Communication Arts JeopardyCommunication Arts JeopardyRound #1Round #1

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#1#1

Who is the subject of an Who is the subject of an autobiography? autobiography?

#1#1

Answer:Answer:

The authorThe author

#2#2

Figurative language in which a Figurative language in which a non-living or non-human thing non-living or non-human thing (animal, plant, object, natural (animal, plant, object, natural force, emotion, idea) is given force, emotion, idea) is given

human senses, characteristics, human senses, characteristics, and qualities is called what? and qualities is called what?

#2#2

Answer:Answer:

Personification Personification

#3#3

Define the word analogy Define the word analogy and give an example of and give an example of

one. one.

#3#3Answer:Answer:

An analogy is an expression An analogy is an expression showing similarities between two showing similarities between two things. (Analogies deal with the things. (Analogies deal with the relationships between relationships) relationships between relationships)

Example: thermometer and Example: thermometer and temperature or similar to the temperature or similar to the relationship between odometer and relationship between odometer and distance (accept accurate distance (accept accurate analogies)analogies)

#4#4An adjective is a figure of speech An adjective is a figure of speech

– give a definition for an – give a definition for an adjective – then identify all the adjective – then identify all the

adjectives in the following adjectives in the following sentence.sentence.

‘‘The smoke dissipated just as suddenly, The smoke dissipated just as suddenly, revealing a pocketed apron, a neatly revealing a pocketed apron, a neatly

frilled cap, and a starched dress, all worn frilled cap, and a starched dress, all worn by an incredibly tiny woman.”by an incredibly tiny woman.”

#4#4

Answer:Answer: An adjective is a word that An adjective is a word that

describes a noun. (pocketed, describes a noun. (pocketed, neatly, frilled, starched, tiny )neatly, frilled, starched, tiny )

#5#5Graphic organizers are visual Graphic organizers are visual

devices for organizing information devices for organizing information around a concept, theme, or topic. around a concept, theme, or topic. Below are some graphic organizers Below are some graphic organizers

– describe how the information – describe how the information would be presented in each one. would be presented in each one.

(Advance Organizer) ( Chart ) (Diagram) (Advance Organizer) ( Chart ) (Diagram) (Cluster, Concept map, or Web) (Cluster, Concept map, or Web)

#5#5Answer:Answer:

Advance Organizer: Advance Organizer: previews instruction and previews instruction and provides familiar concept that provides familiar concept that connect to what is being connect to what is being

learnedlearned Chart:Chart: gives information, shows gives information, shows

processes, makes comparisons processes, makes comparisons often with pictures & symbols often with pictures & symbols rather than wordsrather than words

Diagram:Diagram: shows how something works, how it shows how something works, how it is is constructed, or how it parts relate constructed, or how it parts relate to to one anotherone another

Cluster, Concept , Web:Cluster, Concept , Web: presents written ideas presents written ideas around a theme, around a theme,

characteristics, characteristics, category, category, or wordor word

#6#6

Name the word used to describe Name the word used to describe the overall atmosphere a writer the overall atmosphere a writer creates with language, imagery creates with language, imagery

and descriptive details in and descriptive details in literature. literature.

#6#6

Answer:Answer:

MoodMood

#7#7

Imaginative narrative in any form Imaginative narrative in any form of presentation that is designed of presentation that is designed

to entertain, as distinguished to entertain, as distinguished from what is designed primarily from what is designed primarily

to explain, argue, or merely to explain, argue, or merely describe is called what? Give at describe is called what? Give at

least three examples. least three examples.

#7#7

Answer:Answer:

Fiction (Examples: novels, Fiction (Examples: novels, short stories, plays, narrative short stories, plays, narrative

poetry….)poetry….)

#8#8

Define nonfiction and Define nonfiction and give at least four give at least four examples of it. examples of it.

#8#8Answer:Answer:

Nonfiction is writing that Nonfiction is writing that concerns real events and concerns real events and is intended to explain, is intended to explain, inform, persuade, or give inform, persuade, or give directions. directions.

Examples: Examples: autobiography, biography, autobiography, biography, memoir, essay, workplace memoir, essay, workplace communications, etc…communications, etc…

#9#9In the poem, “Mother to Son” by In the poem, “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes the author Langston Hughes the author states:states:

Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me me ain’t been no crystal stair. ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s It’s had tacks in it, and splinters, had tacks in it, and splinters, and and boards torn up….boards torn up….

Explain what the author is using Explain what the author is using the stairs for in the poem and the stairs for in the poem and name what this is called. name what this is called.

#9#9Answer:Answer:

The author is using the The author is using the stairs to make a stairs to make a comparison between two comparison between two unlike things, the unlike things, the mother’s life and the mother’s life and the crystal stair. This is called crystal stair. This is called a metaphor/figurative a metaphor/figurative language.language.

#10#10There are different types of There are different types of

writing – they all have a specific writing – they all have a specific purpose. Describe the types of purpose. Describe the types of writings listed below and give writings listed below and give

examples of them.examples of them.

(Description/descriptive) (Description/descriptive) (Narrative) (Persuasive) (Narrative) (Persuasive)

(Expository)(Expository)

#10#10Answer:Answer: Descriptive writingDescriptive writing portrays a character, portrays a character,

object, or scene through sensory details and object, or scene through sensory details and imagery (precise nouns, verbs, adverbs, and imagery (precise nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives that relate how things look, sound, adjectives that relate how things look, sound, feel, taste, smell)feel, taste, smell)

Narrative writingNarrative writing relates a story or a personal relates a story or a personal essay (anecdote, autobiography, memoir)essay (anecdote, autobiography, memoir)

Persuasive writingPersuasive writing seeks to influence readers seeks to influence readers or listeners to agree with a perspective or or listeners to agree with a perspective or perform an action (editorials, advertisements, perform an action (editorials, advertisements, persuasive essays, position papers, etc.)persuasive essays, position papers, etc.)

Expository writingExpository writing presents facts, opinions, presents facts, opinions, definitions of terms, and examples to inform the definitions of terms, and examples to inform the reader about a specific topic (essays, analysis, reader about a specific topic (essays, analysis, problem/solution..)problem/solution..)

#11#11

When a writer uses When a writer uses words to emphasize words to emphasize

ideas, evoke emotions, ideas, evoke emotions, shape mood, and shape mood, and

create other effects create other effects what is this called? what is this called?

#11#11

Answer:Answer:

Figurative languageFigurative language

#12#12

““It’s not right to fool It’s not right to fool Mother Nature”, is an Mother Nature”, is an example of a simile, example of a simile,

metaphor, or metaphor, or personification. personification.

Explain your answer. Explain your answer.

#12#12

Answer:Answer:

Personification – Mother Personification – Mother Nature is given a life Nature is given a life

like quality.like quality.

#13#13 ““The hilltop. The setting sun lies pierced The hilltop. The setting sun lies pierced

by his own crystal spears, bleeding purple by his own crystal spears, bleeding purple and crimson from every vein. Before his and crimson from every vein. Before his splendor the green pine grove is dulled, splendor the green pine grove is dulled, turns vaguely red: and from the flushed turns vaguely red: and from the flushed transparent grass and small flowers a transparent grass and small flowers a penetrating and luminous essence penetrating and luminous essence emanates.”emanates.”

The poet has used personification in the The poet has used personification in the poem. Name the personification and poem. Name the personification and explain it. explain it.

#13#13

Answer:Answer:

The sun – it is bleeding The sun – it is bleeding like a humanlike a human

#14#14

Writers bring fiction to life Writers bring fiction to life with words & phases: with words & phases: “What’s happenin?” “What’s happenin?”

“How’s it goin”? What is “How’s it goin”? What is the called and what is the called and what is

the writer really saying?the writer really saying?

#14#14

Answer:Answer:

Colloquialism – “How are Colloquialism – “How are you?”you?”

#15#15

What type of figurative What type of figurative language is reflected in language is reflected in

this line: “I am the this line: “I am the people, hungry, humble, people, hungry, humble, haggard….” Name and haggard….” Name and

explain what it is. explain what it is.

#15#15

Answer:Answer:

Alliteration – the Alliteration – the repetition of the initial repetition of the initial sounds in neighboring sounds in neighboring

words or stressed words or stressed syllables.syllables.

#16#16

The first attempt or The first attempt or preliminary version of a preliminary version of a

piece of writing is piece of writing is called a what?called a what?

#16#16

Answer:Answer:

Draft/rough draftDraft/rough draft

#17#17

Poetry, novels, essays, Poetry, novels, essays, paragraphs, letters, paragraphs, letters,

summaries are all forms summaries are all forms of what? of what?

#17#17

Answer:Answer:

WritingWriting

#18#18If you are writing to explain an idea or If you are writing to explain an idea or

teach a process rather than telling a teach a process rather than telling a story, describing something, or story, describing something, or

arguing a point of view – what type arguing a point of view – what type of writing are you doing? of writing are you doing?

#18#18

Answer:Answer:

ExpositoryExpository

#19#19

A topic sentence expresses A topic sentence expresses the main idea or purpose of the main idea or purpose of

a paragraph – what a paragraph – what expresses the main idea in expresses the main idea in a longer piece of writing?a longer piece of writing?

#19#19

Answer:Answer:

Thesis statementThesis statement

#20#20When you write a response When you write a response to a piece of literature, you to a piece of literature, you can tell your interpretation can tell your interpretation of the events or characters of the events or characters as long as you use what?as long as you use what?

#20#20

Answer:Answer:

Examples from the text - Examples from the text - reasons - quotations from reasons - quotations from the text to show how you the text to show how you arrived at your conclusionarrived at your conclusion

#21#21

In a business letter, what In a business letter, what punctuation mark do you put punctuation mark do you put

after the words after the words

““Sincerely yours”? Sincerely yours”?

#21#21

Answer:Answer:

CommaComma

#22#22

Which is correct: Which is correct:

1) we swum in the ocean 1) we swum in the ocean

2) We swam in the ocean 2) We swam in the ocean

#22#22

Answer:Answer:

We swam in the oceanWe swam in the ocean

  

#23#23

When you write the exact When you write the exact word that a person is word that a person is

saying what should you do?saying what should you do?

#23#23

Answer:Answer:

Place the exact words of the Place the exact words of the speaker in quotation marksspeaker in quotation marks

#24#24

Name five type of words that Name five type of words that should always be capitalized. should always be capitalized.

#24#24

Answer:Answer:

Months, People Names, Months, People Names, Bible, Countries, Oceans, Bible, Countries, Oceans,

States….States….

#25#25

Spell the plural form of Spell the plural form of these words: ox, salmon, these words: ox, salmon,

children children

#25#25

Answer:Answer:

Oxen Oxen

Salmon Salmon

ChildrenChildren

#26#26

Writing that concerns real Writing that concerns real events, and is for the events, and is for the purpose of explaining, purpose of explaining,

informing, persuading, or informing, persuading, or giving directions is called giving directions is called

what? what?

#26#26

Answer:Answer:

NonfictionNonfiction

#27#27

If you looked in the front of If you looked in the front of your history book what your history book what

would you call the listing of would you call the listing of chapter you see? chapter you see?

#27#27

Answer:Answer:

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

#28#28

When reading writing that When reading writing that includes personal includes personal

narratives, anecdotes, narratives, anecdotes, autobiographies, technical autobiographies, technical manuals, what type genre manuals, what type genre would this be considered? would this be considered?

#28#28

Answer:Answer:

NonfictionNonfiction

#29#29

If you are reading documents If you are reading documents based on information based on information

collected from a primary collected from a primary source, what is the source source, what is the source of the information called? of the information called?

Give two examples.Give two examples.

#29#29

Answer:Answer:

Secondary source – Secondary source –

newspapers, newspapers,

magazines, magazines,

encyclopedias….encyclopedias….

#30#30““Make a fist. This is about the size of Make a fist. This is about the size of

your heart. Sixty to one hundred your heart. Sixty to one hundred times every minute your heart times every minute your heart

muscles squeeze together and push muscles squeeze together and push blood around your body through blood around your body through

tubes called blood vessels.”tubes called blood vessels.”  

What type writing is this and what What type writing is this and what would the purpose of this would the purpose of this

introduction be? introduction be?

#30#30Answer:Answer:

Expository – the purpose of Expository – the purpose of this introduction would be to this introduction would be to get the reader’s attention.get the reader’s attention.