MCAS
Whole Year
Native Americans
Civics Intro
How well do you know Ms. Z?
100
There are this many days of the ELA MCAS.
What is three days?
100
The first topic we covered in Humanities this year.
What is the Michael Brown shooting?
100
This is the name of the protagonist in Flight.
What is Zits?
100
The type of government that we have in the U.S.
What is a democracy?
100
This is Ms. Z's first name.
What is Ashley?
200
This is the number of pieces of evidence you should have in your open responses.
What is at least 2? (2 for open response, 3 for long comp.)
200
The event that we studied that took place in 1919.
What is the Boston Police Strike?
200
These sports figures can either honor or insult Native Americans.
What are mascots?
200
The number of branches of government in the U.S.
What is three branches?
200
The town that Ms. Z is from.
What is Southie?
300
This is how you know that you have a deep understanding of a topic.
What is teaching it to someone else?
300
The reason you go to school in Brighton, but you might live in Dorchester. (hint: something we studied)
What is Boston busing?
300
These are places where many Native Americans live and where there a lots of health and other issues.
What are reservations?
300
The government body that makes laws for our country.
What is Congress?
300
The number of siblings Ms. Z has.
What is 2? (one brother, one sister)
400
This is the number of times (at least!) that you should read a multiple choice question before answering it.
What is 2 times?
400
The names of the two Italian immigrants who were put to death for a crime that they most likely did not commit.
Who were Sacco and Vanzetti?
400
Name the law that forced the Cherokees off of their land as well as the deadly walk to the new land.
What are the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears?
400
Besides Democracy, name one other type of government.
What is monarchy, oligarchy, dictatorship, or aristocracy?
400
This is where Ms. Z went to college.
What is Simmons College?
500
Name two literary devices.
What is any two of the following: theme, metaphor, simile, setting, imagery, irony, symbol, point of view, allusion, tone, soliloquy.
500
What is the essential question of Humanities this year?
What is Who Built America?
500
The reason why Native Americans struggle with so many issues today.
What is because they were treated so poorly by white people and the American government throughout history?
500
The name of an ancient political philosopher who Tupac named a popular album after.
Who is Machiavelli?
500
This is Ms. Z's height.
What is 5'2"?
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