Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
"Lamb to the Slaughter"
School/
Classroom Expectations
Elements of Plot
100

Which figurative language styles gives human characteristics to non-human objects.

Personification

100

Identify the part of speech.

This is a DEPRESSING time to be living in London as people are arguing over the election.

Adjective

100

What element of plot provides characters and background information? 

Exposition

100

What should you be doing at the sound of the dismissal bell?

Be in your assigned seat?

100

How many elements of plot are there? Name each of them.

5

exposition - rising action - climax - falling action - resolution 

6 if you include conflict

200

Which figurative language styles am I?

Annabelle was so exhausted she could have slept for an entire year.

Hyperbole

200

Which one is an adverb?

escalate

now

between

Now

Example of an adverb indicating when an action happened.

200

True or False

Mary poured Patrick a drink when he arrived?

False

200

True or False

Ms. Davis accepts late homework.

False

200

What element of plot is the pinnacle. The highest point where the protagonist makes their big decision.

Climax

300

True or False

A metaphor is comparing two of the same things without using "like", "as", or "than".

False

A metaphor is comparing two unlike things without without using "like", "as", or "than".

300

True or False

Coordinating, Subjective and Correlative are the 3 different types of conjunctions.

False

Coordinating - Subordinating and Correlative

300

What is Mary and Patrick's last name?

Mahoney

300

True or False

You can only wear airpods for class assignments.

False

At no time can you wear airpods, headphones or earbuds in the classroom or hallways.

Teachers can loan out wired earbuds for assignment usage when necessary.

300

Which element of plot structure does the police/detective come in and serve their purpose.

Falling action

400

What is the difference between literal and figurative language?

Literal - You say exactly what you mean without comparison and no exaggeration.

Figurative - You don't say exactly what you mean. You do compare and exaggerate.


400

What coordinating conjunctions make up the acronym F.A.N.B.O.Y.S 

FOR - AND - NOR - BUT - OR - YET - SO

400
How many children did Mary and Patrick have?

0

400

How many warnings do you have before your phone is confiscated?

2

The third time it will be confiscated and a parent will be contacted to come retrieve the device.

400

What is Mary's career?

Housewife 

500

Name all 7 figurative language styles.

Simile - Metaphor - Hyperbole - Alliteration

Personification - Idiom - Onomatopoeia


500

What are the 8 parts of speech?

noun - verb - adjective - adverb - pronoun - conjunction - preposition - interjection

500

Is "Lamb to the Slaughter" fiction or non-fiction?

Fiction

500

Name our school administrators. 

Principal Neville -Cuffee

Williams - Coombs - Hewitt

500

What was Mary's reason for going to the grocery store?

To have an alibi. To make sure her story checks out.