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This is a PowerPoint slideshow that functions as a Jeopardy game. It can be used to teach, review, or refine some of the important terms used on the Pennsylvania State Keystone Exams. There are 25 total questions, which provide the definition and ask students to identify the literature terminology. Click anywhere on the slide for the answer to appear. Categories on the Jeopardy board include the following: Plot Diagram, Elements of Fiction, Word/Sentence Structure, Propaganda Techniques, Dram

Literary terms and definitions are reviewed in this Jeopardy-style PowerPoint review game. Definitions and terminology are pulled directly from Pennsylvania's Department of Education Glossary to Assessment Anchor and Eligible Content for Literature for Keystone Exams. When used in conjunction with an electronic whiteboard, this can be a very interactive and competitive review game for any class preparing for standardized tests in literature. Answers are animated to come into the slide, and th

This creative writing exercise can be used in a variety of ways. It was created to allow students to practice creating characters in prose writing by showing and not directly stating what each is like. Once they practice using this worksheet, they can apply the new skill to their own original writing. It can also be used to help students differentiate between direct and indirect characterization. The majority of the Telling column is direct characterization, while the answers created for the