Idioms
Break the ice
What are SMART goals
Goals that are:
Specific
Measurable
Attainable (reachable)
Realistic
Timebound
Who is Linus Selius?
The owner of Marcus and Tata that treated them well and taught them about Science
Give me a synonym for Colossal
Large
Huge
Massive
Big
Ect
What does grit mean?
You needed something about working through obstacles or not giving up
Bite the bullet
To do something painful or difficult that you don't want to do.
Someone who others look up to in a positive way.
When Marcus and Tata when up the mountain the saw a lot of things that told it was dangerous. What were they?
5 Possible answers
1.It was so quiet. There were no birds or
insets anywhere.
2. The streams higher up the mountain
were mysteriously dried up. 3. The little water they did find tasted foul.
4. The grass was brown, as though it had
been burned.
5. At least 20 sheep were dead.
What is an onomatopoeia?
Give examples.
words that make the sound the represent.
Give an example of grit at home!
Your spend time with your family cleaning instead of with your friends.
Following through on promises...
+many more
Jump on the bandwagon
To join something that is already popular because it's popular
What are ethics?
Ideas that help us decide between right and wrong
Why did Marcus tie Peg up loosely?
They wanted Peg to be able to get free if they weren't able to make it back.
What's a hyperbole?
Give examples
Statements or claims that are bigger than they they actually are.
Grit at school
Easy answer = Homework
Barking up the wrong tree
Asking the person a question
When we design a poster, what should we look for?
Visual Hierarchy
Information - Get straight to the point
Pictures should help get ideas across
Use of color and font
What did the old woman that Marcus gave an apple do?
Gave him a prophecy or told him the future of what would happen in Pompeii
What's the difference between homographs and homophones.
Give examples of each
Homophones are words that sound the same but are different in meaning or spelling. Homographs are spelled the same, but differ in meaning or pronunciation.
Who is Abdul Muqeet?
He is a boy that is trying to get everyone to stop using plastic bags.
throwing caution to the wind
to do something that's dangerous or not a good idea
Who is Steve Jobs and why is he a famous failure?
He helped create Apple.
He was driven out of the company but then asked to come back on help guide the company. He made it into the success that it is today during his second time there.
What type of book is The Destruction of Pompeii?
How does it make story different from what we're used to?
It's a historical fiction book so we know the terrible thing that's going to happen.
Bonus point if you add that it creates a timer in our head.
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
Give examples of each
Similes use like or as to compare things while metaphors do it directly.
How many people were still on the court at the end of Climax-Fisher Knights first win in 84 games?
8
3 for Climax-Fisher
5 for the other team