Hero's Journey
In The Lightning Thief, what is Percy's "Special World"?
Camp Half Blood and the World of Greek Mythology
What do we call the overall message of a story, or the lesson we are supposed to learn?
Theme
What coordinating conjunction would best fit in the following sentence: Do you want to go to the movies tonight ___ should we stay home and play video games?
Or
Water
What was the first novel we read this year?
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
What archetype is considered the "servant" of the villian?
Minions
"The thunder clapped and the lightning sprinted across the sky" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Personification
What part of speech modifies or describes a noun?
Adjective
"Geo-"
Earth
What is the name of the 3-headed dog that guards the entrance to the Underworld?
Cerberus
What stage does the Hero's Journey begin and end with?
Status Quo
"I'm going to read a million books this summer" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Select the correct pronoun to complete the sentence:
The stray cat fled from Julian and (me/I).
me
Auto
self
What are the names of the 2 main characters from A Long Walk to Water?
Salva and Nya
In what archetype could we categorize Chiron from The Lightning Thief?
Mentor
When identifying the Author's Purpose, we use the acronym PIE. What does "PIE" stand for?
Persuade, Inform, Entertain
Correct the text by inserting one comma.
Until all of the votes are counted we won't know who has won the election.
Until all of the votes are counted, we won't know who has won the election.
"Circum-"
What is the name of the monster Percy meets at the top of the Saint Louis Arch? (Hint: she is known as the "mother of all monsters")
Echidna
In which stage of The Hero's Journey does most of a story take place?
trials
“The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” What do the underlined words help establish?
Mood
Insert one comma to separate the coordinate adjectives.
Although Sophia's upper-level algebra class requires long hours of studying, she is excited about the course because she enjoys solving advanced complicated math problems.
Although Sophia's upper-level algebra class requires long hours of studying, she is excited about the course because she enjoys solving advanced, complicated math problems.
"Spect-"
To look