6th grade Things I should know by now
Write a sentence using a simile.
What is PIE?
Author's Purpose:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is our school mascot?
Wolverine
What two colors are on our Springboard book?
Blue and White (with Black lettering)
What is Mrs. Ruiz's favorite color?
glitter
Name one setting in our Novel: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
Answers will vary.... must be from novel.
What is the term when we learn something from the story/moral of the story?
Theme
What is the name of the Librarian and the assistant librarian at our school (must have both names)?
Mrs. Sanchez
Mrs. Gafford
When we were reading Percy Jackson book - I had you write notes and complete other activities in your:
Novel Notebook
How old is Mrs. Ruiz (need exact age number)
42
What point of view is the "Narrator all-knowing"?
3rd Person Omniscient
What is the term that is the people, animals, or creatures you can fin in a story, poem, or play?
Characters
Name 3 coaches at our school.
must name a coach here on campus
can be your PE coach
Name the novels we read in class this year. (You must name all the books to get credit)
Walk Two Moons
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Spiderwick Chronicles (Book 1 & 2!)
What is the name of the game we play right before we take quizzes on Canvas?
Mrs. Ruiz
What is this figurative language that is an obvious and intentional exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Our last major assignment with our novel study Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - you had to do this between the Novel vs. the Film?
Comparison and Contrast
(similarities and differences)
What is the name of our principal?
Mrs. Cullum
How many total minutes did we spend in PreAP class together on a typical/regular week?
450 mins
(90 mins a day/5 days a week)
Name what type of pets Mrs. Ruiz's has (double points if you list both their names).
Dog (Zoey)
Turtle (Murtle)
Write a sentence using Alliteration.
(answers must be a sentence using the same letter or sound to begin each word in a string of words).
What is it called when the author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
What was the date of the first day of school for the 2020-2021 school year?
August 13th, 2020
What is the code word we use in class when an administrator is coming in Mrs. Ruiz's room?
Tippy-Toes
Who is the famous Actor/Actress that Mrs. Ruiz would love to meet? (We talked about this in one of our journals a couple of weeks ago)
Zac Efron