MCAS
Dead Philosophers
Year in Review
MCAS Part Deaux
How well do you know Ms. M?
100
The number of days the ELA MCAS is.
What is three?
100
The guy who promoted that everyone is born with natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
100
The event that we studied that took place in 1919.
What is the Boston Police Strike?
100
3 transition words that mean "additionally" AND 3 transition words that mean "in contrast".
What is (any 3 of the following): furthermore, in addition, additionally, moreover, besides, AND (any 3 of the following): however, nevertheless, whereas, on the other hand, although.
100
Her dog's name.
What is Pancho?
200
The number of pieces of evidence necessary for a good open response.
What is three?
200
The guy who promoted general will.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
200
The names of the two men from Italy who were put to death for a robbery and murder they may or may not have committed?
Who are Sacco and Vanzetti?
200
Name 2 literary devices.
What is (any 2 of the following): theme, metaphor, simile, setting, imagery, irony, symbol, point of view, allusion, tone, soliloquy.
200
Where her family is from.
What is Argentina? (bonus: and Germany)
300
The benefits of doing well on the MCAS.
What is, 1. get scholarships to state schools, 2. graduate from high school, 3. make our school look good?
300
The man who said, "man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains."
Who is Rousseau?
300
The reason you go to school in Brighton, but you live in Dorchester (hint: something we studied).
What is forced busing?
300
The type of evidence that almost every open response will ask for.
What is relevant and specific?
300
Number of siblings she has.
What is 1?
400
The way you know you have "deep understanding" of a topic.
What is you can teach it?
400
The man who believed that in a state of nature it would be a "war of all against all."
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
400
The name of the reservation Aaron Huey visited and we read a bunch of statistics about.
What is the Pine Ridge Reservation?
400
The number of times you should read a multiple choice question (at least) before answering AND what words you should circle.
What is AT LEAST 2 times, and "except" or "not"?
400
Where her husband is from (bonus: his name).
What is Mexico? (bonus: David)
500
The rhyme to remember how to answer an open response well.
What is "read it, rewrite it, go back and find it, write with strategy, then check for clarity"?
500
The Social Contract (according to John Locke).
What is an agreement between the people and the government, where the people would give up some of their rights in order for the rest of their rights to be protected by the government.
500
Three of the characters transformed into in "Flight".
Who are (any 3 of the following): Hank Storm, the little Indian boy, Gus the soldier, Jimmy the pilot, his own father.
500
The most critical phase of the open response rhyme and WHY.
What is best answers get the points!
500
Her occupation before becoming a teacher.
What is documentary filmmaker?
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