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"If music be the ___ of ___ , play on" Fill in the blanks !
Love Food
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What was the first book we read as a class this year ?
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes
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What is mood ?
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for a reader
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What is a sequence ?
A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other .
100
What is the correct spelling of the month that falls between January and March ?
February
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What is an acrostic poem ?
An acrostic poem is a form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message .
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Who was the main character in the book Copper Sun ?
Amari
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What is the Plot Line of a story ?
Plot Line shows action or events in a story . It has 5 parts : Exposition rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution .
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What is comparing and Contrasting ?
The organizational pattern that tells how two items are similar and different
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What is an exaggeration that makes a point ?
Hyperbole .
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What is a haiku ?
A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count .
300
Give an example of a round Character from one of the books we've read this year, explain why .
Answers may vary..
300
What is Figurative Language ?
Language enriched by word images and figures of speech
300
What is cause and Effect ?
A relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others .
300
What is the main idea/message/lesson of a story ?
Theme
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What is an Epic Poem ?
A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation .
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How many books did we read AS A WHOLE CLASS this year ?
2 - Flowers for Algernon, The Pigman, Copper Sun, and Twelfth Night .
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Explain character types Hint - Round Character, Flat Character, Dynamic Character, and Static Character
Round - Type of character who is complex and multi-dimensional Flat - Type of character with only one outstanding feature Dynamic - Type of character who undergoes a change during the course of a story Static - Type of character who does not change during a story
400
Explain Chronological Order :
Alphabetical Order ( - Absent, adjust, boy, car, elephant - )
400
Name it : The train was an angry animal roaring down the tracks . (Hint : Not a simile)
Metaphor !
500
When was Shakespeare born and when did he die ? (Only need the years)
Born : 1564 Died : 1616
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Who wrote Copper Sun ?
Sharon Draper
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Explain what Concrete Images are
When a speaker or writer uses words that induce audiences to call up "pictures" in their minds by appealing to their senses of taste, smell, hearing, touch, and sight .
500
Explain an advantage/disadvantage pattern
To objectively discuss both sides of an issue in a fair, non biased, and a non-persuasive manner (Doesn't have to be word by word)
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What is an imperative sentence ?
A sentence that gives command, and also contains an understood subject .