Reading Recall
In Turtle Boy, Will befriends RJ, a boy struggling in the hospital whose first name is also the name of a goofy Simpson's character
Who is Ralph?
Tradition says you must kiss anyone you find standing beneath a sprig of this parasitic plant.
What is Mistletoe?
When joining two independent clauses with a FANBOYS conjunction, this punctuation mark must come before the conjunction.
What is a Comma?
The vocabulary you learn from Membean is the precision-tuning of your internal radio; it clears the static and allows you to broadcast your thoughts at the exact frequency you intended.
What is Metaphor?
What is Japanese Literature?
This new pitcher, according to Juror # 7, is a bull. He's a real jug handle. Shooooooooom
Who is Modjelweski?
This large, horse-drawn vehicle is used for traveling over snow and is famously "open" in a popular carol.
What is a Sleigh?
These words, such as "when," "where," and "as," turn an independent clause into a dependent one.
What are subordinating conjunctions?
Sight, Sound, Taste, Touch, and this final sense are all types of imagery. This sense can also be referred to as Olfactory Imagery.
What is smell?
This genre of music is Mr. Shi's favorite, often featuring synths and groovy bass lines.
What is Electronic / House music?
In the short story "Eleven" by Sandra Cisneros, this not-so-nice teacher, who made Rachel try on the red sweater, has a last name that is also the word for monetary value
Who is Mrs. Price?
This type of tree, such as a pine or fir, keeps its needles and stays green throughout the winter.
What is an Evergreen?
This error occurs when you join two independent clauses with only a comma and no conjunction.
What is a Comma Splice?
Form I English class has only asked Mr. Shi if the assignment will be graded 1 billion times.
What is hyperbole?
Flashback to Fairview Lake, Mr. Shi's older brother is deathly afraid of this red condiment.
What is ketchup?
As part of the Flying Lessons collection, this title of Kwame Alexander's story in verse happens to also be the dollar amount that Angel Carter paid for her haircut. Monk guesses this amount at the end of the story to demonstrate that he can read people's thoughts .
What is Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents?
Occurring around December 21st, this is the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter.
What is the Winter Solstice?
This is the specific name for a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is a Complex Sentence?
The lazy "Flying Lessons" TEXAXAS paragraph groaned as it slumped across the desk, refusing to lift a finger to explain its main point.
What is Personification?
On the first day of school at Pingry, Mr. Shi shared a story about meeting this goofy friend on the first day of middle school.
Who is Rooney?
Before going to the beach, Nani spends time on the phone trying to order this luxury brand clothing item for her sweet Santosh.
What are Chanel Swim trunks?
This name for a miserly person comes from the main character of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
What is a Scrooge?
The following sentence is an example of this grammatical phenomenon: Running to the bus, my back pack dropped.
What is a dangling modifier?
Today is fitting for this term: It is raining cats and dogs out there!
Idiom
Above all else, beyond books, grades, writing, and Membean, Mr. Shi cares most deeply about these as a teacher.
Who are his students?