images to sway reader's emotions towards a particular point of view.
What is photo bias?
This game is Ms Bates' favourite warm up activity?
What is scattegories?
This form of evidence, presented in numbers (such as percentages), can add credibility to your argument.
What are statistics?
This food item was stolen by Janice Avery from Jess' sister in Bridge to Terabithia.
What is a twinkie?
This poetry technique involves repeating the same sound at the start of words that are near each other.
What is alliteration?
In the 1800s, Retreat House was turned into this to support people struggling with alcoholism?
What is an inebriate retreat?
Ms Bates was a member of this House when she was a student at St John's.
What is Moffatt?
This descriptive writing strategy helps bring the story to life for your reader.
What is Show Don't Tell?
This theme was explored in Bridge to Terabithia through Jess' love for drawing and Leslie's success at running.
What are gender stereotypes?
This type of poem has 4 lines in each stanza and uses a ABCB rhyme scheme.
What is a ballad?
This TV game show quizzes participants about recent news events.
What is Have You Been Paying Attention?
This sport is played by Ms Bates every Sunday.
What is basketball?
These are the six key elements of a narrative structure.
What are exposition/orientation, conflict, rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution.
This American author is best known for writing Bridge to Terabithia.
Who is Katherine Paterson?
This sentence structure is used to effectively analyse techniques.
What is a TEA sentence?
In this year, the first St John's Grammar students started at Retreat House.
What is 1998?
This university was attended by Ms Bates to obtain her teaching degree.
What is Flinder's University?