Classic American Novels Challenge

1. The $100,000 Pyramid

2. Little Engine That Could Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other Where There’s a Will Classical Gas Worth a Thousand Words Type Casting

3. Classical Gas Describe for your partner these classic American novels in 30 seconds or less.

4. Classical Gas • Gone with the Wind • To Kill a Mockingbird • Huckleberry Finn • Catcher in the Rye • The Scarlet Letter • The Red Badge of Courage • Charlotte’s Web

5. Worth a Thousand Words Describe for your partner these nouns in 30 seconds or less

6. Worth a Thousand Words • Clown • Dog • Police Officer • Judge • Bird • Italy • Swimming Pool

7. Type Casting Describe for your partner these genres of literature in 30 seconds or less.

8. Type Casting • Folk Tales • Historical Fiction • Poetry • Biography • Fantasy • Nonfiction • Contemporary Realistic Fiction

9. Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other Describe for your partner these elements of Eisenberg and Berkowitz’s Big Six information skills in 30 seconds or less.

10. Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other • Define the task • Organize the information • Select the best possible sources • Evaluate the product and process • Find information within sources • Extract information • Present the information

11. Where There’s a Will Describe for your partner these Shakespearean plays in 30 seconds or less.

12. Where There’s a Will • Romeo and Juliet • Hamlet • King Lear • Macbeth • As You Like It • A Midsummer Night’s Dream • The Tempest

13. Little Engine that Could Describe for your partner these Internet search engines in 30 seconds or less.

14. Little Engine that Could • Metacrawler • Northern Light • Lycos • Alta Vista • Hot Bot • Dogpile • Ditto

15. Lightning Round Name for your partner things that fit each category. You may not describe the category, only list items within it. You have one minute.

16. What America took from the Greeks $1,000,000 Greek myths Olympics $75,000 $50,000 Greek Wars Greek City-States Greek gods $10,000 $20,000 $35,000

17. You Win!!!