Writing
H & G
Science
Reading
Potpourri
100
What part of the plot comes after the climax?
What is The Falling Action
100
What empire did King Leonidas and the 300 Spartans fight against in Ancient Greece?
What is Persian Empire
100
Which of earth's four spheres is involved when a volcano erupts?
What is Geosphere
100
What is the gist strategy?
What is 1. Topic 2. Important information 3. W's 4. Paraphrase gist
100
What are Mr. Dougherty's daughters' names?
Who are Evelyn (Evey) and Eleanor (Ellie)
200
What is the part of speech that is used to help describe nouns?
What are adjectives
200
Which famous ruler was supposedly killed by snake bite?
Who is Cleopatra
200
What type of rock forms when sediment is cemented together?
What is Sedimentary Rock
200
What is the strategy you use to determine the meaning of unknown words by using the words around it?
What are Context Clues?
200
What is the classroom that Ms. Erstein teaches in?
What is Temple University?
300
This is the name of the type of plan we use to write a Newspaper article.
What is an inverted pyramid
300
What group is considered the highest class in the Hindu Caste System?
What is Brahmin
300
What forms when an igneous rock is exposed to heat and pressure?
What is Metaorphic Rock
300
Who is the father of Percy Jakson?
Who is Poseidon
300
Spell the reading teacher's last name
What is T A T E L B A U M
400
This sentence is an example of what type of literary device: “Being famous on Instagram is like being rich in Monopoly.”
What is SIMILE
400
Which West African Empires grew rich from trading both gold and salt?
What is Ghana and Mali
400
What is the community of living things in an area that includes non-living features of the environment that support the living community?
What is an Ecosystem
400
What does DDAT stand for?
What is Description Dialogue Action Thought
400
Name the Simpsons characters in Mr. Dougherty's class?
What is Homer, Bart and Krusty the Clown
500
Name the 4 of the 6 key features of a newspaper article.
What is Headline, Byline, Photo, Caption, Eyewitness/Expert quotes, and the lead.
500
Name at least two reasons why you would question a source's reliability.
What is the author didn't experience the event (not first-hand account), document was created after the event occurred (time difference), author of document is biased (presenting one-sided information), document doesn't relate to the topic or what you are looking for (relevance).
500
What is it called when rocks are changed to smaller pieces and become soil through weathering and the soil is then moved by wind or water?
What is Erosion
500
Which character from our stories lived during the Great Depression?
Who is Bud (Not Buddy)
500
Name two movies that Mr. Dougherty has used clips from this year.
What is Goodfellas, Silence of Lambs, Slingblade, and Freedom Writers.
M
e
n
u