Literary Elements
The events of the story; the action which occurs over time
What is the PLOT?
How many schools are in the Guilderland School system?
What is 7?
The number of letters in "Literacy Tutorial"
What is 16?
The comparison of two things WITHOUT using “like” or “as”
What is a METAPHOR?
This is why the snowman was looking through a bag of carrots
What is HE WAS PICKING HIS NOSE?
The time, place, and atmosphere in which the events of a story occur
What is the SETTING?
About how many students attend Guilderland Schools K-12: 3000, 5000, or 7000?
What is 5000? (4811)
The classroom number of Literacy Tutorial
What is 613?
A scene in a story that interrupts the action to tell about events that happened some time earlier
What is a FLASHBACK?
This is what a mermaid washes her fins with
What is TIDE?
A struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature (i.e. person vs. person)
What is CONFLICT?
The decade that Guilderland High School was built during
What are THE 1950s? (1953)
The names of the three tutors in Literacy Tutorial?
Who are RYBIJ, OCASIO, and CREMO? (RI-BEE, O-KA-SEE-O, CREEM-O)
When an author provides clues or hints at important plot developments to come
What is FORESHADOWING?
Using this item is how you would cut the ocean in half
What is a SEA-SAW?
The main character in a story or drama who the reader or audience sympathizes with
What is the PROTAGONIST?
The name of the Superintendent of Guilderland Schools
Who is DR. MARIE WILES?
This task in Literacy Tutorial includes using context, identifying fact from opinion, making inferences, and putting events in correct order
What are TIME READINGS?
The word used to describe the way in which authors reveal who characters are
What is CHARACTERIZATION?
This is what you would call a belt made out of watches
What is A WAIST OF TIME?
A big statement about life in the form of a lesson or a message that a particular work is trying to get across to the reader
What is the THEME?
The zip code of Guilderland High School
What is 12085?
The spelling of the name of the lead teacher in this Literacy Tutorial course
What is O-U-C-K-A-M-A?
When something that is not human is given human characteristics
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Luke Skywalker's favorite kind of car
What is a TOYOTA?