Key Term Scavengar Hunt by Cody Swoboda https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz Work with your group to define ELA key terms and create visual representations en-us 2025-08-20 20:25:13 UTC 2026-03-02 23:01:06 UTC hello@padlet.com cswoboda6 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3549393571 How to Complete This Activity

  1. Choose a key term - Your group will select one ELA key term (examples: theme, irony, etc.)

  2. Write your definition - Create a definition of your term using your own words (not copied from a dictionary. NO AI for this.

  3. Create a visual - Use the AI image tool or GIF to generate an image that represents your key term

  4. Post your work - Add your term, definition, and AI-generated image/GIF to the Padlet

  5. REPEAT: The team with the most COMPLETE posts WINS...something

Ensure your definition is clear and would help a classmate understand the concept.


Group 1: Post with the color PURPLE

Group 2: Post with the color GREEN

Group 3: Post with the color YELLOW

Group 4: Post with the color RED

]]> 2025-08-20 20:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3549393571 Alliteration twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550422667 The act of using the same letter/sound in sperate words.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550422667 Theme https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550423363 The theme is the lesson you learn in a story.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550423363 main idea smperryfra01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550424231 The most important idea in a text

]]> 2025-08-21 14:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550424231 Nexus_Angel_XD https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550424295 Adjective

Definition: a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.



]]> 2025-08-21 14:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550424295 Pathos twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550425833 Literary device that affect the mood of a passage, making it emotional.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550425833 pov ljmcmillan01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426150 How the story shows you everything.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426150 Onomatopoeia mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426401 An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like how it's spelt- like BANG, BZZT, MEOW, CAW-CAW!

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426401 setting smperryfra01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426616 a time or place when a story takes place

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550426616 Foreshadowing https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427084 Hints of what will happen later in the story

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427084 Metaphor https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427089 comparing two different things without like or as.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427089 Logos twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427101 Literary device that persuades the reader, using reasoning.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427101 metaphor abradley01_1 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427476 a figure of speech that compare two unlike things by stating that one things is another

]]> 2025-08-21 14:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427476 Theme nvalentin01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427870 The lesson learned during the story.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550427870 climax https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428192 the most exciting point of a story


]]> 2025-08-21 14:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428192 Ethos twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428720 Literary device that tries to persuade the reader, using personal beliefs

]]> 2025-08-21 14:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428720 singular https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428754 a single or one of a kind

]]> 2025-08-21 14:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550428754 noun smperryfra01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429052 a word or pronoun used for people, places, or things

]]> 2025-08-21 14:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429052 Noun https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429558 A place, person, or thing.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429558 metaphor https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429635 like communication and poetry

Its like a figure of speech

]]> 2025-08-21 14:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429635 POV nvalentin01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429754 aka, Point of View, meaning who or what is telling the story. (First Person, Second Person or Third Person)

]]> 2025-08-21 14:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429754 Abstract noun Nexus_Angel_XD https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429829 a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object: "the website contains considerably more abstract nouns than hard facts"

]]> 2025-08-21 14:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429829 Prefix twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429922 The extension of a word, at the beginning, that alters it's meaning.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550429922 Plot mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550430965 The beginning story, setting, characters, and ideas

]]> 2025-08-21 14:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550430965 Suffix twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431090 An extension of a word, usually after, that alters the meaning of a word.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:29:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431090 pov smperryfra01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431115 From what perspective the story is told from

]]> 2025-08-21 14:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431115 create/antwan amfielderj01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431886 create means to bring something new into existence through imagination effort or skill weather its an idea object or piece of work by combining existing elements in a way that results in something original.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431886 setting ljmcmillan01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431964 The place and time the story is at.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550431964 Foreshadowing mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432329 Something that happens in the background that is usually looked past, until it's eventually brought up in the future

]]> 2025-08-21 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432329 plot https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432735 a plot is something that starts the story

like or like a plan or scheme that you are planning to do

]]> 2025-08-21 14:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432735 Adjective twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432776 A word that describes things. Example: Slowly.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550432776 POV Nexus_Angel_XD https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433335 This versatile term helps you express perspectives, create engaging storytelling, and share opinions effectively.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433335 rhetoric smperryfra01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433572 using words to persuade people

]]> 2025-08-21 14:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433572 onomatopoeia https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433602 a sound of a word

]]> 2025-08-21 14:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550433602 Verb twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434057 An action word, such as, running.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434057 Theme blviera01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434094 The subject of a talk, or the lesson learned in a story.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434094 Rising action https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434888 the event in the story that builds tension and suspense leading to the climax

]]> 2025-08-21 14:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550434888 Metaphor https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435010 Saying one thing is like another thing in a non-literal way.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435010 Simile:a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as" to create a vivid image or description https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435195 the stars in the night twinkle like diamonds

]]> 2025-08-21 14:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435195 Dialogue mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435782 Characters speaking, having conversations, etc

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550435782 Personification https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436015 Giving human traits to non-human things

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436015 Main Idea twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436323 The purpose of one's writing.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436323 main idea https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436752 The most important idea in a text

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550436752 Theme Nexus_Angel_XD https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437001 A theme is a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437001 Plot! nvalentin01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437042 What the story is about!

]]> 2025-08-21 14:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437042 Connotation https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437309 A word meaning more than it's literal definition.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437309 Parody mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437325 Taking an existing thing and twisting it into a comedic version of itself.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437325 Noun arherrera01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437645 word that is used to name and designate a person, places, living objects, or feelings and ideas

]]> 2025-08-21 14:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550437645 Passive voice twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438160 A type of writing that hides the subject.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:34:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438160 falling action Nexus_Angel_XD https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438668 Falling action is the part of a story that follows the climax and resolves the main problem. It wraps up the narrative, leads toward the resolution, and satisfies the audience's expectations

]]> 2025-08-21 14:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438668 branding https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438826 Its a business that tries to make there company Worldwide like billboards so the public can know

]]> 2025-08-21 14:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438826 Falling action https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438875 The events leading to the resolution

]]> 2025-08-21 14:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438875 falling action ljmcmillan01 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438878 Everything just end and in conflict is starting to fall.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550438878 falling action https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550439426 beings to clarify the narrative

]]> 2025-08-21 14:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550439426 Active Voice twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550439549 A type of writing that makes it clear who/what is doing the action.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550439549 Personification https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550440479 The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

]]> 2025-08-21 14:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550440479 Personification https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441067 Giving non human things human qualities

]]> 2025-08-21 14:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441067 Personification twallace0_0 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441664 The act of describing inanimate objects as animate.

]]> 2025-08-21 14:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441664 Climax mwilliams01_4 https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441769 The final act of the story, usually resulting in resolution and falling action

]]> 2025-08-21 14:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Mr_SClass/hrg63upbptnk6miz/wish/3550441769