Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Writing Literary terms Persuasive Techniques The Pearl Julius Caesar $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy
1 - $100 What is the most important sentence in an essay? Thesis
1 - $200 What are all the parts of an introduction paragraph? Hook, connecting sentences, thesis
1 - $300 What is the structure of a body paragraph? Topic sentence, explanation, evidence
1 - $400 What is a preview? A short phrase highlighting what each body paragraph will be about?
1 - $500 Name all the steps in the process of writing an essay. Brainstorm Outline Rough Draft Peer Review Rough draft 2 Writing conference Final draft
2 - $100 What is another word for foreshadowing? Clue, hint
2 - $200 What is another word for theme? Lesson, moral, message
2 - $300 What is the connection between the word subject and theme? The theme of a story is the author’s message/opinion about a story’s subject
2 - $400 What is one theme of The Pearl? Greed can cause corruption
2 - $500 Describe a plot diagram
3 - $100 What is bandwagon? appeal to people’s desire to be part of the “in crowd,” doing what everyone else is doing
3 - $200 What is glittering generalities? The use of high-charged words and ideas that immediately get a reaction out of people
3 - $300 What is Jargon? The use of specialized terms to confuse and to “wow” the audience
3 - $400 Name 6 different persuasive techniques Testimonial, distractions, nostalgia, brand new, repetition, rule of three, extrapolation, hyperbole
3 - $500 What are the three MAIN techniques, and what does each mean? Pathos—appeal to emotion Ethos—appeal to credibility Logos—appeal to logic
4 - $100 What is a parable? A short story designed to teach a lesson
4 - $200 Name 4 characters from The Pearl. Juana, Coyotito, Kino, the Doctor
4 - $300 Who wrote The Pearl? John Steinbeck
4 - $400 When and where does The Pearl take place? Mexico, early 1900s
4 - $500 How did the author’s personal life influence his writing of The Pearl? He grew up poor and in working class towns, so he often wrote about the struggle of the poor against the rich and privileged
5 - $100 What kind of play is Julius Caesar? tragedy
5 - $200 What is an aside? when a character says something to only one other character or to the audience, something that’s not meant for all the other characters on the stage to hear
5 - $300 What is a soliloquy, and what’s a monologue? What’s the difference? Soliloquy: speech by a character alone on stage Monologue: speech by a character to at least one other character on stage
5 - $400 What is the definition of a tragedy (referring to plays)? Type of drama that shows the downfall or destruction of a noble or outstanding person
5 - $500 Name two other “tragic” things that are part of the definition of a tragedy, and what they mean? Tragic hero Tragic flaw
Final Jeopardy Name as many characters from Julius Caesar as you can. Each is worth 100 dollars. Type answer to appear with a mouse-click here