Oh Canada!
Poetry Slam
Before Confederation
Define "_____"
Writers' Corner
100

What is the capital of Canada?

What is Ottawa


100

What literary device compares two things using "like" or "as"?

What is a Simile

100

Definition: A way at looking at the world that reflects one’s core values

What is Worldview

100

Define "Predict"

What is To make a guess about what will happen

100

What does RACES stand for?

What is Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, and Summarize

200

Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?

Who is Sir John A. Macdonald

200

What is alliteration?

What is the Repetition of beginning sounds

200

Beans, squash, corn are also known as?

What is the Three Sisters

200

Define "Observe"

What is To watch carefully

200

What point of view uses the words "he," "she," or "they"?

What is 3rd Person

300

When did Canada become a country?/When did CONFEDERATION happen?

*Complete Date*

When was July 1, 1867

300

What is it called when two words have the same ending sound?

What is Rhyme

300

What important American location did the British forces burn down during the War of 1812?

What is the White House

300

Define "Compare"

What is To identify similarities and differences

300

To improve ideas, organization, and content 

What is Revision

400

Who are the three main Aboriginal peoples in Canada?

Who are the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit

400

What is the Rhyme Scheme of this poem?

Sometimes I dream that I can fly,
I lift and flap my arms just so,
And soon I'm soaring to the sky,
Graceful like a bird I go.

What is ABAB

400

Montcalm and Wolfe died in this battle

What is the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

400

Define "Evidence"

What are Facts or information that prove something

400

What are the 4 narrative techniques we learned about?

Wha is a hook, foreshadow, suspense, and flashback
500

Name all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada

What is British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Yukon, Northwest Territory, Nunavut

500

A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern

What is a Haiku
500

Definition: Claiming resources and land, gaining power and prestige, spreading Christianity, and curiosity about the world were the main reasons for?

What is Imperialism

500

Define "Reluctant"

What is Unwilling or hesitant

500

What are 6 sentences of a 6 Sentence Story? (in order)

Exposition, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution