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Middle School Literature

Explore iconic books like "Holes," "A Wrinkle in Time," "The Giver," and more. Dive into Newbery Award winners, memorable characters, and timeless themes that captivate young readers.

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Middle School Literature

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  1. Middle School Literature CC Quizbowl

  2. Newberry Award • Given yearly to a children’s book • “Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children” • Established in 1922 • American Library Association

  3. Holes By Louis Sachar • Stanley Yelnats IV • Curse of bad luck • Sweet Feet Livingston • Camp Green Lake • Madame Zeroni • Elya Yelnats, the pig, the stream, the curse • Kissin Kate Barlow • Sam, African American Onion seller • Zero, X ray, Armpit, zig zag, the warden, mr. Sir

  4. A Wrinkle in Time Madeline L’Engle • Meg Murry, Charles Wallace Murry, Calvin O’Keefe • Mrs Whatsit • 2379152497 years old • Can transform to a winged creature • Mrs Who • Knows every language and work of Literature ever • Speaks in quotes bc her knowledge is so vast • Mrs Which • Clear leader of the three, Form changes rapidly and never is set • Drawn out method of speech • IT, Man with red Eyes, the Black thing

  5. Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Patterson • Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke • Jesse is artistic, moody, angry, depressed, and fearful • Leslie is an outgoing and confident tomboy, • Beats Jesse in a foot race at School • Become friends and create a kingdom for themselves called Terabithia • Must cross a river to get to it • Go on adventures, make believe, etc • Jess goes to an art museum without telling anyone • Leslie tries to go to terbithia on her own, drowns, :( • Jesse is overcome with grief and reverts to his moody life before leslie

  6. The Giver Lois Lowry • Jonas • The chief elder • Ability to “see beyond” • The Reciever of memories • Color, feeling, emotion, pain, sickness, joy, etc • Lives alone, almost ostracized from community • Gabriel • Comfort object • Hypothermia • Memories of warmth, fire, etc. • Gathering Blue, Son, and Messenger

  7. Little Women Louisa May Alcott • March Family • Meg • Jo • Elizabeth • Amy Curtis • Robin (father) • Margaret (marmee) • Professor Fredrick Bhaer • Marries Jo, raises Franz, Emil, Teddy, and Rob • John Brooke • Tutor to Laurie, in love with Meg, eventually marry

  8. The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne • Hester Prynne • Pearl • Roger Chillingworth • Arthur Dimmesdale • Governor Bellingham • Hester cleans his home, suit of armor. • Title red garment • The scaffold • “Electric Chain” • Themes of scorn, shame, sin, and church oppression • Opens with lengthy description of a customs house, spices, herbs. Etc.

  9. Beowulf Written in old English, in medias res • Hrothgar, king of the Danes. • Great hall is Heorot • Grendel • Killed by Beowulf with bear hands • Grendel’s Mother • Killed with a giants sword • Hrunting • Wiglaf • Loses a two day swimming race to Brecca • Tries to kill a big old dragon by a burial mound, is mortally wounded • Dragon and Beowulf die • Beowulf is cremated and burial mound is built for him

  10. Shakespeare

  11. A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Hypolita and Theseus- hypolita is queen of the amazons • Oberon and Titania- fairy king and queen • Lysander and hermia • Demetrius and Helena • Puck, also referred to as robin goodfellow • Rude Mechanicals • Nick bottom- donkey head • Snug, the joiner • Peter quince • Francis flute • Snout • Peaseblossom, Moth, mustard seed, and cobweb • Pyramus and Thisbe

  12. Hamlet • Prince of Denmark • “To be or not to be” soliloquy • Talks to the Skull of Yorick, “Poor yorick” • “Whether ‘tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows” • Ophelia • Loves Hamet, is routinely denied and basically verbally abused • Goes crazy, digs up flowers, drowns under a willow tree • Claudius • Evil uncle, new king, murderer. Play within a play exposes him and his crimes • Ghost of Hamlet's Father • Gertrude, Hamlet's mom, married uncle, kinda evil, (maybe redeemed by “saving” hamlet) • Poisoned sword fight with Laertes • Only Horatio survives the whole play • Polonius and the curtain • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

  13. Macbeth • Weird sisters • Double double toil and trouble • tis time! Tis time! • Can tell the future and predict fates, always enigmatically and mysteriously • Worship or follow Hecate • Lady Macbeth • More ambitious than her husband, pushes him to commit crimes • Out, damned spot! • Duncan, king of Scotland, murdered • Banquo • Friend and general in Duncan’s army. Has a son named Fleance, murdered • Ghosts, armored head, bloody child, crowned child, great birnam wood • Macbeth thinks he is safe because forests can’t move and allpeople are born from women. • “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” soliloquy after Lady Macbeth dies • Macduff finally kills the title character. “Prematurely ripped”. (Basically a C section)

  14. Othello • Othello • Christian Moor, general of armies of Venice • Very insecure and jealous • In the past, the main actor usually donned blackface to play othello. (Lawrence Olivier) • Desdemona • Daughter of venetian senator • Secretly married to othello • Eventually killed out of jealousy • Iago • Ensign for othello (flag or banner holder) • Manipulates and destroys othello with jealousy • Cassio • Othello’s friend and trusted lieutenant. • Emilia • Iago’s wife, helps with handkerchief plot. Insecure and superficial towards husband/marriage • Handkerchief with strawberry pattern • “Green eyed monster”

  15. Romeo and Juliet • Capulets • Juliet, she’s about 13 • Nurse • Lord/lady • Tybalt • Servants Sampson and Gregory • Montagues • Romeo • Lord/lady • Benvolio • Servants Balthazar and Abraham • Prince’s family • Prince, Mercutio and Paris • Friar John and Lawrence

  16. Romeo and Juliet, continued Famous quotes • “A pox on both your houses” • “What Light Through yonder window breaks?” • “He jests at scars that never felt a wound!” • The queen Mab speech • “You prince of cats”- refers to tybalt • “Anon, good nurse” • “She doth teach the torches to burn bright/ it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night” Plot points/ common clues • Takes place in Verona and Mantua • Rosaline is never heard from or seen • The prologue describes “two houses, both alike in dignity...” • “Star crossed lovers” • Juliet is like 13 years old • Romeo and Juliet compare their hands and lips to pilgrims before they kiss • Argument over whether a Lark or a Nightingale is singing

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