"Bad Works"
This "bag of bones" is famous for being the first hominid known to have walked upright
Who is Lucy?
Newspaper articles, encyclopedias, takeout menus, and biographies are all examples of this broad type of writing
What is nonfiction?
A type of writing that teaches the reader something new
What is informational writing?
The value of each digit in a number
What is place value?
A giant invisible surfboarding cat
Who is Crenshaw?
Watch your goats around red berries -- they're full of caffeine, just like this famous Ethiopian export!
What is coffee?
"Shiny", "Yellow", "Hopeful", and "Irritated" are all examples of this part of speech
What is an adjective?
A group of words -- beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point -- that express a complete thought
What is a sentence?
Giving an estimate of a number; changing it to its approximate value, a friendlier number that's close to it (usually a multiple of 10)
What is rounding?
A letter-substitution code the aliens sometimes use to write messages to us in the mornings
What is the pigpen cipher?
Rain, snow, hail, or sleet all show up during this stage of the water cycle
What is precipitation?
The words at the top of a dictionary page that help you to know if you're looking in the right place
What are guide words?
The most important thing that the author wants their reader to take away from a piece of writing
What is the main idea?
3 x 4
What is 12?
A fictional character who rewards children with sweets after they get vaccines (according to our philosophy presentation)
Who is the Needle Ninja?
In an aquifer, where the saturated layer meets the unsaturated layer
When an author uses language that isn't literal to describe something (for example, "Zinkoff was as hungry as a horse"), they're using this type of language
What is figurative language?
When there is a new subtopic, when you change time or location, when you change speakers, or for dramatic effect
What are some examples of times to start a new paragraph?
Here is a division number sentence that adds up to 4
(Answers may vary)
What Mateo says instead of "do tell!"
What is "doo-tah"?
"Die, winter doll!" cry the Russians during this butter festival
Words that have different meanings but sound exactly the same
What are homophones?
The spaces that come before the first word in a new paragraph
What is an indent (indentation)?
Anything times this number will give you... this number!
The name for the group of "electors" from each state who formally vote for the United States President
What is the Electoral College?