Pop Culture
Literary Devices
Lit Circle books
Blood on the River
Guess the teacher
100

This well known rapper has three chart topping hits with Adam Levine and Bruno Mars.  She is also married to one of the migos.

Cardi B

100

This device often includes the time, date, weather, and descriptions of places.

Setting

100

This character goes by the nickname the Wraith and can climb up basically any object or building, no matter the height. 

Inej Ghafa

100

who is the main character of Blood on the River?

Samuel

100

This teacher should have been a famous singer, instead she started out here by teaching 5th grade. 

Mrs. Glushanok

200

These famous brothers got their start on the 90s sitcom Full house.  They have since starred in many hit TV shows and movies.

Dylan and Cole Sprouse

200

This device often gives human characteristics to inanimate objects.

Personification

200

Magnus Chase is sent to this hotel as part of his afterlife

Valhalla

200

This man becomes the first president of Jamestown until he is later impeached. 

Wingfield

200
Many of you met this teacher last year, even though this is her first year working at PS 171.

Ms. Barnes

300

This popular artist's net worth is $355 million dollars.   If you add this to her husbands net worth, they are worth over 1 billion dollars! 

Beyonce

300

The attitude of the writer toward a subject or an audience input into their writing.

Tone

300

This character discovers that what should have been a strength actually turns out to be his greatest weakness, and is the reason he gets possessed. 

Charles

300

Samuel learns this valuable lesson while still aboard the ship to the New World. 

In order to survive, he has to work together with the other colonists. (Richard and James)

300

This person has a daughter who is almost as obsessed with Harry Potter as Ms. Guzman is. 

Mrs. Zararis

400

In her chart topping song "Thank U, Next" Ariana Grande names four of her exes.  Which four are they?

Sean (Big Sean)

Ricky

Malcom (Mack Miller)

Pete (Davidson)

400

The literal meaning/ definition of a word

Denotation

400

This author has written many popular series centered around various mythological stories. 

Rick Riordan

400

These characters are traded in order to show the new peace between the Powhatan tribe and the Jamestown colonists. 

Thomas Savage and Namontack

400

This teacher used to be a nationally competing gymnast and a cheerleader for 10 years. 

Ms. Guzman

500

These well known Australian brothers have taken over American films. One is well known for his role as a bearded god, and the other is engaged to a former Disney star.

Chris and Liam Hemsworth

500

The mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.

Point of View

500

Overcoming your past in order to have a better future  is the theme of this popular series. 

Six of Crows 

500

When Reverend Hunt is on his death bed, he tells Sam this...

that he won't be a servant forever, and he will do great things if he remembers to act out of love. 

500

This teacher has seen Beyonce in concert four times, and plans on seeing her in concert many many more times.

Mrs. Brown