A comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
100
The author of Freak the Mighty.
Who is Rodman Philbrick?
100
Name one way our body responds to stress.
What is heart racing, sweaty palms, shoulders tensing up, etc.?
100
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something, an adversary.
Who is an antagonist?
100
Certain moments of your life stand out in your memory. Writing about those special moments can help you understand their meaning. Such a first-hand account is an ? ?. (We did this type of writing in class.)
What is an autobiographical incident?
200
A comparison between two things without using the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
The author of Soldier X
Who is Don Wulffson?
200
This occurred in the 1930's and was a dangerous event. The title of the article was entitled, "Black Sunday".
What is the biggest dust storm in American history?
200
The point in a narrative at which time the conflict or tension hits the highest point.
What is the climax?
200
This type of writing is a way to think through a problem, consider solutions, and propose one logical answer.
What is a problem-solution essay?
300
When a word is pronounced like the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Our current novel, "Banner In The Sky" is an example of this type of literature.
What is fiction?
300
McKenzie Jones and roughly 1.25 million other Americans have this disease. It impairs one of the body's most basic functions: the ability to turn food into energy.
What is diabetes or type 1 diabetes?
300
When the narrator is referring to him or herself. You will see "I", "me", "my", and "mine" with this point of view.
What is first person point of view?
300
This type of essay evaluates two things or ideas by discussing the ways they are similar and the ways they are different.
What is a comparison-contrast essay?
400
When an object or animal is given the characteristics or features of a human.
What is personification?
400
Describe the setting for "Banner In The Sky".
What is (various answers accepted)
400
True or false: Movie theater popcorn has been labeled as one of America's biggest rip-offs, with some theaters marking up the price as much as 900 percent.
What is true?
400
This is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
400
This is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. It consists of 3 lines with the 1st and last line having 5 syllables and the middle line having 7 syllables.
What is a haiku poem?
500
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement. It is when something is so exaggerated that anyone would know that it is not really true.
What is hyperbole?
500
Describe the setting for "Freak the Mighty".
What is (various answers accepted)
500
True or false - According to some estimates, poachers kill almost 100 elephants each day in Africa.
What is true?
500
This is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express.
What is a theme?
500
A ? is a story you write made up of real or imagined experiences.