Mathematical!!
This is what the letter "b" mean in the equation "y=mx+b"
What is the y-intercept?
The overall message or lesson learned from a fictional story.
What is the theme?
Bang, Pop, whoosh, tweet!
What is onomatopoeia?
When added to the beginning of a word, this prefix means "not" or "opposite of."
What is un-?
This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
It is the measure of the difference between your y-values divided by the difference between your x-values (or more commonly known as “rise over run”).
What is slope?
Three things that develop the theme of a fictional story.
What is character motivation, problem, and solution?
"My love is like a red, red rose" is an example of this comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This suffix transforms a verb into a person who performs that action.
What is -er/-or?
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, sparking a major civil rights movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This phrase the idea of adding or subtracting terms that have the same variables and exponents.
What is combining like terms?
The point in the narrative where the tension, excitement, or stakes reach the highest level.
What is the climax of the story?
What figurative language device is used in the following sentence:
When confronted with a challenge the students stated, “I am a rock!”
What is a metaphor?
When added to words, this prefix means "between" or "among.
What is inter-?
Celebrated each February, Black History Month was first officially recognized by this U.S. president in 1976.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This is the answer to f(3) using this equation:
f(x)=5x-6
What is 9?
This literary technique adds depth and complexity to a story that allows readers to understand character motivations, explore prior events, and builds suspense or tension for future events. DAILY DOUBLE
What is flashback?
This statement is an example of what type of figurative language:
“A wildly tame ox.”
What is an Oxymoron?
This suffix means "state of" or "condition of" when added to an adjective.
What is -ity/-ty?
This African American scientist and inventor is known for his work with peanuts and crop rotation.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This is the simplified version of this expression:
(5x^3y^4)^3
What does STEAL stand for when talking about characters?
What is Speech, Thoughts, Emotions, Actions, Looks?
In "The wind whispered through the trees," this literary device gives the wind human abilities.
What is personification?
This prefix, derived from Latin, means "backward" or "again."
What is re-?
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first official Black units in the U.S. Army, fought bravely during this war.
What is the Civil War?