Punctuation
Figures of Speech
Pan's Labyrinth
Classroom Rules
Ms. Finver's Random Facts
100

A type of punctuation that separates items on a list of three or more 

A comma

100

What directly compares dissimilar things to create more vivid imagery or understanding?

A metaphor

100

Who is the main character of this movie?

Ofelia

100

Can you bring sugar drinks to class?

No

100

What club does Ms. Finver run?

The Anime Club

200
Where would the comma go in the sentence:

"There was however nothing else to do but wait"

"There was, however, nothing else to do, but wait"

200

What would this be an example of?

"I'm so hungry, I could die!"

A hyperbole

200

Who was the antagonist of the movie?

Vidal

200

What is due everyday except for Monday and the weekends?

A vocab homework

200

When frogs eat something poisonous, what will they do?

Throw up their stomach, wipe it off, and stuff it back inside.

300

What punctuation separates two independent clauses? 

A semi-colon

300

What compares two dissimilar things using like or as to give the reader a more vivid understanding of something?

A simile

300

What was the second task the faun gave the protagonist?

To retrieve a knife from a monster's den. The monster eats any children who steals food from it's table.

300

What is due at the end of every week?

A weekly planner and do-nows

300

What is the principle law of alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist?

The law of equivalent exchange;

"in order to obtain something, something of equal value must be lost" 

400

What type of punctuation would emphasize information?

A dash

Example: "There is only one way to escape formations- by blowing up the gym!"

400

When a character addresses someone or something that isn’t present or cannot respond, it is...?

An apostrophe

400

What is the traces that Ofelia was said to leave behind in the mortal world?

A flower on the plum blossom tree

400

How many days before you are absent for a test, debate, or presentation must you inform Ms. Finver?

Three days

400

What sport does Ms. Finver play?

Cross Country. She can run for two hours straight

500

What is the type of punctuation that would separate items in a complex list?

A semi-colon

Example: "I have traveled to Tokyo, Japan; Rome, Italy; and London, Britain."

500

What is this quote an example of?

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” -Confucius

An Epigram

500

When and where is this movie set?

It is set in Francoist Spain, 1944

500

How many days late can you turn in an assignment worth 5 points?

None. You can't

500

What videogame franchise has an entire timeline that explains the story, but the games do not come out in the proper order of events?

The Legend of Zelda; after Ocarina of Time, the Legend of Zelda world has three separate timelines. The first part of the legend was Skyward Sword, which explained why Ganon, Zelda, and Link always end up in every game, why Princess Zelda has the blood of the goddess, and the origins of the Master Sword.