Grammar
Identify the adverb and the verb in the following sentence: I quickly walked through the halls to my classroom.
Adverb: Quickly (modifies the verb)
Verb: Walked
A firetruck catches on fire
Situational Irony
What genre explores ways in which science and technology might affect the future?
Interflora is about a poem sent over what form of communication?
Finish the title: Are Bionic Superhumans on the ________?
Horizon
Find the adjectives: The three large structures with white columns were built by the Romans.
Three, large, and white
What does the root word chron- mean?
Time!
The most intense part of a story is called the ________.
climax
What is the name of the energy drink in The Brave Little Toaster?
Looney Gooney
What did Mr. Toussaint use to destroy the obnoxious energy drink?
a toaster
I am going to the pumpkin patch in October.
What part of speech is the word "am?"
A helping verb!
Label the plot chart:
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
When a character says one thing but means another
In Heads Up, Humans, what invention is estimated to take away over 4,000,000 jobs from humans across the U.S? (Hint: Arizona has started to test these!)
self-driving cars
Both The Automation Paradox and Heads Up, Humans are what type of writings?
Arguments.
What is the adverb, verb, and adjectives in the following sentence:
I will always find the best sales in town!
Adverb: Always
Verb: Find
Adjective: Best
The suffixes -able and -ible mean...
able to be or can be.
What type of language is being used when an author directly speaks to their audience? For example, "If you are like most CAS Middle School students, you like to write!"
Rhetoric: Direct Address
In what animal did scientists successfully implanted specialized brain chips that could control an arm 7,000 miles away?
monkeys
A claim must always have what 2 things?
Reasons and Evidence!
Add an adverb and an adjective to the sentence.
The student was tired.
Answers may vary.
Which kind of sentence is this?
What type of training and experience do you need to become a referee?
Interrogative
Define the strict structure of a sonnet
14 lines, 10 syllables per line, rhyme scheme
Which statement best describes the author’s central claim in “The Automation Paradox”?
A. Computer automation will likely be responsible for the loss of most jobs.
B. Computer automation should allow workers to avoid the need for advanced training.
C. Computer automation will likely increase the number of jobs in certain fields rather than decreasing them.
D. Computer automation should be welcomed like other technological advances in the past have been.
C!
According to The Automation Paradox, which jobs are at the highest risk of becoming automated?
Low skill and lower paying jobs.