Scavenger Hunt for Language Arts
Use the tools provided to find answers on
the
World Wide Web. **NOTICE-ONLINE ENCLOPDIA’S
are NOT permitted!
Treasure Hunt for Middle
School Students.
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1. What
is a Metaphor?
2. Define
Acronym and give an example.
3. What
is the first person point of view?
4. What
is a synonym for tumultuously?
5. Define
Plot and list the five stages.
6. What
are the three articles in the parts of speech?
7. List
the components of characterization.
8. What
is an Interjection used for?
9. Explain
the components of a fable.
10.
Where did the English Language originate?
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Megan
Miller Malone University Fall 2009
-What was the most surprising about the Language
Arts Treasure Hunt?
-How will using technology rather than class lecture
enhance your learning?
Megan
Miller School of
Education*Malone University 2009/2010
Answers:
1.
A
figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it
does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
2.
An Acronym is an abbreviated coded rendition of a name
yielding meaning. NATO-North Atlantic Treaty Organization. http://www.acronymfinder.com/ACRONYM.html
3.
The first person point of view is using the “I” or “We”
in w hich serves as the narrator for the piece of
fiction. http://www.ask.com/bar.htm
4.
Disruptive. http://www.ask.com/bar?tumultuously.htm
5.
The way in which narrator’s writes stories. Exposition,
Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution. http://www.u98.k12.me.us/files/mdihscrush/plotdiagram.pdf
6. A,
An, The. http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos9.htm
7.
The representations of characters in a narrative to
create the appearance and personality of imaginary character. Also describes their physical appearance
through thoughts, actions, and feelings.
http://www.answers.com/topic/characterization
8.
An Interjection is used to express strong emotion. http://www.lessonsnips.com/docs/pdf/interjectionuse.pdf
9.
A fable is a short story usually contains a moral and the
main character is using an animal. http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables.html
10.
It originated from Latin in England and continued to
become more modern as the years progressed. http://www.ingilish.com/orofeng.htm
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