Dupre
Focus Phrases
Things we have read
True or False
ECRs and SCRs
100

Who are the two history teachers at Dupre? 

Morton/ Ryan

100

Apostrophes are used to create what? 

Contractions 

100

True or False: We have read a full book this year. 

False---We will read one next month.

100

Mr. Cartwright has been engaged for a month. 

True

100

SCRs are graded on this scale...

0-2

200

What games are Mr. Cartwright good at? 

Fighting games/Chess/Connect 4

200

Descriptive texts pick a subject and then...

Describe it!

200

In the poem "There will come soft rains" what do animals feel about humans? 

Nothing

200

We are taking the STAAR test in 8 weeks. 

False---it is in 5 school weeks

200

Essays should have at least (blank) paragraphs.

3-4

300

Mr. Chancy used to work at...

PIA/Project

300

Venn Diagrams represent what type of text structure?

Compare and Contrast 

300

In Irish folklore, what animal could you eat to gain infinite wisdom. 

A salmon 

300

For a complete sentence, you need a Subject, a Verb, A dip, and a period.  

False---What is a dip? And some sentences in in ? or !

300

Your thesis statement is your (BLANK) answer to the (BLANK) 

Direct      Prompt/Question 

400

This teacher runs the Phoenix Store

Ms. Steward 

400

The image below is an example of what text structure. 

cause and effect 

400

In Lather and Nothing Else, what was the role of the protagonist? 

Barber/Revolutionary/Spy 

400

You should always include a comma after transition phrases 

True---it should always be In conclusion, 

400

What Scale are essays (ECRs) graded on? 

0-5 

500

Dupre used to be an...

Elementary school

500

If a sentence is too long and has extra stuff, what word (starting with R) describes it? 

Redundant 

500

El-Harirah was the prince of the...

Rabbits

500

A myth is something from the Greeks

False---A myth is a story meant to explain something 

500

The image below includes examples of what type of words/phrase...

Transition Phrases/words

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