Writing Strategies
When you use a SWABI in the beginning of a sentence, where does the comma go? What about when you use a SWABI in the middle of the sentence?
Beginning--> the comma goes in the middle
Middle--> no comma
The name for a Mesopotamian temple found in the middle of the city.
What is a ziggurat?
In The Breadwinner, what is the name for the outfits that women had to wear when they were outside?
Burqa
What does Ms. Weil always keep in her purse?
Candy/chocolate
How long, in yards, is an NFL football field?
100 yards
What do the letters of SWABI stand for?
Since, when, although, because, if
What is the process called when people take something wild and tame it to fit their needs. (example turning wolves into dogs)
domestication
In Inside Out and Back Again, what are Ha's three brothers' names?
Brother Vhu, Brother Quang, Broher Khoi
6Y: What show was Dafna in this year?
6W: Who is our class favorite YouTube star?
6Y: Frozen
6W: Prince Ea
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty holding a torch?
Right hand
What do the letters of FANBOYS stand for?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
At what age were boys from Sparta forced to go into the army?
7
In A Long Walk to Water, what three countries in Africa does Salva travel through before he reaches America?
Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya
6Y: When Elias said he wanted money for mystery maccabee, what smart gift did Avia get him?
6W: When William suggested that the class should collectively earn points in trashketball to win a class outside, how many points did they need?
6Y: wallet and chocolate coins
6W: 30 points
What Pacific Ocean trench is the deepest in the world?
Mariana trench
A word or phrase that is placed between two commas in a sentence that renames or better describes the noun.
What is an appositive?
What is the ancient greek art form that takes paint and mixes it with plaster to decorate walls?
fresco
What is the difference between prose and poetic prose?
Prose is regular, standard paragraph writing while poetic prose is written in stanzas and uses more imagery
6Y: What instrument does Elias play?
6W: What day of the week was Jake supposed to go to OT during the last 10 minutes of our SLC class?
6Y: Kazoo
6W: Mondays
How many of the same item can you get in the term "Bakers Dozen"?
13
All your outlines are are called BWS outlines. What does BWS stand for?
Basic Writing Skills
During the mummification process, the Egyptians would remove the organs and place them in special jars called?
Canopic jars
In The Devil's Arithmetic, what was Grandpa Will's name when he was in the concentration camp and what was his job?
Wolfe, he was in the sonderkommand
6Y: name 3 flavors in the specialty pack of dum dums that Leah brought in in the beginning of the year.
6W: Sef was never able to eat the chocolate because he is?
6Y:Lemon Shake-Up, Caramel Apple, Cotton Candy, Peach Tea, S'mores, Funnel Cake, Banana Split, Strawberry Milkshake
6W: chalav yisroel
The average American will eat 35,000 what in a lifetime?
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