Authors
The author of Romeo & Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
When and where a story takes place
What is setting?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
The format in which we write in English class
What is MLA?
The year in which the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is 1776?
The author of Huckleberry Finn
Who is Mark Twain?
The author's voice or attitude towards what he or she writes
What is tone?
The plural form of moose
What is moose?
The place in the essay where evidence belongs (intro, body paragraphs, or conclusion)
What are body paragraphs?
The name of amphitheater in Ancient Rome where the gladiators fought
What is the Colosseum?
What is the 1920s (the Roaring 20s)?
The main character of a story
What is the protagonist?
The punctuation mark that indicates possession.
What is an apostrophe?
A strong claim at the beginning of an essay - the main point of the essay.
What is a thesis statement?
What is 11?
The author of The Odyssey
Who is Homer?
What is a conflict?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
What is an adverb?
Paraphrasing, summarizing, or quoting someone else's words without giving credit
What is plagiarism?
French fries were invented in this European country
What is Belgium?
The author/writer of the musical Hamilton
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
The sequence of interconnected events that unfold in a story, driving the narrative forward.
What is the plot? (story arc would also be acceptable)
Any example of onomatopoeia
What is bam, splat, boom, etc.?
The first sentence of a body paragraph
What is a topic sentence?
The name for a group of porcupines
What is a prickle?