Vocabulary
Someone who is greedy and refuses to share their money, even if it hurts them.
Miser
This science fiction short story follows disabled man Charlie Gordon into his journey for intelligence alongside his beloved friend, a white mouse.
Flowers for Algernon
When turning in paper assignments, where should you put the paper?
In the class turn-in bin
This word has two definitions: Something that should be pitied AND something that is hated.
Wretch
This famous holiday short story teaches Ebenezer Scrooge to be kind to all, and that kindness is worth more than riches.
A Christmas Carol
You are automatically given a zero on assignments for this dishonest act in the ELA classroom:
Plagiarism
This word means to drive away or scatter something.
Dispel
This popular graphic novel was inspired by Mary Shelley's most famous novel about a mad scientist and his famous monster made from dead body parts.
Frankenstein
When you are listening to a reading out-loud in class, what should you be doing?
Following along in the text / reading along in the text
To try hard at something and make a serious effort
Endeavor
This mysterious short story by Roald Dahl was about a young man staying in a bed and breakfast, but the owner had a knack for taxidermy (stuffing dead things)...
The Landlady
When coming in to class, the first thing you should do (after sitting down) is...
Look at the board for the warm-up
To worsen or decline, often used when describing illnesses or old buildings.
Regression
A housewife destroyed by her husband's plan to leave her takes matters into her own hands when she murders him by hitting him over the head with a frozen leg of lamb.
Lamb To The Slaughter
What other ways or times can you ask questions about an assignment when we are not in class? (Four possible answers)
1. Before class
2. After class
3. In Focus
4. In an email