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POETRY
FICTION
NON-FICTION
PLAY/DRAMA
Mr. Garcia Trivia
100
What do you call a person who writes a poem?
What is a poet.
100
What do you call a person who writes fiction?
What is an author, a writer.
100
Fill in the blank: Non-fiction is a type of literature that is based on _____ events!
What is REAL.
100
What do we call THE OBJECTS that are placed on stage to make the setting look real?
What are props.
100
What city did Ms.Truong grow up in?
What is Chicago.
200
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?
What is a simile.
200
What do we call the sequence of events in a story?
What is plot.
200
What do we call a biography written by someone about their own life.
What is an autobiography.
200
What is the TERM for when characters are talking to each other and the audience. Hint: Starts with a "D"
What is dialogue.
200
WITHOUT CHEATING. Spell my last name correctly.
What is T-R-U-O-N-G.
300
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
What is BOOM! POW!
300
What is the "turning point" of a plot?
What is a climax?
300
What is an example of an author's purpose in an informational text: for example: to inform, to entertain, ....
What is to persuade.
300
What do we call where the story takes place?
What is setting.
300
Where did Ms.Truong go to school?
What is the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
400
Poetry is not written in sentences, it's written in ...
What is lines.
400
What do we call the "main problem" of a plot?
What is the conflict.
400
Finish the blank: Titles, pictures, and graphs in non-fiction texts give us a lot of important ____________.
What is INFORMATION.
400
Plays are not separated into chapters but ...
What is scenes.
400
What is Ms.Truong's favorite book?
What is The Great Gatsby.
500
Give an example of alliteration using 4 words.
What is Peter, Piper, Picked, Peppers (+ more)
500
What do we call the "life lesson" of a story?
What is theme.
500
BEFORE READING a non-fiction/informational text, what can we look at to PREDICT what it will be about?
What is the pictures, the title, the captions.
500
What are the ACTIONS that playwrights write to show the actor WHAT they should be DOING. Hint: ()
What are stage directions.
500
What is Ms.Truong's favorite basketball team?
What are the Chicago Bulls.