BLACK
GREEN
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
300

Match the following characters to the vocabulary word that they are known for. 

Patrick Maloney, Mary Maloney, Sam the grocer, 

corroborate, dramatic irony, antagonist

Patrick Maloney-antagonist, Mary Maloney-dramatic irony, Sam the grocer-corroborate


300

A student gives proof they were elsewhere AND a teacher confirms it.

provide 2 vocabulary words

alibi

corroborate

300

Why is the prompt an important part of writing an essay?

Without the prompt (question) you don't know what question to answer. Use the prompt to create your thesis.

300

Someone is cleared of a crime after new evidence proves innocence.

exonerate

300

What vocabulary word could be used to explain why Romeo was unwilling to fight Tybalt?

kinsman

400

A character refuses to follow an unfair law, showing both resistance and a moral stance. This action could be described using THIS vocabulary word.

DEFIANT (DEFIANCE)


400

Come up with a simile that uses figurative language to say a student in class was loud when entering class.

Ex: Amir was as loud as a drum circle when he came into class. 

(compare using like or as)

400

Come up with a metaphor that uses figurative language to say an athlete was fast on the track.

Kennadi was a cheetah on the track.

(compare without using like or as)

400

Match the following characters to the vocabulary word that they are known for. 

Odysseus, President Lincoln, Tybalt, MLK, Jr. 

foe, injustice, hubris, Emancipation Proclamation

Odysseus-hubris, President Lincoln-Emancipation Proclamation, Tybalt-foe, MLK, Jr.-injustice 


400

What 4 vocabulary words could you use to describe not giving up no matter what, ability to withstand long and challenging obstacles, regardless of how difficult the situation is?

resilience-perseverance-relentless-endurance

500

Explain how the following words are connected.

provocation & hubris

provoke-rage bait, start something

hubris-want to prove you are tough, ego

(Hubris causes provocation).

500

Explain how the following words are connected.

defaulted & bankrupt

If you default on a car loan or mortgage payment and you don't pay your credit card bills, you might have to file for bankruptcy.

500

Her lawyer never filed the proper paperwork for the 14 year old to be tried as a juvenile. She ended up in an adult prison with no possibilty of parole. Her lawyer never brought up her past child abuse. Her lawyer was this vocabulary word. 

incompetent

500

Explain how the following words are connected.

bias & institutional racism

bias-preconceived prejudice against marginalized groups/race is what creates institutional racism.

500

Explain how the following words are connected.

forbidden & ancestors

Many of our ancestors were forbidden from reading. 

or

Due to the ancient grudge of the Capulet and Montague ancestors, Romeo and Juliet were forbidden from being together. 

600

Use the following 4 vocabulary words from Romeo & Juliet in 1-2 sentences.

decree, banishment, fatal, antagonist

The antagonist, Tybalt, killed Mercutio, which caused Romeo to seek revenge. The fatal brawl ended in Romeo's banishment, a decree of Prince

600

Explain how the following words are connected.

interrogation & coercive

During an interrogation, police can use coercive measures, force, threat, lies, to get a suspect to admit or plea.

600

Use the following vocabulary words to explain what happened to Odysseus with the Cyclops. 

hubris, decide, expedition

Because Odysseus had too much hubris, he decided to let the Cyclops know that he was the one responsible for blinding him, which caused his expedition to be a miserable 10 years longer. 

600

Use the following vocabulary words to describe Mary Maloney's story. 

dramatic irony, protagonist, non-negotiable

The protagonist, Mary Maloney, killed her husband and it was a non-negotiable for her to go to prison, so she created an alibi and cooked the murder weapon and through dramatic irony, she fed it to the police. 

600

Use the following 5 vocabulary words to explain the story of Romeo & Juliet in 1-2 sentences.

untimely death, foe, star-crossed lovers, ancient grudge, alliance

Ex: Due to the ancient grudge between the foes, the star-crossed lovers tried to form an alliance, but ended their young lives in two untimely deaths

700

Use the following 5 vocabulary words to explain why the sherpa continues to climb. 

sherpa, mortality, survival, insufficient, poverty

Due to the poverty of the sherpa population and the insufficient opportunities to make more money, for their survival, they continue to climb mountains even though the mortality rate is so high.

700

Using the 3 appeals, explain why MLK, Jr. brought up the Emancipation Proclamation to persuade his audience to seek change in America. Specifically, how did he use each?

logos, pathos, ethos

(a copy of the opening page is available if needed)

logos-facts of the government's promise. 

ethos-the location in front of the Lincoln memorial, bringing up Lincoln, and MLK, Jr, himself, a credible & famous activist.

pathos-language & reference to the pain and struggles of Black Americans

700

Use the following 6 vocabulary words to explain what Mary Maloney did after the climax in 1-2 sentences.

corroborate, alibi, Falling Action, verify, evidence, devise

After the climax, during the Falling Action, Mary Maloney devised a plan to create an alibi. She put the evidence in the oven and went to the grocery store so that Sam would be able to corroborate her alibi when the police verified it. 

700

Explain how the following words are connected.

condemned, segregation, demoralized, injustice.

Segregation in America caused people of color to feel demoralized and condemned to a life of injustice.

700

FINAL JEOPARDY-PLACE YOUR BETS.

Use the following vocabulary words to explain what happened to Tyre Nichols.

unattended, injustice, defenseless, evidence, condemned, exposed.