Novels
The name of the first novel we read this year.
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
In Harrison Bergeron, what happened to Harrison in the end?
He was killed because he was trying to overtake the government.
What type of figurative language is this
It is a million degrees in this school!
hyperbole
What does the word mentor mean?
Someone who is a role model for you; someone you look up to.
What is Mrs. Ellingboe's son's name?
Bennett
windows: you cannot relate to something a character is going through or who they are
mirrors: you can relate to the characters; it reflects your life
What happened in the short story Lamb to the Slaughter? (hint: it was a husband and wife)
The wife hits and kills her husband with a leg of lamb and then feeds the leg of lamb to the police.
What type of figurative language is this?
She was as graceful as a butterfly as she danced across the stage.
simile (uses like or as)
What does it mean to be oblivious?
Not aware of your surroundings
What genre of books and short stories have we focused on at the end of the year? (the books The Giver, Hunger Games, The Marrow Thieves, etc. have all been in this genre).
Dystopia
What was wrong with Steven's brother Jeffery in Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie?
He had leukemia (cancer)
What type of stories did we focus a lot of our short stories on toward the end of the year?
Hint: the categories within this genre were Greek, Norse and Native American
mythology
What type of figurative language is this?
If I don't go to the mall after school, I'm going to die!
hyperbole (extreme exhaggeration)
True or false: many students feel ecstatic at the end of the school year.
True: it means very excited and happy
What is the name of the show we watched almost every Wednesday for our bell ringer?
CNN 10
Why did Steven send Renee away when she came to try to help him with his math?
She sneezed and he couldn't risk Jeffrey getting sick.
Summarize what happened in the short story The Elevator
The kid only saw the fat lady when he was on the elevator alone. If he was with other people, she was never there, but she always found him if he had to ride the elevator alone, so he was afraid of the elevator.
What type of figurative language is this?
Boom! Pow! Crash! Zoom!
Onomatopoeia
What is something that would make someone feel frantic?
Answers will vary: running late, a surprise quiz, dog running away
What dystopian novel did Mrs. Ellingboe read while you were reading the past few weeks? Hint: it was one you could have chosen too and there is a movie made after it.
Divergent
What nickname was given to Steven in his Jazz Band? (remember it was not a nickname he liked or chose)
The Peasant
Summarize what happened in Otter's Ransom.
Loki killed the otter, which was really the magician's son. The magician said they needed to get a large amount of gold and treasure in order for him to free them. They steal treasure from a troll and he warns them about the ring. Loki tries to keep the ring, but ultimately the magician gets it. It causes his other son to get greedy for power and he keeps the treasure for himself because he kills his brother and father.
What type of figurative language is this?
She is a turtle when she walks in the hallway.
metaphor (something is something else with the comparison)
What does tranquil mean?
Peaceful, calm
What is the name of the CNN 10 host?
Coy Wire