Show:
What a Character!
A Pirate's Life For Me
Tell Me a Story
Get Lit!
Sports
100
A character faces a challenge that makes him or her think about what is the right thing to do.
What is internal conflict?
100
This is the type of vehicle you ride in when you go on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
What is a boat?
100

The title of "The Gift of the Magi" is a reference to a famous story from this book.

What is The Bible?

100

This is what it is called when an author use references to famous literature like Shakespeare or well known works like the Bible or Greek mythology.

What is an allusion?

100

The Raiders have just played their last home game in Oakland, and will now be moving to this city next season.

What is Las Vegas?

200

The main character of a narrative that the audience is supposed to care about.

What is a protagonist?

200
Disneyland created controversy when they added this character from the movies to their theme park rides.
Who is Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)?
200

"The Raven" was written by this famous author who was one of the first American horror writers.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

This is vivid language that is used to describe something in a way that appeals to the five senses.

What is imagery?

200

Fans are excited because this NFL team will be playing in a brand new stadium in Los Angeles next year.

Who are the Chargers/the Rams?

300
The reason(s) for why a character behaves the way he or she does.
What is motivation?
300

Jack Sparrow has to remind others to call him by this title.

What is Captain Jack Sparrow?

300

These two main characters are the protagonists of "The Gift of the Magi."

Who are Della and Jim? *Bonus: What is the antagonist of this story?

300

This is an extreme exaggeration like when you are a little cold, but instead you say "I'm freezing to death!"

What is hyperbole?

300

This is the mascot for UCLA.

What is a Bruin?

400
A character who never grows or changes throughout a story is called this.
What is static?
400
Finish this line of the theme song: "Yo Ho, Yo Ho..."
What is "...a pirate's life for me"?
400

This is the fancy English teacher word for what it's called when you write notes on a story, highlighting and labeling important parts.

What is annotation?

400

When an unexpected turn happens in a story (or the opposite of what you were expecting) it is called this.

What is irony?

400

With a winning record of 24 and 3 this team is tied for the best record in the NBA.

Who are the Lakers/Bucs?

500
A character who is complex and has many traits.
What is a round character?
500
This Disney park was the first to have a Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
What is Disneyland?
500

When a narrative tells the story of a character who goes through experiences where he or she learns about life and grows up it is called this.

What is "Coming of Age"?

500

The college-style format all of your English teachers expect you to use here at Summit when you write about literature.

What is MLA (Modern Language Association)?

500

This star forward for the LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club) from Uruguay scored 18 goals in 2019.

Who is Diego Rossi?