Do It For the GRAMmar
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?
What is a noun?
This series by J.K. Rowling follows the adventures of a young wizard as he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry Potter
This late, great NBA star published The Mamba Mentality: How I Play in 2018.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
If it's raining really heavily outside, these two types of house pets will be falling from the sky.
What are cats and dogs?
This type of figure of speech uses the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
This part of speech describes or modifies nouns or pronouns.
What is an adjective?
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters was written by this author in 2010. His other job at the time: President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This author's groundbreaking autobiography details his journey from slavery to freedom and became a significant work in African American literature.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
If a task is described as this dessert, it means it's extremely easy.
What is "a piece of cake"?
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of...(hint: the answer begins with an a).
What is alliteration?
This part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs and often ends in "-ly".
What is an adverb?
In this groundbreaking comic series Black Panther, T'Challa, the king of this fictional African nation, assumes the mantle of a powerful superhero, protecting his homeland and the world as the Black Panther.
What is Wakanda?
What Chicago poet wrote the following poem, "We Real Cool"?
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
If you describe exactly what's causing a situation or problem, you've figuratively done this to the nail.
What is "hit the nail on the head"?
"Time is a thief" or "his voice was music to my ears" are examples of this literary device.
What is metaphor?
This part of speech expresses action or state of being.
What is a verb?
This book by E.B. White tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a spider named Charlotte who saves him from being slaughtered.
What is Charlotte's Web?
This author's memoir, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," vividly describes her childhood experiences with racism and trauma, yet celebrates resilience and self-discovery.
Who is Maya Angelou?
If you accomplish TWO tasks with one single action, you have...(sorry Tweety!)
What is "killed two birds with one stone."
To say "the sun smiled down on us" is to use this literary device. (Are you stumped? Maybe ask the PERSON next to you.)
What is personification?
This part of speech takes the place of nouns in a sentence.
In this beloved children's book by Lewis Carroll, a young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit hole and enters a fantastical world.
What is "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"?
This author and folklorist collected and published African American folklore in works such as "Mules and Men" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God," contributing to a renaissance of Black storytelling.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
If something happens rarely or very infrequently, it happens, "once in a..."
What is "blue moon"?
If an author uses the color red in her story to communicate a sense of danger, she is employing this literary device.
What is imagery?