JeopardyLiterary Techniques & Word Order of

Adjectives and Noun Phrases

Micro-TeachingAlice Kim

Goals

To recognize & understand the different types/uses of literary techniques

To practice arranging words in the correct order, within noun phrases & adjectives

Objectives (SWBAT)

Play Jeopardy, answering questions about noun phrases, adjective order, and literary techniques

Identify the literary techniques used in given examples

Rearrange words in the correct order for noun phrases & adjectives

Brainstorm on the Board

Write as many literary techniques as you can think of (e.g., metaphor)

Write examples of noun phrases containing more than one determiner, quantifier, intensifier, and/or adjectives (e.g., the two extremely beautiful)

(2 mins)

RulesThe first team will select a category & point value, then work together to answer the question correctly

If the team answers incorrectly, the other 2 teams will be given a chance to answer

The team that answers the selected question correctly will be awarded the points

The team with the most points wins!

(9 mins)

Songs

Movies &

Television

Poetry HistoryNatural Disaster

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Name the word(s), in this song by Black

Eyed Peas, that sound like the object they

describe.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL42e5rYHhg

What takes on human characteristics in this song by Green Day?

1:54-2:07 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF0gyQ6V74Q

What is the literary device used in this

song by Neyo?1:08-1:28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RlbAoSP_9o

What is the literary device used in this

song by Miley Cyrus?0:29-0:56

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t46xJpQnv8

1. Name the literary device used in this

song by Uncle Kracker?

2. What letter sound was repeated?

2:35-2:50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF0gyQ6V74Q

State three Disney characters’ names

that are examples of alliteration.

In the clip, Ham says, “Your killin’ me,

Smalls!” What literary device is this an

example of?1:15-1:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlddDZkkxCc

Name the literary device used in this

clip.3:55-4:07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_pxfifB6Co

1. Name the literary device used in this

clip.2. What example can

you find of this literary device?

0:00-0:19 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhqi6ysY_HQ

1. What is the literary device used in this

clip?2. What is “V’s”

purpose?0:34-1:29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUpr5GvVsE

What is the literary device used in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by

Shel Silverstein?There is a place where the sidewalk

endsAnd before the street begins,

And there the grass grows soft and white,

And there the sun burns crimson bright,And there the moon-bird rests from his

flight

How many adjectives are used in “The Road Not Taken” by Robert

Frost? (30 seconds)Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both,And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could,To where it bent in the undergrowth

How many times is onomatopoeia used in “Running Water” by

Lee Emmett?water plops into pondsplish-splash downhill

whoosh, passing breezeflags flutter and flap

frog croaks, bird whistlesbabbling bubbles from tap

Name the literary device used in this

poem:The teapot sang as the water boiledThe ice cubes cackled in their glass

The teacups chattered to one another.

1. What is the literary device used in this poem?

2. What is the theme?A mountain of baby carrots, a turkey the size of a cow, a river full of gravy,

a dog that says meow. Every pie known to man and gallons full of ice cream.By the time my dinner is over I surely

won’t be lean.By the time my dinner is over

I surely won’t be lean.

Place the following words in the correct

order:Egyptians of stone

slept made pillows on the ancient

Place the following words in the correct

order:the 116 actually

Hundred War years Years lasted

Place the following words in the correct

order:army joined young lot

American men a of the in 1940

Place the following words in the correct

order: the Black more of Europe’s killed

population Death than half

Place the following words in the correct

order:the Great had by was Alexander nearly the half he 20 years old

known the time conquered world

Which of the following word(s) is not related

to earthquakes?A. Richter scaleB. magnitude

C. ashD. tremor

The following sentence is an

example of what literary device?

Last year’s tsunami was literally 2,000 feet

high.

Place each of the words in the correct

order:volcanoes are islands

the five Hawaiian formed from all of

Place each of the words in the correct

order:the weeks has for past the hot excessively two been

weather

Place each of the words in the correct

order:of the extremely this three

recorded most were powerful year and

hurricanes destructive in existence

Answer:boompow

Answer:The city sleeps

Answer:alliteration

Answer:repetition

Answer:alliteration“L” sound

Answer:Donald Duck

Mickey MouseMinney Mouse

Answer:hyperbole

Answer:personification

Answer:hyperbole

He’s so fluffy I could die

Answer:alliteration

He has a vendetta; revenge

Answer:repetition

Answer:2

Answer:7

Answer:personification

Answer:hyperbole

Thanksgiving

Answer:The ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made

of stone

Answer:The Hundred Years War actually lasted

116 years.

Answer:A lot of young

American men joined the army.

Answer:The Black Death killed

more than half of Europe’s population.

Answer:Alexander the Great

had conquered nearly half the known world

by the time he was 20 years old.

Answer:(C) ash

Answer:hyperbole

Answer:All the five Hawaiian islands are formed

from volcanoes.

Answer:The weather has been

excessively hot for the past two weeks.

Answer:Three of the most

extremely powerful and destructive

hurricanes in existence were

recorded this year.

Group DiscussionIn your groups, (1) summarize the contents covered in this activity, and (2) discuss aspects that you are still confused about

(2 mins)

Homework Assignment

Complete In Charge 2 workbook pg. 66-67

Practices 4-6

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