ELA 📚
What are the 4 units we learned in ELA this year?
1. Short Stories (Storytelling)
2. Media Literacy (Persuasive Advertising)
3. Lit Circles (Dystopian Societies)
4. Poetry (Identity)
What are the 2 units we learned in Math this year?
1. Numbers (Fractions, Decimals, Percents)
2. Patterns & Relations (Expressions, Equations)
What are the 4 units we learned in Social Studies this year?
1. World Geography
2. Global Quality of Life
3. Ways of Life in Asia
4. Human Impact in Europe
What are the 2 units we learned in Science this year?
1. Ecosystems
2. Earth's Crust
What are the 2 things that our "Morning Routine" consisted of?
1. Morning Math Teaser
2. Silent Reading
What are the 4 novels we read in Lit Circles? What is the theme they all had in common?
1. The Giver
2. City of Ember
3. Uglies
4. Among the Hidden
Common Theme: Dystopia / Dystopian Societies
Solve 3x + 1 = y if x = 1/3 and show your work.
3x + 1 = y
= 3 (1/3) + 1 = y
= 3/3 + 1 = y
= 1 + 1 = y
= 2 = y
y = 2
List the 5 Asian countries we researched as a class. Give a fact about each for extra 100 points!
1. Japan
2. Philipines
3. North Korea
4. Egypt
5. Saudi Arabia
List the 4 elements found in soil.
1. Rocks
2. Organic Material
3. Living Organisms
4. Water
What are Ms. B's days? What are Mr. Jones'?
Ms. B: Day 3, 4, 5, 6, and 1 AM
Mr. Jones: Day 2 and 1 PM
List 3 poetic devices: 1 symbolic, 1 sound-based, and 1 expressive. Give an example of each for extra 100 points!
1. Symbolism OR Simile OR Metaphor OR Personification
2. Rhyme OR Repetition OR Alliteration OR Onomatopeia
3. Imagery OR Hyperbole OR Oxymoron OR Irony
List the 3 elements of an expression or equation. Explain each.
1. Variable: Unknown value that will be plugged in an expression or solved for in an equation.
2. Coefficient: An unchanged value multiplied by the variable. Represents the difference in column Y of a table of values.
3. Constant: An unchanged value that is either added or subtracted in the formula of an expression or equation.
List 3 different European countries and a positive initiative they are known for (economic, agricultural, environmental, etc.)
Agriculture / vineyards in France
Reforestation in Germany
Manufacturing in Germany
Urban green spaces in the Netherlands
Finance in the UK
Tourism in Spain
Renewable energy in Denmark
Waste management in Sweden
List the 3 types of rock. And list 3 types of gradual changes in the Earth's cycle.
Rocks: 1) Metamorphic, 2) Igneous, 3) Sedimentary
Gradual Changes: 1) Weathering, 2) Erosion, 3) Sedimentation OR Deposition
What time is our AM break? And PM break?
AM Break: 10:35
PM Break: 2:25
What are the 3 persuasive appeals? Explain each.
1. Pathos: Appeals to emotions
2. Logos: Appeals to logic / reasoning
3. Ethos: Appeals to trusted character
What are 3 types of fractions? Explain each.
1. Proper Fraction: Numerator < denominator
2. Improper Fraction: Numerator > denominator
3. Mixed Number: Whole number + a proper fraction
List 3 global quality of life indicators. Explain each.
Infant Mortality: number of infant deaths for every 1000 births
Life Expectancy: how old someone is expected to live
Fertility Rate: the average number of children born to a woman
Birth Rate: the number of live births per 1000 of a population per year
Death Rate: number of deaths per 1000 compared to a total population
Medical Care Access: percent of people who get timely access to health care
Clean Water Access: percent of people who have access to clean water
Education Access: percent of school aged people who receive an education
Literacy Rate: percent of population over 15 years old that can read/write
Poverty Rate: percent of people who are living in poverty
Per Capita Income: average amount of money earned per person
Unemployment Rate: percent of people who don’t have a job
List the 3 food chain / pyramid elements from bottom to top. Define each.
1. Producers: Plants making their own food through photosynthesis.
2. Consumers: Animals that need to eat other plants or animals for energy. There are 3 types of consumers.
3. Decomposers: Living things that break down dead plants and animals, return nutrients to the soil, and help recycle the ecosystem.
List the 3 field trips we've attended this year.
1. Board Game Cafe (Across the Board)
2. Moose Game (Project 11)
3. Grade 7 Camp
List 3 types of conflicts in a story and explain each.
1. Character vs. Character: Protagonist (main character) vs. Antagonist (villain)
2. Character vs. Self: Protagonist vs. own emotions (inner conflict)
3. Character vs. Society: Protagonist vs. social norms / expectations
OR
Character vs. Nature: Protagonist vs. natural environment / disasters
OR
Character vs. Technology: Protagonist vs. technological forces (robots, AI, etc.)
List 3 divisibility rules and define them.
Divisible by 2 if the last digit is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8).
Divisible by 3 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 3.
Divisible by 4 if the last 2 digits for a number divisible by 4.
Divisible by 5 if the last digit is 0 or 5.
Divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3.
Divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.
Divisible by 10 if the last digit is 0.
Define longitude and latitude's directions and what they measure. And list the main longitude and the main latitude.
Longitudes are imaginary vertical lines that run from north to south, but measure how far a point is to the eastern or western hemispheres. The main longitude is the Prime Meridian.
Latitudes are imaginary horizontal lines that run from east to west, but measure how far a point is to the northern or southern hemispheres. The main latitude is the Equator.
What is Photosynthesis? What is its formula?
Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make their own food.
Formula: Water (H2O) + Carbon Dioxide (CO2) + Sunlight (energy) = Sugar + Oxygen (O2)
List the 2 new 7JB students we gained this year. And list the 5 7JB students that left us along the way.
Gained: 1) Eric, 2) Areen
Left: 1) Zainab, 2) Milhan, 3) Elias, 4) Zikuo, 5) Michael