Persuasive Writing
Name the persuasive technique used here: "I have a dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..."
Repetition
What does Zelda always say to Felix?
Don't you know anything?
Change this sentence from present-tense to past-tense.
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold.
When I woke up, the other side of the bed was cold.
Who wrote the novel, Trash? Write their name on the board (spelling matters)
Andy Mulligan
What is the first element on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What is inclusive language (provide an example)
Writing that includes audience - 'we,' 'us,' 'our'
When Felix hears gunshots, what does he think they were?
People hunting rabbits
Which narrative perspective is used in the opening lines of Harry Potter?
"Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense."
Third person
Trash was based on a real location - which country and city was it based upon?
Manila in the Philippines
Which film, released this year, earned the most money in Australia?
Avengers: Infinity War
What is the difference between a rhetorical question and a normal question?
The answer to a rhetorical question is implied within the question.
Who wrote the novel, 'Once'? Write their name on the board (spelling matters)
Morris Gleitzman
What is a genre? (include at least 3 examples)
Genre is a category to group literary texts or films into. eg. thriller, horror, romance, science fiction, fantasy
What locker number is on the key found by Raphael?
101
Right now, which band or artist has the number 1 song on Australian charts?
Ariana Grande (with her song Thank U, Next)
Name the technique used here: 'According to Professor Richard Brown, children see too much violence on television.'
Appeal to authority OR expert opinion / evidence
Who was the character of Barney based upon? I will accept a description of who they were and what they did if you can't remember their name.
Janusz Korczak, a Jewish doctor who stayed with orphans when they were sent to an extermination camp.
Describe a person's green eyes using a simile AND a metaphor.
Simile - uses like or as (eg. Her eyes were as green as a forest)
Metaphor - a direct comparison not using like or as (eg. Her eyes were emeralds, sparkling in the sun.)
What date is the Day of the Dead?
It can actually refer to two days! (I will accept either)
November 1 - celebrating the souls of children
November 2nd - celebrating the souls of adults
What is the name of Mrs. Andrews' young adult dystopian novel released this year?
Eve of Eridu
What is a hyperbole?
A great exaggeration eg. I could eat a horse
List the children in the cellar with Felix and Zelda on the whiteboard - 100 points per correctly spelt child's name!
Chaya, Moshe, Ruth, Henryk, Janek, Jacob
A narrative story has a beginning, a middle and an ending. However, this is a very simplistic description!
Draw the structure of a narrative story that we learnt in class on the board and label it using the correct terminology.
•Beginning: Exposition / Setting the scene; Inciting incident (conflict)
•Middle: Rising action, Climax
•Ending: Falling Action, Resolution
Jose Angelico (father)
Dante Jerome Olondriz (grandfather)
Gabriel Olondriz (great-grandfather)
What is unique about the 13th Doctor in Doctor Who?
She is the first female doctor on the show.