From "Drummer Boy of Shiloh":
"How long you been with us, Joby?" [the General asked.]
"Three weeks, sir."
"Run off from home or joined LEGITIMATELY, boy?"
What is legally or lawfully?
100
Told from the narrator's point of view; includes words such as I, we, us.
What is First Person Point of View?
100
person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
100
From "Drummer Boy of Shiloh", the definition is: a blessing
What is benediction?
100
The very first step of the writing process
What is pre-write?
200
From "Charles":
"The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he RENOUNCED corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt."
What is to give up/gave up?
200
Told from the "outside"; Uses words such as he, she, they.
What is Third Person Point of View?
200
These name a particular person, place, thing, or idea, and are always capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
200
From "Charles", the meaning is: at the same time
What is simultaneously?
200
The first sentence of any narrative
What is the hook?
300
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings":
"[Mrs. Flowers] was thin without the TAUGHT look of wiry people."
What is tightly stretched?
300
What is a historical setting?
What is a real time and place from history?
300
The student's homework was lost.
Is this a plural possessive or singular possessive?
What is a singular possessive?
300
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", meaning: unable or unwilling to accept
What is intolerant?
300
The final step of the writing process
What is publishing/present?
400
From "E-mail from Bill Gates":
"Because we couldn't talk at the same time, there was little chance for the conversation to move SPONTANEOUSLY."
What is naturally/without planning?
400
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using the word like or as
What is a simile?
400
When Jack went to pay for his items at the store, he realized he had lost his wallet.
his, he, he, and his are pronouns; Jack is the ___________.
What is the antecedent?
400
From" E-mail from Bill Gates", meaning: rules for behavior
What is etiquette?
400
Your writing must be ____________ for me to be able to read it.
What is legible?
500
From "Old Man":
"Old man,
grandfather,
wise with time
running rivulets on face,
deep, rich furrows,
each one a legacy."
What is deep wrinkles?
500
Poems sometimes use this in order to
-emphasize an important idea
-produce unity by tying the lines to the repeated word or phrase
-create a musical sound
What is repetition?
500
The acrobats' tricks were rather boring.
Is acrobats' a plural possessive or singular possessive?
What is plural possessive?
500
From "Grandma Ling", meaning: firm; strong
What is sturdy?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
A piece of writing in which the author uses first person point of view to tell a true story about a particular event in their past