Writers
What did the rose that 2pac wrote about grow out of?
What is concrete?
This type of descriptive writing uses language that appeals to the reader's sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell
What is sensory writing?
This iconic Marvel villain was born and raised in Oakland, CA.
Who is Killmonger?
This basic punctuation mark sits at the end of a statement to tell the reader the thought is completely finished.
What is a period?
This is the central character or "hero" driving the story forward.
What is the main character?
double points if they say, what is the protagonist?
This iconic poet and activist wrote the famous poem "Still I Rise"
Who is Maya Angelou
'Her smile was a ray of sunshine' is an example of...
what is a metaphor?
In this movie, a young lion prince flees his kingdom after a family tragedy, grows up in the jungle eating bugs, and returns years later to reclaim his throne from his evil uncle.
What is The Lion King?
This punctuation mark adds instant volume or energy to a sentence, turning a quiet phrase like "Stop" into an urgent shout.
What is an exclamation point?
This specific type of traditional short story always features magical elements, talking animals or mythical creatures, and a clear battle between good and evil that almost always ends with a happy ending.
What is a fairytale?
The genre of stories Octavia Butler wrote?
What is Afrofuturism?
This word describes a public, often written, declaration of intentions/motives/core beliefs
What is a manifesto?
Born and raised in Oakland, this Oscar-winning filmmaker directed Fruitvale Station, Creed, and both Black Panther movies
Who is Ryan Coogler?
These double-marks are absolutely required whenever a character speaks out loud in a story to separate their dialogue from the narrator's text.
What are quotation marks?
This type of setting is the absolute opposite of a perfect utopia, usually showing a broken, dark future world.
What is a dystopia?
The name of Assata Shakur's autobiography
What is ASSATA?
This writing principle states that concepts, characters, or events presented in trios are more engaging and memorable to a reader.
What is the rule of 3?
This hard-working Disney character works multiple jobs in New Orleans to save up enough money to open her dream restaurant
Who is Princess Tiana?
These curved punctuation marks come in a pair and are used to enclose extra information or a quiet "side-note" that whispers to the reader without ruining the flow of the main sentence.
what are parentheses?
Originating in Japan, this specific type of short poem consists of exactly three unrhymed lines that follow a strict 5, 7, 5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
Name any book written by Toni Morrison
what is...
the bluest eye, sula, song of Solomon, tar baby, beloved, jazz, paradise, love, a mercy, home, God help the child?
This cultural and literary movement combines science fiction, fantasy, and history to explore the Black experience and imagine futuristic worlds led by Black characters
What is Afrofuturism?
In stories like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and Doctor Strange, characters travel through this theoretical reality made up of infinite parallel dimensions
What is the multiverse?
his punctuation mark acts like a speed bump in a sentence. It connects two complete, closely related thoughts without using a conjunction like "and" or "but"
what is a semicolon?
This is the creative name given to a character who narrates a story but cannot be fully trusted by the reader because they might be lying, confused, or biased.
What is an unreliable narrator?