Multiple Choice
Number of total MC questions in the regents.
What is 24
Amount of paragraphs in the Argumentative essay
What is 4.
Intro
2 body
Conclusion
Three parts of the Introduction, in order.
Hook.
Background information.
Clear thesis.
What is Mr. Dortch's dog's name?
Gavin
What room number is Ms. Ahmeds office in?
Amount of answers you should always eliminate first before you guess.
What is 2.
(use the positive/negative charges to help eliminate 2 incorrect answers, if you're still unsure about the remaining 2... take a guess)
Create a claim and counter claim for the following (must be in correct format) :
Should student loans be forgiven for all students in America?
Student loans should be forgiven for all students in America.
Student loans should not be forgiven for all students in America.
(vice versa)
What MUST go in the thesis of a text analysis response?
One writing strategy and a central idea/theme.
How long has Mr. Dortch been a teacher at Murrow?
This is his first year!
Who's Ms. Ahmeds favorite student?
No one.
I love you all!
At least three things you should annotate for while reading the texts.
Main Idea
Literary strategies
Positive/negative charges
Keywords
The regents gives you 4 texts to read, how many pieces of evidence MUST you include?
What is 3.
(You must use 3 DIFFERENT texts out of the 4 given texts)
How many pieces of evidence are you using for this response?
2.
What kind of class does Mr. Dortch plan on teaching next year?
A Manga/Anime/Graphic Novel course
Ms. Ahmed's cats' name
Katsuki (suki for short)
Three kinds of texts given in part 1 of the regents.
One fiction
One Poem
One nonfiction
Explain the following:
You must have 2 reasons for your claim. 2 reasons for your counter claim. But only 3 pieces of evidence.
Both reasons MUST have a supporting quote (2 quotes) but only ONE counterclaim needs a supporting quote = total of 3 quotes.
Why is this portion called a "response" and not an "essay"?
There is no conclusion
What is Mr. Dortch's favorite cereal?
Raisin Bran
Take a guess:
How many siblings does Ms. Ahmed have?
7 brothers and 1 sister
A question tells you to look at lines 24-27, what lines do you look at?
23-28
(The answer is in lines 24-27. BUT you should always read the line before and the line after for context)
What do Alexander The Great and Winnie The Pooh have in common?
Same middle name.
Construct a thesis statement for The Great Gatsby using one of the following :
Symbolism
Imagery
Conflict
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald uses Symbolism/imagery/conflict to establish the idea that _______________________________
Ms. Ahmed will either approve or disapprove statement.
How old was Mr. Dortch when he first grew a mustache?
14 years old! (10th grade)
What's Ms.Ahmeds Zodiac sign.
(Im not zodiac crazy I just couldn't think of any other question)
Scorpio.