Figurative Language
He was as tall as a giraffe.
What is a simile?
What is to convince someone to do something or to think like you?
A person, place, thing, animal or ide.
What is a noun?
When you give up, never want to try again, think that everything is too hard, and make excuses for your lack of success, you have this.
What is a fixed mindset?
We learned about this person during Hispanic Heritage Month. He coined the phrase, "Si se puede!"
Who is Cesar Chavez.
Mrs. Kenerson's age.
What is 51?
Michael Jordan is the GOAT!
What is a metaphor?
The number of reasons you should have in your persuasion letter.
For double points, you should also have 1 of these.
What is three (3)?
What is one (1) fact?
Run, walk, sleep, think, and teach are all examples of this.
What is a verb?
You should always have this type of mindset.
What is a growth mindset?
This person spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC and gave his famous 'I have a Dream' speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr. ?
How long Mrs. Kenerson has been married.
What is 28 years?
The flowers danced in the wind as if they were actually on Broadway.
What is personification?
You see these types of persuasive techniques on television.
What are advertisements or commercials?
These words are names and should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
Things that you may say to encourage yourself or someone when you have a growth mindset.
What is yes you can! or try again, or yet, or change your words and change your mindset or don't give up?
This person became the first Hispanic American woman Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Mrs. Kenerson has this many children. Double points if you know how many boys and girls.
What is 3 boys and 1 girl?
Even though I tried my best to open it slowly, the door squeaked very loudly.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Name the four types of persuasive techniques that we see in advertisements and commercials.
What is Band Wagon, Testimonial - Celebrity, Testimonial - Normal person, and Emotional?
When this letter stands alone it has to be capitalized.
What is the letter I?
What you would say to someone who says, "I can't do this because it's too hard."
What is, "You can do hard things."
While this person attended Yale they won a contest by designing the Vietnam Memorial that is currently located at the National Mall in Washington DC
Who is Maya Lin?
The number of grandchildren that Mrs. Kenerson has.
Double points if you know their names.
What is 2?
Who is Samiya and Tre?
The teacher told the students 1000 times to sit down, be quiet and get their work done.
What is a hyperbole?
DOUBLE POINTS
Choose a two types of persuasive techniques and explain them.
What is
Band Wagon - when everyone wants to do it
Testimonial - Celebrity - when you use a famous person or Dr. in your ad
Testimonial - Regular person
Emotional - You use things that make people connect with their feelings. For example: sad, mad, happy, etc.
You have to use this punctuation when you are quoting something that someone says or when someone is speaking in your writing.
What are quotation marks?
When you can't do something, instead of quitting or giving up, you should think about this.
What is the Power of YET?
In 1969, this Arab-American geologist worked with NASA and assisted with America's first moon landing.
Who is Dr. Farouk El-Baz?
What is a children's book author?