What was the main idea of your chosen text?
Mr. Barber decides if responses are correct
Write the following percentages as decimals:
a) 150%
b) 275%
c) 90%
a) 1.50
b) 2.75
c) 0.9
BK Lab's shelves are like treasure chests; they contain wonderful literary bounties.
Similie
Sally has saved up $90 and starts to earn $5 per hour working as a babysitter.
y= 90 + 5x
What is our classroom's room number?
229
What was the main idea of "Kareem-Abdul Jabbar is Greater Than Any Basketball Record"?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legacy should be considered not only due to his athletic achievements, but to his storied career as a social rights activist (and one of the first Black athletes to do so)
Convert 5 feet 7 inches to centimeters.
1 ft = 12 in
1 in = 2.54 cm
170.80 cm
Mo scootered as fast as a Bughatti when 12:15 struck
Similie
Kyle's phone is 30% charged and loses 5% every 10 minutes. Write an equation for this.
y= 30 - 0.5x / y= 30 - 1/2x
What is Linda's restaurant's actual name?
Annie's First Wok Restaurant
When others are dealing with grief, storytelling and shared remembrance is more important and respectful than empty, sometimes ignorant phrases.
What is the Volume of a cylinder?
Volume of cylinder = πr^(2)h
Room 225's desks groaned in protest to students spilling pen ink on them
Personification
Here are two points: (4, 10) and (6, 16). What is the rate of change?
m = 3
Where are your teachers from?
a) Mr. Barber
b) Ms. Gibbs
c) Ms. Liyana
a) Arizona
b) Brooklyn, NY
c) Sri Lanka
In " The Return of Sal Caputo", what was the conflict and how was it resolved?
Lou's Dad, Sal, returns home after WW2 after losing his right hand due to an explosion, and lacks confidence, is distant from the family, and has lost interest in baseball. When Lou convinces him to go to a game, they see a player excel who only has one arm, and Sal regains his confidence and optimism, and becomes closer with Lou again.
What is formula for the area and perimeter of a rectangle?
Area = LxW
Perimeter = 2L + 2W
Brooklyn Lab is a palace of knowledge
Metaphor
Uber charges $3 base fare + $0.75/mile. Lyft: $1.25/mile. At what distance are the fares equal?
3 + 0.75x = 1.25x
3 = 0.5x
x = 6 miles
What is the Tour de France?
A 21 day cycling race throughout France that's considered the hardest and most prestigious race in the world
Who is the author of "The Grapes of Wrath"?
John Steinbeck
What is the difference between a debit and credit card?
Debit is your own money and credit is burrowing money.
The passage of time in summer school extends a million lifetimes
Hyperbole
A babysitter earns 25% more on weekends. She worked 10 hours during the week and 6 on the weekend. She earned $238. What’s her weekday hourly rate?
weekday = x
weekend = 0.25x+x=1.25x
10x+6(1.25x) = 238
10x+7.5x=238
17.5x = 238
/17.5 /17.5
x=$13.6
Name 5 artists who were featured during English class.
Frank Ocean, Tyler the creator, etc