Narrative Essay and The Basics of Rhetoric
Sports
Music
Pop Culture and Current Events
Making an Argument
100

The thing that allows you to enter into a rhetorical situation

exigence

100

The number of games played by each NFL team during the regular season

17

100

This DJ's real name is John Walter Schuster, and Jade does not understand why all of you love him

John Summit :( 

100

This summer, a popular movie adaptation was made of an Ancient Greek epic poem by this author

Homer

100

The term used to describe a person who engages in a discussion or dialogue 

Interlocutor 

200

The two basic parts of a complete sentence 

subject + predicate 
200

Argentinian football star Lionel Messi is most famous for having played on FC Barcelona, he now plays in MLS in this US city

Miami 
200

This pop star once sang, "In my heart there's a Christmas tree farm." There was also a Christmas tree farm where she grew up in Eastern PA

Taylor Swift

200

This brother of King Charles was recently stripped of royal titles after being implicated in one of the biggest scandals of the last decade (you know the one...) 

Prince Andrew 

200

The two types of ethos with their corresponding definitions

Situated and Invented 

300

These are the six major elements of a narrative arc 

1. plot/exposition 2. inciting incident 3. rising action 4. climax 5. falling action 6. resolution

300

Hyzer, flex shot, roller, jump putt, and understable are terms used to describe this sport, which is derived from the much more popular 'ball" golf

Disc golf

300

The musical duo behind the lyrics, 

"And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you
But I don't know how"

Oasis (Wonderwall) 

300
Season 22 of this reality TV show, featuring a famous Mormon wife, was cancelled days before it's official release in March 2026

The Bachelorette 

300

The logical fallacy that best fits this description: "saying that because one finds something difficult to understand that it's therefore not true" 

personal incredulity

400

The term to describe when you begin a story amidst the action 

en media res "in the middle of"

400
The Roberto Clemente and Andy Wharhol bridges connect the downtown of this city to it's MLB stadium 

Pittsburgh (Pirates)

400

This musician has written classic hits, such as "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Girl from the North Country" 

Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan)

400

In 2025, this art museum was broken into and eight crown jewels were stolen, valued at over 100 million dollars 

The Louvre (Paris) 

400

The warrant, claim, and grounds of this argument:

The Electoral College should be abolished, because it gives small states undue influence.

See Jade for answer!

500

The name of the narrator in John Cheever's "The Reunion" 

Charlie

500

This Bahamian Sixers player is nicknamed "The Generator" 

VJ Edgecombe 

500

Drake has released eight albums since his 2018 album Scorpion. Name six of them. 

ICEMAN, HABIBTI, MAID OF HONOUR (2026), $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (2025) with PARTYNEXTDOOR, For All The Dogs (2023), Her Loss (2022) with 21 Savage, Honestly, Nevermind (2022), Certified Lover Boy (2021)


500

The names of ten students in your class, excluding those in your group

...

500

The three criteria, described by Terry Barrett, of a good argument or interpretation (with their correct and corresponding definitions)

Cohesion, Correspondence, and Inclusiveness