Thanksgiving
Non-Fiction
Writing
Movies
100

The most popular main course on Thanksgiving

What is turkey? 

100

What was the topic of the book, "Octopus, Escape Artist of the Sea"

The defense mechanisms of the Octopus

100

What does CER stand for?

C=Claim

E=Evidence

R=Reasoning

100

A 2007 movie that  follows a rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a restaurant's garbage boy.

Ratatouille 

200

Green Bean casserole was invented by what "Soup" company

What is Campbell Soup

200

What is a mollusk and give examples.....

An animal with a mussel, clam, or snail

200

What does a good paragraph begin with?

Topic Sentence

200

Who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Grinch

300

The most popular Thanksgiving dessert

What is Pumpkin Pie? 

300

Two Defense Mechanisms of the Octopus

ink, camouflage, changing the texture of its skin, 

300

What is a topic sentence?

It is a sentence that tells the reader what the paragraph is about.  

300

What movie is this character from?

Jack Skellington

The Nightmare before Christmas

400

The red fruit that is often served alongside the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner

What are cranberries?

400

What evidence is there that Big Foot exists?  

Footprints~3 feet long

400

What comes after the topic sentence?

Detail sentences that support the topic.

400

This is a hilarious film about a young boy  who is accidently left home during the Christmas holidays after the rest of his family goes on vacation.  

Home Alone

500

The day after Thanksgiving when there are big sales and many people go shopping

What is Black Friday?

500

How many players were on the court at the beginning of basketball?  

40 players

500

How many detail sentences should be in a paragraph.  

3-5 sentences

500

Mrs. Barwick's favorite Christmas movie

“I passed through the seven levels of the Candy Cane forest, through the sea of swirly twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel.”

“I just like to smile, smiling’s my favorite.”

Elf

600

The day and month of the year on which we traditionally celebrate Thanksgiving

What is the fourth Thursday of November?

600

How did the equipment changed?

peach basket

backdrop


600

What comes after the detail sentences?

Closing sentence

600

What does Ralphie from "A Christmas Story" want for Christmas?

A BB gun