ISKL Facts
Literary Terms
Picture Book Theme Work
Organizational Tools
ISKL Activities
100

This new space was created specifically for middle school students to read, do puzzles, draw, and relax.

MS Library Lounge

100

These are the events in a story.

Plot
100
This is one place I can look for a hint about the theme.

Title or the "last words"


100

I always need to bring this blue organizational tool to class.

Accordion folder 

100

These are our school colors.

Blue and Yellow
200

When you are feeling down or need help from a trusted adult, you can talk to this person in the middle school counseling office.

Mr. Baek

200

In the story, "Home is In Between," Shanti is an example of this.

Character

200

"Love," "Family," and "Gender" are example of this in a story.

Topics

200

These are some of the materials I need to bring to class to be prepared. Name at least three.

Laptop, notebook, pencils, pens, highlighters, erasers, independent reading book, binder, folder

200

These are the four houses in middle school.

Orangutan, Kuda, Kerbau, Tupai

300

This middle school grade is the smallest by number of students.

Grade 7

300

This important event does not occur at the exact middle of story like some people think; it is actually the moment of greatest tension.

Climax

300

This is something you should do while reading a story for the first time.

Take notes or annotate the text

300

In advisory, you might have color coded these digital organizational tools.

Google Drive folders or Gmail labels

300
One of the antagonists in this musical is Miss Agatha Trunchbull.

Matilda

400

This is where you go on Wednesday mornings.

Advisory

400

These parts of a story make up the story mountain. 

List all five in order.

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

400

You can write any theme statement you want as long as you have this to support your answer.

Text evidence

400

This is where you write major assessments and homework assignments on your planner.

The due date

400

This semester, ISKL is hosting these two Twin Towers tournaments.

Football and Badminton

500

These people work in the MS office to help you and the teachers with (almost) all of our needs.

Name at least three.

Ms. Janet, Ms. Dilah, Ms. Vicky, Ms Mimi, Ms. Teepah

500
This is the moment in a story when tension begins to rise due to a specific conflict.

Inciting incident

500

When drafting a theme statement, you might start with this type of phrase.

Cliche

500

These are three places where I can look to find out what we're doing in Ms. Keller's humanities class.

Weekly Agenda, Unit Slide Deck, Agenda Whiteboard

500

These three schools host band, choir, and strings exchanges for middle school students.

SAS, JIS, and ISKL

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