Language Arts
This is an example of what kind of figurative language: "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds".
What is a simile?
Find 140% of 65
91
What city was being fought over during the Crusades?
Jerusalem
List the 4 layers of the Earth
Inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust
What game did we learn in drama/classroom community (block 7) on Tuesday
Big Booty
A fast card game played at lunch
Speed
In the sentence, "She quickly ran to the store," the word "quickly" is an example of this part of speech.
An adverb
Identify the variable and coefficient in this expression:
3x + 6
3 = coefficient
x = variable
What is the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Plague?
DAILY DOUBLE
Yersinia Pestis
The two types of plate boundaries that form volcanoes.
DAILY DOUBLE
Convergent and divergent plate boundaries
Name all 4 novels we are doing in our Starbooks novel study
Hunger Games, The False Prince, Refugee and Crossover
A new body break game we enjoy
Hide and seek tag
The time and place in which a story occurs is known as this.
Setting
Jai got 15/19 on his test. Midge got 88%. Who scored higher?
Midge got 88%, Jai got 83.33%
Midge scored higher
Name one CAUSE of the Black Plague
- Unstable living conditions (overcrowded, poor sanitation)
- Trade and travel
- Lack of medical knowledge
- Religious and superstitious beliefs
- Weakened immune systems
- Lack of effective quarantine measures
Name the 4 types of pathogens
Viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites
Name one item on the student led conference agenda that you have to show your parents
Answers may vary
Name the 3 short stories from our lit circle unit
7th Grade, The Scholarship Jacket, Stop the Sun, Thank You Ma'Am, and The Fun They Had.
This reading strategy involves using clues from the text and prior knowledge to make an educated guess about something not directly said.
Inferring or making an inference
A hoodie is $68.99 regular price. It is on sale for 30% off. How much is the hoodie after tax? Round to 2 decimal places.
$54.09 or $54.10 (no pennies)
Name two EFFECTS of the Black Plague (what were the consequences)
- High death tolls (decline in population)
- Labour shortages
- Rapid transmission of disease
- Inadequate medical care / no effective treatments
- Religious fanaticism
- Economic instability (inflation, social unrest, poverty, decline in feudalism)
- Widespread grief, trauma, fear
List the 3 types of volcanoes and which is the most explosive?
Shield volcanoes, Cinder Cone volcanoes, and Composite volcanoes, which are the most explosive
Name all 4 songs we did for the music activity where we listened to music and painted the songs with watercolour paint (2nd time) - Artist names not needed
My Girl
Sunflower
We Will Rock You
Die With a Smile
Name the 4 songs we used for Musart
All the Stars
Texas Hold'em
What a Wonderful World
Stronger
The part of the story where the author is teaching the reader something, typically about life, morals and values.
The lesson/message/theme
The ratio of computers to students in Mr. Boileau's class is 2:3. The ratio of computers to students in Mr. Dureau's class is 3:5. Each class has the same number of students. Which room has more computers?
2:3 vs. 3:5
10:15 vs 9:15
Mr. Boileau's class has more
During Game of Thrones, both classes had Knights. Name a knight from the opposite class.
Polar Bears: Gavin, Ainsley, Alan, Kayden
Grizzlies: Michael, Kaysen, Anton, Steve
The inner and outer core are made of what, and in what states?
Read a book, Watch a NBA game, Sit in the sun/on a beach, Walk Rocket, Yoga, Hang out with Adam, friends, or family, Play board games, Listen to music, Watch a musical... or listen to a musical soundtrack.... or perform on stage in a musical
**Ms. Woolley reserves the right to add things to this list if she's forgotten anything!
List 5 things Ms. Masi would do on her "perfect day"
Get a Starbucks coffee, go shopping, get her nails done, hang out with Anthony, take a nap, exercise, go for a walk, eat good food, have a yap session with her girlfriends, read a book, go to a Kendrick Lamar concert
**Ms. Masi reserves the right to add things to this list if she's forgotten anything!