Identity
The Outsiders
Dystopian
Poetry
Memoir
100

The acronym CLEAR means...

Claim, Link, Evidence, Analysis, Reasoning

100

Johnny's quote to Ponyboy when he died

"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold"

100

What does propaganda mean?

Information (often biased or misleading) spread widely to promote a cause

100

Name three of Shakespeare's famous plays

Possible answers: Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar

100

What is the name of the Author Moves Practice story about basketball by Brittney Griner?

"I was Crumbling on the Inside"

200

Who wrote the story "Hello My Name Is"

Jason Kim

200

Name the greasers *Hint: there are 7!

Ponyboy, Darry, Sodapop (Soda), Johnny, Steve, Dally, Two-Bit

200

What is the name of Sai's neighbor in "The Perfect Match" by Ken Liu?

What is Jenny

200

Name the pattern used in Shakespearean sonnets *Hint: I__ P__

Iambic Pentameter

200

Fix all of the mistakes in the following dialogue...

I love to go to the beach. she said but isn't the weather bad today. he responded

"I love to go the the beach," she said. 

"But isn't the weather bad today?" he responded.

300

The difference between a simile and a metaphor

Simile uses "like" or "as"

300

Name the Fiction Signposts *Hint: there are 6!

Again & Again, Aha Moment, Contrast & Contradictions, Memory Moment, Tough Questions, Words of the Wiser

300

Name the dystopian signposts *Hint: there are 4!

Power, Obstacles, Future Setting, Rules/Customs

300

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

300

Name all of the Author's Moves *Hint: There are 7!

Show Don't Tell (Sensory Details), Dialogue, Timeline, Author's Lessons, POV/Perspective, Character Arc, Tone
400

What is the first text annotation step?

To number the paragraphs or lines of the text

400

Steal stands for...

Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, Looks

400

Name the main types of nonfiction *Hint: There are 3!

Persuasive, biographical/autobiographical, expository (textbooks, information)

400

Name two of the Spoken Word example poems *Hint: There are 6 possible answers

Why Am I Not Good Enough?, Wake Up, Ode to Thrift Stores, Why I Hate School But Love Education, My Honest Poem, A Muslim Girl and a Jewish Girl

400

Name two of the Quick Write prompts *Hint: There are 6 possible answers

1. Most memorable school vacation

2. Best memory from 6th or 7th grade

3. Challenge/growth from middle school

4. If you could have a "do over"

5. Best memory from 8th grade

6. Growth from 6th grade to now

500

What does Sandra Cisneros compare the grandmother to in "My Name"?

What is a wild horse

500

The burned church was located on __ Mountain

Jay Mountain

500

Who is in charge of the lottery in "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson?

Who is Mr. Summers

500
Name the elements of Spoken Word poetry *Hint: There are 6!

POV, gesture/movement, repetition, purpose, rhythm/rhyme, eye contact/audience connection

500

What is Malala's brother's name in the story "I am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai?

Khushal