Oh, Poe Do you Know?
In "The Tell-Tale Heart" this kind of animal was compared to the old man's eye.
What is a vulture's eye?
Crack! Boom! Strike!
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the room number for Mrs. Halin's room in Everest.
This is the only teacher on team Everest that does not have a dog or cat.
Who is Mrs. Veston?
In this WW. Jacob's story, readers learn wishing on a talisman comes with an enormous price for interfering with fate.
What is The Monkey's Paw
How many nights did the narrator stalk the old man in "The Tell-Tale Heart" before he killed him?
8
His laser eyes stared at the pitcher.
What is a metaphor?
Mrs. Curtis was across the hall from Mrs. Halin, but the numbers didn't go in order. This was Mrs. Curtis' room number?
What is E20?
When a teacher attains a PHd in education, they become a doctor. We have a few doctors in our school. This is the name of one.
Who is Dr. Strohm?
Who is Dr. Mortimer?
Remade as an episode on The Twilight Zone, this Richard Matheson story presents its characters with a proposition: Press the button and receive a large sum of money, but if you do, someone you never met will die.
What is Button Button.
A low, dull, quick sound that the narrator heard was attributed to this
The old man's heartbeat.
Antonio stood staring at second base wondering if Steven would steal.
Mrs. Veston, and for a brief time, Mrs. Braverman shared this science room number?
What is E9?
Mrs. Kleinknecht (Oasis 8) and Mrs. Halin both graduated first in their high school classes. This is the name for that honor.
What is valedictorian?
Adam Bagadashian's collection of teen "traumas", his narrator Will recounts awkward co-ed parties and kissing games, having trouble at home, and losing his best friend Mike, and having every girl in the school dislike him. We read a few of the chapters from this book, including the title chapter.
What is First French Kiss?
In Poe's "The Black Cat", this one-eye cat once had the affection of the narrator before he hated it.
Who is Pluto?
I was driving on Coverdale Road, when, out of nowhere, a ruby red Cadillac jumped out in front of me.
What is personification?
Everest's team color was black. This is what you called yourselves when you attended pep rallies.
This is the team Mrs. Halin taught on for 12 years before moving to Everest.
What is Phoenix?
The Hadley children used cleverness and rage to tamper with their Happy Life home and Nursery to kill their parents. Their names appear in a children's fairytale, but in this story, they weren't so innocent.
Who are Wendy and Peter?
Black Cats, skulls, gothic architecture, iron gates, references to death are a type of art and literature Poe is known for. It goes by this name. (hint: begins with the letter 'M')
macabre
When she asked her parents if they bought it, they teased, “definitely maybe.”
What is oxymoron?
Each year the computer carts get a different 4 digit combination code for the lock. This was this year's code. Hint (it's a year).
What is 1996?
This is the last word in the Harrington Alma Mater (school song).
What is Goals?
In The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton's this was the name of the horse Sodapop had to get rid of when his family no longer had enough money to support it
Who is Mickey Mouse?