FOOTBALL
Homecoming Court
Grit
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
Figurative Language
100

Millard's opponent tonight.

N. Sevier

100

Homecoming Queen 2020.

McCall Wardle

100

Our first GRIT paper is about him...

John Wooden

100

The villain of the story.

Mr. Shiftlet.

100

He was as quiet as a mouse.

simile

200

Homecoming King 2020.

Isaac Hernandez

200

The "Expert" who studied GRIT and wrote a book about it.

Angela Duckworth

200

The setting of the story

1930's

200

His Herculean strength was impressive.

Allusion

300

1st Runner up boys

Jed

300

The third "P" Persistence, Passion...

Perseverence

300

The name of both women in the story.

Lucynell Crater

300

Tommy took the toothbrush from his little brother.

Alliteration.

400

1st runner up girls

Sarah DeGraffenried

400

Tom Deierlein

Shot in the pelvis in Baghdad, battled back to run a 10 miler, and several triathlons.
400
The author of the story.

Flannery O'Connor

400

Jumbo shrimp is an example

oxymoron

500

The best part of Homecoming.

The game

500

The Military academy where Duckworth conducted much of her research.

West Point.

500

The color that represents something precious that was used in the story.

Gold

500

I have tried calling him ten thousand times!

Hyperbole