Figurative Language
Types of Conflict
Out of My Mind
Poetry Time
Vocab Grab "L"ab
100

That teacher was as dull as dishwater.

What is a simile

100

Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.

What is Man vs. Self?

100

The protagonist in the novel.

Who is Melody?

100

The day of the week that Poetry Workshop usually occurs.

What is Wednesday?

100

To drop to a lower level such as when someone has a blank in judgment.

What is lapse?


200

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

What is personification?

200

Alex and Scott are out at sea on a small fishing boat when a large storm hits. After their boat flips over and sinks during the storm, Alex and Scott struggle to make it back to the shore. Just when they think that things can’t get any worse, they see a shark fin circling them.

What is Man vs. Nature?

200

The device the protagonist receives that allows him/her to speak. 

What is a Medi-Talker?

200

Name the two types of Japanese poems discussed and/or written this year.

What are haiku and tanka?

200

In geography, there are lines of blank and blank.

What are latitude and longitude?

300

If I can't get a smartphone, I will die.

What is a hyperbole?

300

Bob is a salesman who never adapted to the new ways of doing business. Now he has a new boss who forces Bob to send text messages and emails. Bob struggles to use these devices and fears that he will lose his job. But maybe some help from his youngest son will help Bob catch up to the pace of business today.

What is Man vs. Technology?

300

These were like sweet liquid gifts, and were drank like lemonade.

What are words?

300

A five line poem consisting of 22 total syllables.

What is a cinquain?

300

Extremely rich people often live a blank lifestyle.

What is lavish?

400

After hearing his side of the story, she had a sudden change of heart.

What is an idiom?

400

Tara and her friends accept a dare to sleepover in the old abandoned house on the hill. They acted brave at first, but when they started seeing ghosts they tried to run. Trapped in the haunted house, Tara and her friends struggle to escape with their lives.

What is Man vs. Supernatural?

400

The protagonist has to complete a biography project. The project will be about who.

Who is Stephen Hawking?

400

A distinctly American twist by poet Jack Dollom was added which ignored syllables when working with children in class but instead counted words is known as what type of poetry.

What is a lune?

400

Time available for ease and relaxation.

What is leisure?

500

The preschool classroom was controlled chaos.

What is an oxymoron?

500

Vanessa makes an art project protesting police brutality. Her art teacher loves the project and tries to feature it in the town art show, but the county commission rejects the project. Now Vanessa, her art teacher are going to fight for the freedom of expression.

What is Man vs. Society?

500

The name of the styrofoam snowman that gets pulled out every year during Christmas in the H-5 classroom.

Who is Sydney?

500

The beauty of poetry is that it doesn't always have to what.

What is rhyme?

500

A complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost.

What is a labyrinth?