Written in Bone/Central Idea

Doug Owsley is an archaeologist. What is an archaeologist?

• A person who studies the human body after death

• A person who studies history by analyzing artifacts and remains of humans

• A person who likes to solve mysteries

• A person who builds arches and bridges in ancient England

Which central idea is presented by the author in Ch. 1 of Written in Bone?

• Forensic anthropologist worked very hard, but never found James Fort.

• Scientists only examined skeletons found in Jamestown.

• Forensic anthropologists study artifacts and remains to learn about the past.

• Archaeologists are very smart people that predict the future.

What is connotation?

• The feeling or emotion words create in the reader

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The rhyme pattern in a poem

Choose all of the words with a positive connotation:

• brave

• loit'ring

• paradise

• fear

• honour

Ode to the Virginian Voyage presents a ______ connotation for the trip from England to Virginia.

• Negative

• Positive

• Neutral

A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point, not to get an actual answer is known as?

• Silly question

• Rhetorical question

• A joke

• Figurative language

A conversation or words spoken by a speaker is called:

• Metaphor

• Dialogue

• Connotation

• Theme

The title of Ch. 1 of Written in Bone is "A Grave Mystery." The word "grave" can mean a burial site OR a serious situation. So the title of Ch. 1 is an example of a _____.

• play on words

• rhetorical question

• anecdote

• simile

Which are two physical features that forensic anthropologists use to identify the age of skeletons?

• Eyes

• Femur (leg bones)

• Teeth

• Skull