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100
A reference to another piece of literature, historical event, art, or mythology.
What is an allusion?
100
The central argument of an essay.
What is a thesis statement?
100
Historical event that is the setting for The Crucible.
What are the Salem witch trials?
100

Your graduation year

When is 2028?

100

The number of paragraphs in an essay

What is at least four?

200
The use of descriptive details that pertain to any of the five senses.
What is imagery?
200

Verifies whether an event actually occurred or not and is the most trustworthy type of a source

What is a primary source?

200
The Greek word for logical appeal in an argument.
What is logos?
200

What does your WIN time stand for?

What is What I Need?

200

an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events

What is a novel?

300
The irony that occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
300

This is another word for thesis statement (often used in Science)

Hypothesis

300

The author of The Great Gatsby.

Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?

300

The four core subjects

What is Math, English, Science and History?

300

figure of speech that describes one thing by stating that it is another thing without using like or as

What is a metaphor?

400

The speech a character gives alone on stage.

What is a soliloquy or monologue?

400
Which is not considered reliable evidence: personal opinion, statistics, expert opinion, or examples?
What is personal opinion?
400

The ethical credibility of the speaker in an argument.

What is ethos?

400

How many STAAR tests does the average High Schooler take?

Five

400

a form of literature that uses the sound, rhythm, and meaning of words to spark imagination and evoke strong emotions. Often done in lines or stanzas 

What is poetry?

500

When the action behind a character stops and the character speaks directly to the audience and tells them something that he/she is thinking. Hint: Think a side comment

What is an aside?

500

When a reader gives a general picture of an article or essay.

A summary

500
A literary device that appears to contradict itself but actually holds a kind of truth.
What is a paradox?
500

Who are we playing against for Homecoming?

Who is Godley?

500

The four books we will read this school year

 Hint: We've read one already, and there is a question about another.

What are The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Fahrenheit 451?