A writing task that has the sole purpose of telling a story.
What is a Narrative (Narrative Writing?)
100
Was asked to steal money by her father to "make him set for life."
Who is Ashes?
100
The method of transportation for Arvel Pearson during the Depression.
What is a train?
100
To think critically about a topic or subject.
What is Analysis?
200
A comparison NOT using the words "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
A writing piece that has the purpose of informing of explaining something to a reader or audience.
What is Informative/Explanatory Writing?
200
The city where two girls go when they skip school and wind up getting into trouble.
What is NYC?
200
The amount of money requested by the beggar.
What is a "dime"?
200
To make an educated decision on events that will be upcoming or happen next.
What is Prediction?
300
The repetition of sounds or letters in a sentence.
What is alliteration?
300
A type of writing that has the sole purpose of trying to persuade others of one's own opinions or beliefs.
What is Persuasive Writing?
300
The woman who divorced her husband because he had let her down and who hated his nickname for their daughter.
Who is Ashleigh's mom?
300
The demographic of people that suffered immensely during the Great Depression due to sociocultural and economic factors.
Who are African Americans?
300
The process of making a judgment based on standards or criteria.
What is Evaluation?
400
An over-exaggeration; to really blow something way out of proportion.
What is a hyperbole?
400
A type of writing that has the sole purpose of stating a claim and providing both sides of it using facts, evidence, and other concrete forms of expression.
What is Argument Writing?
400
A harsh, cruel place where the two men almost meet their ultimate demise and find out "The Price of Life."
What is the desert?
400
The year of the Stock Market Crash and Black Thursday.
What is 1929?
400
To amalgamate, or tie everything all together.
What is Synthesis?
500
1.A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., "it's raining cats and dogs").
2. A form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people.
What is an idiom?
500
A NJ State Standardized test that assesses 4 out of 5 writing tasks as mentioned.
What is the NJ ASK?
500
The bag thief that gets left behind in the store in NYC.
Who is Yolanda?
500
The military conflict that the speaker referred to in the line "...half a million boots when slogging through hell..."
What is WWI (World War I)?
500
The poet that wrote the infamous poem beloved by Ponyboy and Johnny, "Nothing Gold Can Stay".