Texas History
Where did the name 'Texas' come from?
Caddo word 'Teyshas' meaning 'friends'
Capital of Alabama
Montgomery
Where does Mrs. Rogers go every day after lunch recess?
To let her dogs out
7brew
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'
Simile
What is the Latin word for 'I shout'?
Clamo
What is a presidio?
A fort for soldiers the Spanish built usually near missions.
Why were general stores important for a town in colonial times?
General stores sold essential items for survival, they also had a post office, and it was a place for social interactions.
Mrs. Kandice has three kids. What are their names and what grades are they in?
Cooper-11th grade
Olivia- 11th grade
Finn-2nd grade
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Say the sum chart.
sum, es, est
sumus, estis, sunt
Who was Cortes and how is he important in the Age of Exploration?
Cortes was a Spanish explorer who landed in Mexico and annihilated the Aztec people and colonized New Spain. He also is referred to as 'Booty Shorts' by one of my favorite students ever. I will show you a picture.
How many people were tried and put to death during the Salem Witch Trials?
100 people were tried and 20 people and 2 dogs were put to death.
Name the awards Mrs. Rogers received when she graduated from St. James Day School.
English!
P.E.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
metaphor
Translate 'Divide et regna'.
Divide and rule. -Machiavelli
What is the Texas State flower, and tell the legend behind it.
Bluebonnet.
Name the capital of California.
Sacremento
Mrs. Rogers was born in September of 1968, and Mrs. Kandice was born in March of 1983. What is our combined age?
98
Be kind to us.
'Bittersweet' is an example of this this figure of speech.
Oxymoron
frumentum: give the definition and the gender
grain
neuter
Explain who Pope was and how he defeated the Spanish in the Pueblo Revolt.
Answers will vary but I know 8th grade will NAIL this!
How did Pocahontas die?
She contracted a disease when she went to England.
Which one of these jobs did Mrs. Kandice NOT have before she starting working at SJDS?
Limo driver
Forensic Interviewer
Bartender/Waitress
Pizza Delivery Person
Pizza Delivery Person
What are the THREE rules of a haiku poem?
1) There are not more than 17 syllables.
2) Haiku is composed of only 3 lines.
3) Typically, every first line of a haiku has 5 syllables, the second line has 7, and the third has 5.
What is the neuter rule?
The nominative and accusative will always be in the same case.