Vocabulary
This word means "a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them."
slave
When do we use past tense?
When we are talking about something that happened in the past.
What's author's purpose?
P-Persuade
I-Informe
E-Entertain
What is a student council?
a group of students who are elected by other students to represent them in school government and to help plan activities or solve problems for the students
What is a prefix?
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
It means "Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences".
segregation
What do we do with "regular verbs" when we want to change them to past tense?
add "ed" at the end of the word
CVC ending
"y" ending
"e" ending
What's making connections?
Text-to-text
Text-to-self
Text-to-world
What's empathy?
the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation
put yourself into other people's shoes
think about how others feel and think etc.
What does the prefix "re" mean? Please give 2 examples?
it means again
redo
reconsider
remarkable
rethink
a living being, especially an animal
creature
What's the past participle form of "write"?
written
How do we find the main idea of a paragraph?
the first sentence of the paragraph
the last sentence of the paragraph
the repetitive words of the paragraph
summarize the paragraph in your own words
Please name at least three qualities that a student council president needs.
Leadership
Problem-solving
Patience
Kindness
Sense of Fairness
Empathy
What do antonym and synonym mean?
Antonym: a word that means the opposite of another word
Synonym: a word that has the similar meaning as another word
to move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something
plunge
Can you use enough to make a sentence?
This table is not big enough.
He is smart enough to help you.
Her costume is not pretty enough.
The purpose of a Biography is to inform and inspire readers of an exceptional person’s life.
A. True
B. False
A. True
What are the roles and responsibilities of a student council?
President: in charge of the student council
Vice-president: stands up with president is not available
Secretary: take meeting notes
Treasurer: manage budget (money)
What are homophones and homographs?
homophones: words with the same sound, but different meanings or spelling
homographs: words with the same spelling, but different meanings
It is a character strength which means the ability to continue to work enthusiastically, even when things are going badly.
p_______________
persistence
perseverance
What's the sentence pattern of present perfect?
(Please make a sentence in the chatbox)
Subject+have/has+past participle
e.g. I have done my homework.
Janice has worked at ETU for 2 years.
Which ones of the following are the features of a Biography?
A. Timeline
B. Captions
C. Sidebar or text box
D. Illustrations and photographs
E. Imaginary (made up) characters
A. Timeline
B. Captions
C. Sidebar or text box
D. Illustrations and photographs
Answers vary
Please list 3 pairs of homophones and 3 pairs of homographs.
Homophones (sound):
Examples: right and write, two and to, night and knight, pear and pair, etc.
Homographs (writing):
Examples: bat and bat, tide and tide, watch and watch, light and light, etc.