Of Mice and Men
A Raisin in the Sun
The House on Mango Street
How to Write an Essay
Teacher Trivia
#HawkTalk
100

This is one of the main characters in the story who likes to pet soft things.

Who is Lennie

100

The character in ARITS who loses the family's money.

Who is Walter Younger

100
The name of the main character in this story

What is Esperanza

100

How many paragraphs you should have in an essay

4-5

100

What are our names? First and last. Spelling counts

Kasey Fowler

Devin Maguire

Lauren McGreehan (E Block Only)

100

Write out and correcrtly spell the name of the school

Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School

200

The character who is considered a bully on the farm?

Who is Curley

200

The profession that Beneatha dreams of being

What is a doctor

200

A literary device that compares two unlike things without using like or as

What is a Metaphor
200
This is how many pieces of evidence you should have in each body paragraph

What is two

200

What is Mrs. Fowler's son's name?

John

200

The room letter and number for this classroom

E-211

300

The idea that everyone should be able to own land, make as much money as they can, and live off the land.

What is the American Dream?
300

How much money do the Youngers receive and why are they getting a check?

10,000 dollars and from their father's life insurance

300

This character hoped to go to college despite her family's expectations

Alicia from "Alicia Who Sees Mice"

300

What TTQA stands for

Turn the Question Around

300

The name of Ms. Maguire's cat

What is Stevie

300

How many shops are there at this school CURRENTLY

25

400

The author of Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck


400

The author of ARITS

Lorraine Hansberry

400

This book was written a unique style with short "story"-like chapters. What were these called? Spelling is a must

Vignettes

400

How many sentences of analysis should you have in your body paragraph when writing an essay?

Two per quote!

400

What are our favorite colors

Mrs. Fowler- Blue

Ms. Maguire- Purple


400
Name the Essex Tech Mascot

Talon the Hawk

500

Three major themes of Of Mice and Men

Loneliness, friendship, the failure of the American Dream

500

Draw a family tree for the Youngers, include all of the family members names

Lena (Mama) + Big Walter 

Walter + Ruth         Beneatha 

Travis


500

Three major themes of The House on Mango Street

Identity, neighborhood and community, racism and its effects, coming of age etc

500

Give examples of a transition you would use in the first body paragraph, the second body paragraph, and the conclusion paragraph

(Firstly, to begin, to start)

(Secondly, to continue, Additionally)

(In conclusion, to conclude, to summarize)

500

How long have  Ms. Maguire and Mrs. Fowler been at Essex Tech


6 years

12 years

500

How long has this school been open?

Since 2014 (11 years)

600

Where Of Mice and Men is set

What is Salinas, California

600

The author of "Harlem" the poem that inspired the name for ARITS

Langston Hughes

600

This is the name of a coming of age story that follows the journey from youth to adulthood.

Bildungsroman

600

Diagram an essay on your board--use great detail!

Intro paragraph

Hook, background info, thesis

BP1 

Transition, topic sentence, intro to quote, quote, analysis Transition x2

BP2 

Transition, topic sentence, intro to quote, quote, analysis Transition x2

Conclusion

Restate thesis, summarize each BP, reference back to hook.

600

What sport did Mrs. Fowler play in high school? What sport did Ms. Maguire play in high school?  You have to get all right to get the points!

Soccer, Tennis

600

How long is the school in distance

.25 miles

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