1. Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Writing Literary terms Persuasive Techniques
The Pearl
Julius
Caesar
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Final Jeopardy

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What is the most important sentence in an essay?
Thesis

3. 1 - $200 What are all the parts of an introduction paragraph?
Hook, connecting sentences, thesis

4. 1 - $300 What is the structure of a body paragraph?
Topic sentence, explanation, evidence

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What is a preview?
A short phrase highlighting what each body paragraph will be about?

6. 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

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What is another word for foreshadowing?
Clue, hint

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What is another word for theme?
Lesson, moral, message

9. 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

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What is one theme of The Pearl?
Greed can cause corruption

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Describe a plot diagram

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What is bandwagon?
appeal to people’s desire to be part of the “in crowd,” doing what everyone else is doing

13. 3 - $200 What is glittering generalities?
The use of high-charged words and ideas that immediately get a reaction out of people

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What is Jargon?
The use of specialized terms to confuse and to “wow” the audience

15. 3 - $400 Name 6 different persuasive techniques
Testimonial, distractions, nostalgia, brand new, repetition, rule of three, extrapolation, hyperbole

16. 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

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What is a parable?
A short story designed to teach a lesson

18. 4 - $200 Name 4 characters from The Pearl.
Juana, Coyotito, Kino, the Doctor

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Who wrote The Pearl?
John Steinbeck

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When and where does The Pearl take place?
Mexico, early 1900s

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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

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What kind of play is Julius Caesar?
tragedy

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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

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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

25. 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

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Name two other “tragic” things that are part of the definition of a tragedy, and what they mean?
Tragic hero
Tragic flaw

27. Final Jeopardy
Name as many characters from Julius Caesar as you can. Each is worth 100 dollars.
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