Poetry
A great exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
Ruth and Walter Jr's son's.
Who is Travis Younger?
The meaning behind the acronym LEET.
What is Label, Explain, Example, Tie-in?
The letter which must always be capitalized when used as a pronoun.
What is I?
The name of the novel you should have finished reading for today.
What is Hidden Girl?
The Edgar Allan Poe poem which was adapted by the Simpson's, as seen in class.
What is 'The Raven'?
The idea that anyone can achieve success through hard work and dedication. Either for themselves, or through the education of their children.
What is The American Dream?
Daniel H Cohen, in a TED Talk about arguments, indicated he favours losing arguments for this reason.
A type of word which describes a relationship between two people, places or things.
What is a preposition?
The percentage range for an A+ grade.
What is 95 to 100%?
The title of the sonnet, which begins with: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day.
What is Sonnet 18?
The name of the white neighbourhood where Mama Lena bought a house.
What is Clybourne Park?
Taking an opponent's argument and turning it against them or in your favour.
What is a rebuttal?
A collection of words that form an incomplete thought - often built around a specific word type (verb, preposition, noun, etc.).
What is a phrase?
The full-name of our spud-tacular classroom pet.
Who is Pat la Patate?
Produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of a writer, artist, or genre.
What is a parody?
The title of Langston Hughes' poem which inspired A rainsin in the sun.
What is 'Harlem'?
The two different styles of debates discussed in class.
What are the Parliamentary and Oxford styles of debates?
A 'bonus fact' framed by commas in a sentence, generally giving more information about a noun.
What is an appositive?
The number of students in this classroom if everyone is present.
What is 15 students?
A poem written in 5 lines with an AABBA structure. Often humorous in nature.
What is a limerick?
Beneatha's rich suitor's full name.
Who is George Murchison?
The three Latin words used when considering methods of persuasion.
What are Ethos, Logos and Pathos?
Each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins.
What is a homonym?
Mr Garland's first day in our classroom.
What was March 24th?