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ELA UAK Walk Down Memory Lane 8th
ELA UAK Walk Down Memory Lane 8th
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1
What two topics did we research during the second research unit?
Grey’s Anatomy and Gender
Technology and immigration
Cooking and Philosophy
Gender and Technology
2
What is the first sentence of an essay called? (Hint, it grabs your reader’s attention)
Grabber
Hook
Theme
Thesis
3
Whose house do the boys demolish in “The Destructors”?
Old Major
The Commander
The Hop Frog
Old Misery
4
In "When I Was Puerto Rican", which of the following topics was NOT discussed?
Politics
Gender Norms
Racism
Sexual Orientation
5
What is a good theme of the book?
Women and men are treated differently all over the world.
One place can be just as bad as the next.
Family first
Individuality is shaped by experiences and those around us.
6
Because our narrator moved a lot, what literary device is described a lot?
Mood
Setting
Theme
Repetition
7
The two pigs responsible for removing Mr. Jones from the farm are
Stalin and Trotsky
Beyonce and Jay-Z
Snowball and Stalin
Snowball and Napoleon
8
Animal Farm is a book that is a ________________
Memoir about war in England
Description of a fantasy world
Allegory about the Russian Revolution
Metaphor for the cruelty of animals
9
Which sentence is the most important part of your essay? ( Gives explanation to your essay)
Thesis
Theme
Claim
Hook
10
The name The Lord of the Flies is reference to what biblical demon?
Madonna
Lucifer
Baal
Beelzebub
11
What would be a good theme for these dark stories?
Don’t trust old people.
Decisions we make are lasting impacts on those around us.
People can have just as much evil in them as goodness.
Ghosts and demons are real.
12
What type of book is When I Was Puerto Rican?
An allegory
A biography
A novella
A memoir
13
What is the most important literary device used in Dark Stories? (connects w/ narrator feeling)
Mood
Tone
Imagery
Word Choice
14
Which would be a good theme for the novel Lord of the Flies?
Don’t focus on one thing.
Think for yourself, not as a group.
Enjoy the island life
Take care of your friends.
15
The following would be the best theme for Animal Farm?
People should stick with people most like them.
Animals can talk!
Politics is a complicated idea.
Power can corrupt even those with the best intentions.
16
The song that the animals sing when they gain control of the farm is called?
Beasts of England
The Animals Anthem
Beasts of Ireland
Beasts of America
17
What literary device is used when Boxer says, “I will work harder, I will work harder!
Metaphor
Word Choice
Repetition
Alliteration
18
What is the definition of theme?
The answer to the research question
The central message of a text.
The boring part of the text.
The author’s argument
19
The first story we read in this unit was?
"The Black Cat"
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Tell Tale Heart"
"The Destructors"
20
Who wrote most of the dark stories we read?
William Golding
George Orwell
Edgar Allen Poe
Esmeralda Santiago
21
Our narrator focused a lot of her views on gender norms by observing what two people?
Her grandma and grandpa
Her teacher and a student
Her sister and brother
Her sister and mother
22
What condition does Piggy have that the boys make fun of?
Diabetes
A loose tooth
Lung cancer
Asthma
23
Which book that we read is technically a 9th grade level text?
When I Was Puerto Rican
Lord of the Flies
All Dark Stories Unit
Animal Farm
24
Who is the BEST 8th grade class ever?
All of them! :)
Harvard/Yale
Hampton
Princeton/Dartmouth
25
Who first interacts with the Lord of the Flies?
Jack
Piggy
Ralph
Simon
26
Lord of the Flies -- Where are the boys from?
Puerto Rico
America
Ireland
England
