Democracy
Beacon Staff
Greek & Latin Roots
The Beans
Active Reading & The Run
100

Ancient Greece is made up of many city-states. 


True or False

What is true?

100

This staff member carries a bright pink water bottle.

Who is Izzy? 

100
Identify one of the root words in "autobiography" and its meaning.  

Auto = self, bio = life, graph = to write

100

Name the place that Commander Bean has been for the past week (we missed him!). 

Where is Disney? 

100

Name one reason that it is helpful to make connections to yourself while you are reading.

Answers may vary. 
200

Name one current event that occurred in the past 2 weeks (from CNN 10 or your own reading/watching/listening).

Answers may vary. 

200
Our clinical director.

Who is Heather? 

200

Meaning of the Latin root "fort". 

What is strong? 

200

Name the Bean who only takes blue foods and supplies when possible. 

Who is Snow? 

200

Name one of the FANBOYS.

What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so? 
300
The United States, Canada, South Africa are all examples of this specific type of government. 

What is a representative democracy? 

300
This staff member wears polos almost every day (not Emmett). 

Who is Mark? 

300

This Greek root means "again" or "back". 

What is "re"? 

300

Name the Bean who always has Gatorade.

Who is Daniel? 

300

Name one active reading strategy we used while reading "The Run".

What is questioning, clarifying, connecting, and predicting?

400

There were no police in Athens.


True or False

What is true? 

400

Name our two nurses.

Who are Peggy and Maureen?

400

The Latin root that means "doctrine" or "belief".

What is "-ism"? 

400

Name one sport that a Bean plays outside of Beacon. 

Light - rock climbing, boxing, jiu jitsu

Kelley - soccer

Eli - kung fu 

400
This is the reason that scary short stories often end in cliffhangers. 

What is to build suspense and increase the mystery and fear? 

500

Name the three institutions that made up ancient Greek democracy. 

What are the ekklesia, the boule, and the dikasteria? 

500
This staff member has worked at Beacon for more than 20 years!

Who is Maureen (math teacher)? 

500

The meaning of the Latin root "com".

What is together or common?

500

Name 4 of the Bean identities and the person it belongs to. 

Jelly Bean - Kelley, Mr. Bean - Daniel, UwU Bean - Snow, Mouse Bean - Eli, Commander - Light, Green Bean - Emmett 

500

What vocabulary word from the short story means "to send or carry from one person, place, or thing to another".

What is "transmit"? 

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