Chaotic Athletes
Essay Writing
Grammar
Figurative Language
Nero's Choice
100
The first chaotic athlete we read about
DRAYMOND GREEN
100

The three main parts of any essay

INTRODUCTION, BODY, CONCLUSION

100

A word that connects two ideas/sentences

COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

100

The toast jumped out of the toaster.

Identify the figurative language AND explain what it means.

PERSONIFICATION

THAT TOAST POPPED UP QUICK

100

The name of Taylor Swift's newest album

THE TORTURED POET'S DEPARTMENT

200

How the Houston Astros cheated in the World Series

BANGING ON A TRASH CAN LIKE THE TRASH THEY ARE

200

The main idea of your essay is called this

THESIS STATEMENT

200
The general rule for subject-verb agreement
PLURAL SUBJECT= VERB WITHOUT S

SINGULAR SUBJECT= VERB WITH S

200

Talking to Harold is like watching paint dry.

Identify the figurative language AND explain what it means.

SIMILE

MY GUY HAROLD IS BORING

200

THE GAME GERI WAS PLAYING

CHESS

300

The first name of the figure skater who "allegedly" knew nothing about the plot to bash Nancy Kerrigan's knees in

TONYA

300

The two locations of your thesis in your essay (you need to be specific here)

LAST SENTENCE OF INTRODUCTION

FIRST SENTENCE OF CONCLUSION

300

What you do with each new paragraph

INDENT

300

My Cheesy Gordita Crunch hit the pavement with a splat.

Identify the figurative language AND explain what it means.

ONOMATOPOEIA

MY GIRL DROPPED HER TACO BELL AND IT WENT EVERYWHERE

300

Three things you will receive with an 80% pass rate on the SOL next week

FREE SEATING

PARTY

OUTDOOR CLASS

SUMMATIVE 100

400

The college where Johnny Manziel played football

TEXAS A&M

400

The most important part of the writing process, according to Mrs. Nero

BRAINSTORM/PRE-WRITE

400

The three things you always capitalize

I, BEGINNING OF SENTENCE, PROPER NOUNS

400

She is my sun and sky.

Identify the figurative language AND explain what it means.

METAPHOR

SHE IS EVERYTHING TO THIS PERSON

400

The musician on my front door

BOB DYLAN

500

The name of the movie inspired by Aron Ralston's infamous canyon accident

127 HOURS

500

The format you follow for persuasive body paragraphs

CLAIM

EVIDENCE

REASONING

500

Where you go sit down and eat with a server- spell this word

RESTAURANT

500

Definition: An extreme exaggeration

Identify the figurative language term AND provide an example.

HYPERBOLE

I HAVE TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES.

I AM SO HUNGRY I COULD EAT A HORSE.

I WOULD DIE FOR TAYLOR SWIFT.

500

The first three picks of last night's NFL draft

CALEB WILLIAMS (BEARS)

JAYDEN DANIELS (COMMANDERS)

DRAKE MAYE (PATRIOTS)