The $100,000 Pyramid

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The 100,000 Pyramid
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Little Engine That Could
Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
Where Theres a Will
Type Casting
Worth a Thousand Words
Classical Gas
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Classical Gas
Describe for your partner these classic American
novels in 30 seconds or less.
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Classical Gas

• Gone with the Wind
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Huckleberry Finn
• Catcher in the Rye
• The Scarlet Letter
• The Red Badge of Courage
• Charlottes Web

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

• Clown
• Dog
• Police Officer
• Judge
• Bird
• Italy
• Swimming Pool

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

• Folk Tales
• Historical Fiction
• Poetry
• Biography
• Fantasy
• Nonfiction
• Contemporary Realistic Fiction

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

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Where Theres a Will
Describe for your partner these Shakespearean
plays in 30 seconds or less.
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Where Theres a Will

• Romeo and Juliet
• Hamlet
• King Lear
• Macbeth
• As You Like It
• A Midsummer Nights Dream
• The Tempest

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

• Metacrawler
• Northern Light
• Lycos
• Alta Vista
• Hot Bot
• Dogpile
• Ditto

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