Textbook
What has been the Unit Theme for Quarter 3 of our school year?
Finding Common Ground
Denotation
How long do you have to complete your English I STAAR Test? (bonus points if you put which type of grade this test will count for in class)
All day (blue grade)
What is the correct name for a small portion of a story?
Excerpt
What instrument did the protagonist of The Maker use to bring their creation to life?
A violin
What was author Ishmael Beah before he moved to the United States? (extra points if you can remember write which country he moved from)
A child soldier (Sierra Leone)
What was the name of your major project this quarter that you can see on the back wall?
One-Pager
On the STAAR, it is important to use the _________ for any questionable vocabulary.
dictionary
Evidence is used to support this.
Claim
What was the short film Timber a metaphor for?
Cannibalism
What was the author of Once Upon a Time afraid of when she awoke to a noise in the middle of the night?
Which type of literature features stanzas and lines?
Poetry
You should format your Extended Constructed Response into four complete paragraphs - what are they? (bonus points if you also name the most important sentence of the first paragraph)
Introduction
Body Paragraph #1
Body Paragraph #2
Conclusion
The placement of earlier events into the present action of a story.
Flashback
Which short film were you not allowed to use for your major project this quarter?
Avarya
What was the specific name of President Lincoln's most famous speech that we covered in class?
"The Gettysburg Address"
What is it called when you state the central idea of a piece of text into your own, more understandable, words.
Paraphrase
What is the writing formula we follow when writing a Short Constructed Response? (bonus points if you know the max character count for an SCR)
A - Answer the question
C - Cite textual evidence
E - Explain the connection
(475)
The overall lesson/message of a story that is universally understood by all.
Theme
What catches the protagonist's attention on the toilet paper in Stalled? (bonus points if you get the quote exactly)
"Don't PANIC!!"
How are the names on the Vietnam Wall Memorial organized.
In order of death, injury, or MIA status.
What do we call an educated guess that uses the clues provided in the text to come to the best conclusion possible?
Infer
What should you do when you have reached the end of the test and before you submit your work?
1. Review and double-check your answers
2. Revise and edit your ECR
3. Call your test proctor to watch as you submit your answers
When following the events of a story, what is the correct order of a plot diagram? (bonus points if yours is drawn out)
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
When discussing today's writing prompt, I mentioned that the janitor from Stalled was actually a god - Janus. Which pantheon is he from? (bonus points if you remember what he is the god of)
Ancient Roman Mythology
(doors, pathways, choices, new beginnings)