Rules of the Game

 Students should get into groups of 6.

 Each student will have a whiteboard.
 When the question is shown, students need to
write down the correct answer as quickly as
possible.
 The first group to have 2 correct answers held
up get the points for that question.
 The group with the most amount of questions
at the end of the game wins!
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 What is a diary?

A reflective piece of writing

Why do people write diaries?

To inform about feelings and events

What is the main difference between an autobiography and
a biography?

An autobiography is written about your own life,

whereas a biography is a person’s life written by
someone else.
What three things to people always include in
their diary entries?

Feelings, Events, Dates

Which tense are diaries written in?

PAST
Diaries are written in what order?

CHRONOLOGICAL
What punctuation do you use when expressing a
strong feeling or emotion?

An Exclamation Mark
From what point of view are diaries written?

First Person Point of View

Write an example of alliteration

She sells seashells by the seashore.

Which type of language is appropriate when you
write a diary entry?

Informal or chatty
Which of the following is NOT an example of
oxymoron.

1. Bittersweet 2. Civil war

3. Still sitting 4. Pretty ugly

3. Still sitting
We all need to donate our time and money to the
underprivileged.

The word underprivileged is a euphemism for

_________.

Poor
What does the idiom in the following sentence
mean?

After going to the zoo, the mall, and the

movies, Cassie was sick of bending over
backwards to entertain her nieces.

Cassie was trying very hard to

entertain her nieces.
Write a sentence using Zeugma

I have lost my keys and my mind!

Would the following book be considered an autobiography?
Why or why not?

No because it was written by someone else.

Is the following sentence an example of a
paradox? Write YES or NO

My aunt, who hates kids, has seven children.

YES
Write a sentence using
ASSONANCE

Chips and dips (Repetition of the /i/ vowel sound)

Surf and turf (Repetition of the /u/ vowel sound)
Go slow over the road (Repetition of the short /o/ vowel sound)
Do good have good (Repetition of the /oo/ vowel sound)
No pain, no gain (Repetition of the /ai/ vowel sound)
How is the following image an example of
IRONY?

He has done everything which he has said he

hates!
What is the name of the diary we read extensively in class
last academic year?

The Diary of a Young Girl

What is the most common opening (greeting) for a diary
entry?

Dear Diary,
 FREE SPIN

THE TEAM WHO CALLED THIS

BLOCK GETS TO SPIN THE
WHEEL
What is emotive language?

Emotive language is the use of descriptive words, often

adjectives, that can show the reader how an author or
character feels about something, evoke an emotional response
from the reader, and persuade the reader of something.
Name two things you learned from this unit

Any two logical answers.

 What is a rhetorical question?

a question asked in order to create a

dramatic effect or to make a point rather
than to get an answer.