Orthography
This very large, very dangerous African water mammal was in our very first orthography list.
What is a hippopotamus?
This character from Wind in the Willows was fascinated by motorcars.
Who is Toad?
This happened to John Wilkes Booth right after he shot President Lincoln
What is: he leaped onto the stage and broke his leg.
This chemical helps plants turn sunlight into sugar
What is chlorophyll?
Twas brillig and the ________ ________.
What is slithy toves.
This orthography word was a horrible practice carried out by the Aztecs on other humans to satisfy their gods.
What is "sacrifice"
Tom Sawyer and this character were lost in a cave for several days.
Who is Becky Thatcher?
This Fort in South Carolina is where the Civil War started.
What is Fort Sumter?
Water in its solid form
What is ice?
This animal "burns bright" in one of our first poems.
What is a tiger?
This Egyptian symbolic writing is found carved into many ancient stones and columns.
What is hieroglyph?
Tom Sawyer was able to convince his friends that doing this chore was a lot of fun.
What is "whitewashing the fence"?
This former slave woman led many people to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriett Tubman?
Honeybees carry tiny grains of this from flower to flower
What is pollen?
He clasps the crag with ______________ _______
What are "crooked hands"?
This "inner voice" is what tells you right from wrong.
What is your "conscience"?
This Shakespeare play features an unlikely romance between Benedick and Beatrice.
What is "Much Ado About Nothing"?
This former slave taught himself to read and later wrote an autobiography about his experiences in the South.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This force pulls matter towards earth
What is gravity?
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to ________, ___ _____ ____ _______.
What is: "It fell to earth, I knew not where"?
This orthography word sounds like a popular rapper but means unbelievable or crazy.
What is "ludicrous"?
In the Shakespeare tragedy, "Hamlet", the uncle poisons the king in this unusual method.
What is "he pours poison in his ear"?
This Confederate General surrendered on April 1, 1865 at Appomattox Courthouse in VA.
Who is Robert E Lee?
This man is known as the father of Classification of Living Things
Who is Linneaus?
He wrote the poem, "In Flanders Fields".
Who is John McRae?