Poetry
Fiction
Nonfiction
Key Texts
HHS Knowledge
100

We use these to label the rhyme scheme of a poem 

Letters

100

The main character of a fiction story 

protagonist

100

This is the test we use to analyze internet sources during research

CRAAP

100

The main character in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Bruno

100

The school day ends at this time 

3:01

200

The 5 senses an author might appeal to using imagery 

sight, sound, touch, taste, smell

200

A character who does not change throughout the course of a story 

Static character

200

The three basic author's purposes in nonfiction

Inform, persuade, entertain

200

A key conflict in Romeo and Juliet is the feud between these two families. 

Montague and Capulet 

200

The Talbot is a: 

extinct breed of a large, European hound dog

300

The repetition of consonant sounds in lines of poetry 

alliteration 

300

The four types of conflicts 

Person v.

- self

-society

-person

-nature 

300

The names of two of the nonfiction sign posts. 

compare/contrast 

numbers and statistics

expert testimony

cited evidence


300

The names of at least two characters in Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

Scott, Bobby, Wesley, Lee, etc...

300

The names of all three principals 

Dr. Imbarlina

Dr. Cable

Dr. Sebestyn 

400

the two types of figurative language that use comparisons between unlike things to make a point 

simile and metaphor

400

Point of view where the reader knows the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

third person omniscient 

400

“One pod delivers about 200 puffs. This is about as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes, the Juul website says.” This is an example of the signpost:

numbers and statistics or compare/contrast 

400

A theme of the novel Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie

Friendship is...

Growing up is...

People think about us vs. what we think about others...

400

The original Busy Bean location was 

Between the cafeteria and the gym 

500

The lines, darkness came “As a feather is wafted downward/From an eagle in his flight” is an example of this type of figurative language 

simile

500

The 5 plot points in a typical story 

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution 

500

"Because it is referred to as Juuling, not smoking or vaping, some students may think it's harmless" said Pamela Ling, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine. This is an example of the signpost:

Expert testimony 

500

The titles of a poem and a short story we read this year

Answers vary

500

The number of schools within the district

5