Whole Class Novels and Readings
Academic Vocabulary and Terminology
Figurative Language
Roots and Affixes
Room 206 Lore
100

This love square was quite confusing, but also juicy in this novel written by someone who coined the romantic plot sequence that is well-known today.

What is WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

100

This is a writing format that ensures you answers all parts of the prompt given in a cohesive paragraph. 

What is CCER? (Claim, Context, Evidence, Reasoning)

100

The toddler's eye were sparkling gems.

What is METAPHOR?

100

This affix is used to express fullness.

What is FUL?

100

These were brain teasers that Ms. Jae has given at the beginning of the class block, but they are visibly intriguing yet challenging.

What is REBUS PUZZLES?

200

This main character of the novel has a pretty strange name, but did not let it ruin his fame.

What is PONYBOY CURTIS?
200

This reading skill is used to interact with the text as an active reading strategy, more than simply highlighting and color-coding.

What is ANNOTATIONS?

200

Middle school seems to drag on for days.

What is a HYPERBOLE?

200

The affix is used to describe being against something.

What is ANTI?

200

This reading challenge was implemented to encourage reading and improve reading fluency due to a former NFL player that went to college and couldn't read higher than a junior high level.

What is READBOWL?
300

In this class, there were different genres of novels read as a whole class and individually. These book names were something Ms. Jae has never read before this school year.

What is THE OUTSIDERS, NIGHT, and MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM?

300

This anchor chart demonstrated another way to write a CCER, similar to a go-kart theme acronym.

What is RACES?

300

Ida Ivy identified the ivory iris.

What is ALLITERATION?

300

This affix is added to associate a person with something, whether it is a job, instrument, or position. 

What is EER, ER, OR?

300

In this class, this item was not used very often, and on many occasions Ms. Jae voiced her dislike for this item.

What is iPADS?

400

There is a certain way to describe the love square in Midsummer Night's Dream.

What is LYSANDER LOVES HERMIA AND HERMIA LOVES LYSANDER. HELENA LOVES DEMETRIUS BUT DEMETRIUS LOVES HERMIA. THEN, THE LOVE POTION CHANGED WHERE DEMETRIUS AND LYSANDER LOVES HELENA BUT NO ONE LOVES HERMIA WHILE SHE STILL LOVES LYSANDER. THEN, IT ENDS WHEN HERMIA AND LYSANDER ARE TOGETHER, AND DEMETRIUS AND HELENA ARE TOGETHER

400

These three types of ironic situations that occurs in stories can be mistaken as sarcasm, or moments when you are simply screaming at the characters because you know more than them.

What is DRAMATIC, VERBAL, and SITUATIONAL IRONY?

400

The chair sat lonely in the corner of the room.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

400

This affix is used to say that something is wrong.

What is MIS?

400

This is a classroom charter term that Ms. Jae has introduced in the beginning of the year. Students added to the classroom decor with their paws of ways they can support the classroom learning environment.

What is BULLDOG BESTIES?

500

Night, is a memoir that is full of reflection, sorrow, regret, and integrity. The title alone is intentional to demonstrate a certain symbolism.

What is WHEN ALL THE HORRORS THAT HAPPENED TO ELIE HAPPENED DURING NIGHTTIME/DEATH OF INNOCENCE/LITERAL DARKNESS?

500

During this unit, this literary device was used to analyze the picture book of Jumanji, a short story of a deadly scrabble game, and even creating a personal island to reflect one's identity.

What is SYMBOLISM?

500

Some of the trending school clothes and bags cost an arm and a leg nowadays.

What is IDIOM?
500

This affix means that something can be done.

What is ABLE/IBLE?

500

There is this rhythmic call-to-attention that is best demonstrated in unity. (You must be able to do this movement as a group)

What is GIVE IT TO ME (ONE TIME, TWO TIMES, THREE TIMES)?