Everything English
Exposition, Rising Action, and Denouement are common elements found in the well-known plot structure resource known as ____________'s Pyramid.
Freytag
In The Landlady, the titular character poisons her victims with cyanide. Cyanide is said to taste like bitter _________.
Almonds
What year was The Call of the Wild published?
1903
In Tupac Shakur's poem about "fighting the odds," he metaphorically compared himself to a _______ growing in concrete.
Rose
What are the three colleges Mr. Bev attended/attends? (100 points each)
Temple University, Delaware County Community College, West Chester University
Doctor De Soto is a children's book that perfectly shows plot structure. In the story, what animal species is the well-known dentist?
A mouse
In The Monkey's Paw, Mrs. White makes a direct "allusion" to another well-known piece of literature. What was it?
Arabian Nights
What does the term "anthropomorphic" mean? Which character is athropomorphic?
Described or thought of as having a human form or human capabilities. Buck.
In Kwame Alexander's graphic novel The Crossover, what disease did Chuck "Da Man" Bell struggle with? (100 points for the "basic" name, 200 points for the "scientific" name)
Basic: High Blood Pressure
Scientific: Hypertension
Not including Reagan, name two winners of Bev's Biannual Spelling Bee. (First name is fine - 100 points each)
Timothy McGill and Quinn Zvarick
Name 3 characters from Jean Davies Okimoto's story My Favorite Chaperone. (100 points per name)
Maya Alazova, Nurzhan Alazova, Aunt Madina, Bob Campbell, Shannon Lui, Mama, Papa, Ms. Coe, Daniel Klein, etc.
The author of The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe, tragically died in WHICH American city? (Hint: Think of the city's football team.)
Baltimore (Ravens)
Bev's Baby Spelling Bee! For 100 points each, spell out the following vocabulary terms from T.C.O.T.W.
1. an estate belonging to a lord
2. full, almost to the point of overflowing
3. seize control of; overthrow
1. demesne
2. plethoric
3. usurp
What is the difference between "tone" and "mood"?
Tone: The atmosphere/feeling the AUTHOR creates.
Mood: The feeling the READER feels.
Name Mr. Bev's three sisters. (100 points each) Hint: Their first names begin with the letters: "Ni" , "Ho" , "Le"
Nicole, Holly, Leah
Select one person from your team to give a 30-second speech about the person they're most grateful for. Mr. Bev will give up to 400 points for the overall speech performance.
Answers may vary.
In the short film Alma, there are various forms of "foreshadowing." Name four examples. (100 points each)
Names on the wall, Store-front looks like a monster's mouth, Nobody in the streets, Missing poster signs, The boy on the tricycle, The moving eyes, Carpet looks like a spiraling drain, Next "doll" looks like the next victim.
List the four incidents proving Buck’s devotion to Thornton. (100 points each)
River rescue, Attacks Burton in the bar, Wins the bet to pull 1,000 pounds, "Cliff jump" command.
Name four types of poems. (100 points each)
Haiku, Sonnet, Limerick, Acrostic, Concrete, Free Style, Shape, Slam, Spoken etc.
Mr. Bev has two pinnies hanging up on the bulletin board near his desk. What two high schools are they from? (200 points each)
Downingtown East and Carroll
Write down the LAST NAMES of any author/poet we covered this year. (100 points each)
Steig, Okimoto, Dahl, Poe, Jacobs, Alexander, Shakur, London, Goodrich/Hackett, Hughes
Name the six elements of suspense. (100 points each)
Characters/Story, High Stakes, Atmosphere, Foreshadowing, Pacing, The Unknown
The Call of the Wild features many awesome dogs. Each team has 30 seconds to write down as many examples of famous dogs from movies/literature as they can. (100 points each)
Air Bud, Homeword Bound dogs, Doug (from Up), Old Yeller, Marley (from Marley & Me), Snoopy, Beethoven, etc.
In the My Poetry Collection exemplar, Mr. Bev wrote about four topics. Name them. (200 points each)
French Fries, Teaching, Howie (my dog), Enemies.
Name any of the following: Mr. Bev's favorite food, dog breed, color, TV show, unit we cover, class period. Write them down on your whiteboard over the next 45 seconds. (100 points each)
French Fries (duh), Boxer, Orange, Breaking Bad, Thrill of Horror, Whatever class period you're in :)