Selections/Characters
Content Vocabulary
Focus Skills
Rappers/Singers
Sports
100
This poignant story is set in Mississippi during the great depression
What is jeopardy
100
A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition
What is an excerpt?
100
To tell what is the same and different about two or more things
What is compare and contrast?
100
This person wrote and produced California Love
Who is Dr. Dre?
100
This rookie player from Boston has added a spark to the 2013-2014 Philadelphia 76ers.
Who is Carter-Williams
200
Five members of a family have survived the sinking of their sailing ship Lucette.
What is Survive the Savage Sea
200
writing that is based on facts, real events and real people
What is non-fiction?
200
The main reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
What is author's purpose?
200
She sings the song wrecking ball
Who is Miley Cyrus?
200
This Quarter played for the Atlanta Falcons before coming to the Philadelphia Eagles.
What Michael Vick?
300
Antonio Cruz and Felix Vargas are seventeen-year old best friends who both dream of becoming the light weight boxing champions of the world.
What is Amigo Brothers?
300
A type of question that requires one to compose an answer rather than select from a list of choices
What is a constructed response?
300
This person knows all of the thoughts and actions of all of the characters in a story
What is third person omniscient?
300
This rapper was on the show Degrassi
Who is Drake?
300
He was selected by the Lions with the second overall pick in 2007 NFL draft. His nickname is Megatron.
Who is Darrelle Revis?
400
He decides to earn money to buy the guitar that he wants
Who is Fausto
400
A historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.
What is a memoir?
400
Using clues from a story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you.
What is an inference?
400
This woman from Barbados and sold 50 million records world-wide
Who is Rihanna?
400
This team won the World Series in 2012
Who are the San Francisco Giants?
500
This personal essay describes the experience of a girl who emigrates with her family from the Dominican Republic.
What is Names/Nombres?
500
An account of someone's life written by someone else.
What is a biography?
500
The key concept being expressed.
What is main idea?
500
He is the lead singer of the group Maroon Five
Who is Adam Levine?
500
He played in 2,131 consecutive professional baseball games.
Who is Cal Ripken?