Santa
Literary Devices
Grammar/Sentences
Writing & Essays
Random Trivia
100
Who helps Santa get ready for Christmas Day?
The elves
100
The Christmas Tree sang with delight as we put the star on top.
Personification
100
Fix the sentence below. Use the whiteboard. Sarah sat down in front of the gift but she didn't know what was in it.
Sarah sat down in front of the gift but she didn't know what was in it.
100
How many paragraphs should your STAAR Essays be?
3 - Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
100
What year was SHHS built?
1963
200
When does Santa deliver presents?
On Christmas Eve
200
Rudolph's nose is?as red as a stoplight.?
Similie
200
Fix the sentence below. Use the whiteboard. Joe went to the store and he never came back.
Joe went to the store and he never came back.
200
What should come at the beginning of your conclusion?
Thesis restated
200
Coach Ellis loves these and has one almost every day.
Snowcones
300
What is Santa's real, formal name? "Jolly Old, ____________ ______________"
Saint Nicholas
300
The day before Christmas felt like it lasted forever and would never end.
Hyperbole
300
Apostrophes are used for what 2 reasons? Contractions and ______________.
Ownership
300
What is the statement you must have at the end of your first paragraph in essay that gives clear answer to prompt?
thesis
300
What caused a flood in Coach Ellis's apartment last summer?
Hanging something on the sprinkler and accidentally pulling it
400
What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of?
Button "With a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal."
400
The crisp air laughed at him and made her shiver.
Personification
400
Fix the sentence below. When the girls got home they went to bed.
When the girls got home, they went to bed.
400
What ways can you support your thesis in an essay?
Examples, Movies, Anecdotes, Facts
400
What Christmas movie is about a girl that begins believing in Santa and is in NYC? A __________ on 34th Street.
Miracle
500
What do elves wear on top of their shoes?
Bells
500
The sleigh was an endless wishlist that children looked forward to all year long.
Metaphor
500
Fix the sentence below (use whiteboard) Holidays are a great time for giving they are also a time to be with your loved ones.
Holidays are a great time for giving, and they are also a time to be with your loved ones.
500
At the end of the persuasive essay, what should you have?
Call to Action
500
In the song the Twelve Days of Christmas, if you received every gift, how many gifts would you have in all?
12