Non-fiction
Literary Elements
Grammar
Living Up the Street
Madison
100
This type of non-fiction gets published every day and reports to people what is new in the world.
What is a newspaper?
100
This is another word for the time and place of a story.
What is setting?
100
(two/to/too) I would like to go ____ my _____ friends' house ____.
What is to, two, too?
100
Gary livs in this state.
What is California?
100
This is the Principal of Madison.
Who is Mr. Gogliormella?
200
This type of non-fiction is used in schools to relay facts to students.
What are text-books?
200
This is what it is called when an author uses sensory details to help us create a mental image.
What is imagery?
200
(there/their/they're) _______ going to buy __________ dresses at the store over _______.
What is they're, their, there?
200
What city does Gary live in?
What is Fresno?
200
This is the name of the house that you are in.
What is the MACCS House?
300
This type of non-fiction is when an author tells the story of his or her life from beginning to end.
What is an autobiography?
300
This is a clash between opposing forces. They are internal when a character clashes with himself and external when a character clashes with an outside force.
What is conflict?
300
(to/two/too) I was ____ tired ___ fight the ____ bad guys at the end so I'll never make it ____ level ____.
What is too, to, two, to, two?
300
This is how Gary's teacher punishes him for fighting.
What is she makes him stand in the garbage can?
300
Madison has this many tennis courts.
What is three?
400
This type of non-fiction is usually a primary source of information such as The Declaration of Independence.
What is a historical document?
400
This is the way that an author helps us infer the personality of a character.
What is characterization?
400
These words get apostrophes in this sentence: Theyll send the dogs back to the cats house so the cats dont eat the dogs food.
What is they'll, cat's, don't, dog's?
400
This is how Gary gets an eye infection.
What is by staring into a fan for an hour?
400
This is the motto of Madison that is written over the main entrance.
What is "Education is the true foundation of civil liberty"?
500
This type of non-fiction is when an author tells the story of his or her life by choosing to tell different stories.
What is a memoir?
500
These are the five hints that an author gives us to help us infer a characterization.
What is Says, Thinks, Effect, Action, Looks?
500
This is the opposite of a little.
What is a lot?
500
This is why all the kids feel bad for Franky T (the bully) when the teacher beats him up.
What is they know that he is poor and his father beats him?
500
First period begins at this time and 9th period ends at this time.
What are 7:20 AM and 2:48 PM?