"All I Want For My Birthday"...Is To Learn How To Write.
The Man, The Legend - August Wilson
Random Soup!
Native American Facts & Culture
I've Got "The Itis"...Brain Food!
100
This is the basic formula for a complete thesis statement.
What is a subject, opinion, and why/how?
100
This is the time period that August Wilson's 10-play collection focuses on.
What is the 20th century? OR What are the 1900s?
100
This is the month, day, and year that Chuks was born.
What is November 6, 1987?
100
Although located in South Dakota, U.S., this specific reservation sadly resembles a third-world country suffering from intense poverty.
What is Pine Ridge Reservation?
100
Depending on how it is used, this word can be either an adjective or a noun, associated with someone or something of the highest class.
What is elite?
200
These are the 3 major strategies that people use to craft a persuasive essay or present an argument.
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
200
This is the only one of August Wilson's plays that is NOT set in Pittsburgh, PA.
What is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Chicago, IL)?
200
During Community Circle, either Meg or Thabiti comes to the stage to the song, 'The Corner,' performed by this rap artist.
Who is Common?
200
These five social issues are most present on reservations.
What are incest, high level of high school dropouts, unemployment, alcoholism, and suicide?
200
This word means to alternate between multiple ways of speaking or acting based on one's environment, nah mean? Oops! I meant to say...do you know what I mean?
What is codeswitch?
300
EmPower stands for these 6 steps of the Writing Process.
What are Evaluate, Make a Plan, Organize, Write, Evaluate (again), and Re-Write?
300
This event in US history inspired August Wilson's work the most.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
300
This is the correct spelling of Porsha's last name.
What is O-l-a-y-i-w-o-l-a?
300
This Native American snack is the equivalent of what we might call "fried dough" today.
What is fry bread?
300
These two rhyming words are similar in meaning, yet slightly different. Sorry, in advance.
What are empathy and sympathy?
400
These elements make up a strong 5-paragraph essay (in exact order from paragraph-to-paragraph).
a. Introduction Paragraph (1) - what is the HOOK, presentation of the 3 CLAIMS/BACKGROUND INFORMATION, and THESIS? b. Body Paragraphs (3) - what is the CLAIM, SUPPORTING DETAILS (at least 1 followed by textual evidence), and ANALYSIS/TRANSITION sentence? c. Conclusion Paragraph (1) - what is the RE-STATED THESIS, SUMMARY OF 3 CLAIMS, and TAKE-HOME MESSAGE?
400
August Wilson's mother was African American while his father was this, making him bi-racial (think beyond skin color).
What is German?
400
These are the 8 Native American tribes we researched online at the beginning of T2. (an extra 400 points will be awarded to the group(s) that can correctly identify each tribe as an east coast tribe and a west coast tribe as well).
What are... East Coast: Cherokee, Iroquois, Powhatan, and Wampanoag? West Coast: Apache, Lakota, Navajo, and Pueblo?
400
This is the official name of President Obama's plan to help Native American youth.
What is Generation Indigenous?
400
This adjective describes a person who takes time to reflect and think back on the past.
What is retrospective?
500
This is a list of all 10 Writing Strategies learned so far in Humanities 10 this year (responses do not need to be in any specific order).
What is... 1. Show, Don't Tell 2. Write Paragraphs That Create Scenes 3. Establish A Literary Tone 4. Write With Rhythm 5. Use The Power Of The Short Sentence 6. Engage Your Reader From The Start 7. Craft Strong Thesis Statements 8. Effectively Incorporate Quotations 9. Make Smooth Transitions 10. End On A High Note
500
These are the exact years of August Wilson's birth and death.
What is 1945-2005?
500
When its digits are added together, the official name and number of our Dining Hall comes to this in total.
What is 16 (Cafe 6-3-7)?
500
Sherman Alexie was this, a condition that caused him to suffer sever seizures throughout his childhood.
What is a hydrocephalic?
500
This word means the part of a story when the main conflict is solved. It is usually intended to bring a story to an end, no, no? Oui, oui? (Excuse me, pardon my French).
What is denouement?
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