Vocabulary
R&E / Reading
Testing Strategies
Writing Components
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What is a substantiated opinion?
An opinion that is backed up with evidence/facts.
300
Revise the following sentence:
The gossip about the teachers plans to propose was spread by the students.
The students spread the gossip about the teacher's plans to propose.
(Active vs. Passive Voice)
300
When taking an exam, which words do you NEED to define, using the dictionary, if you do not know what they mean.
Any words in the question or answer choices!!!
300
What are the 3 parts of a Short Constructed Response in order?
Answer the question
Cite Evidence that supports your answer
Explain how that piece of evidence supports your answer
300
FIRST TEAM TO ALL BE SITTING AT A DIFFERENT TABLE!
That was really slow....
300
Define irony.
When someone says/does something that goes against what is true/expected.
300
Revise the following sentences:
The judges at the national debate championship gave very detailed feedback on my performance.
The judges at the National Debate Championship gave very detailed feedback on my performance.
300
Write a sentence explaining what the "Look 4" list is.
Looking at the 3 questions below, create an effective "Look 4 List".
1. In paragraph 3, the word "consequential" most likely means-
2. In comparison to the other students' ideas, the narrator's plan makes her seem -
3. Which quotation provides the best evidence that the story takes place in a futuristic setting?
The benefit of creating a "Look 4" list is it allows you to actively search for the answers to the questions AS YOU READ.
1. "consequential"
2. narrator's plan
3. futuristic setting
300
Counterargument:
What is a sentence stem to acknowledge opposing side in a counterargument?
What is a following sentence stem to refute such opposing side.
(1 shot per answer)
Some people may argue...
However, what they fail to realize is that...
300
What is the homework for over the weekend?
Go to sleep early Sunday night!!!
400
Define anecdote.
a short story about a real incident or person.
400
First person to make a shot wins the points
Am I teaching a class of turtles??
400
(1 shot attempt per answer)
What are the 2 functions you can use the dictionary for during an exam?
Look up the definition of a word.
Check for correct spelling of a word.
400
What are the 5 paragraphs of an argument essay?
Intro
BP1
BP2
Counterargument
Conclusion
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FIRST PERSON TO GET THEIR SUMMATIVE EXAM TRACKER AND STAND ON A CHAIR AND PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THEIR GOAL AND THEIR CONFIDENCE TO REACH IT NEXT WEEK!
You are so brave. I will allow 5 shot attempts from behind the second table :)
400
What is the difference between main idea and theme in a story?
Central idea is the main idea of the story. Focuses on what literally happened.
Theme is the underlying message of the story. Usually something like a moral lesson.
400
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400
When reading a passage, what should you annotate for? Where are these annotations written?
The main idea of each paragraph(s)
Section it as you wish! But you should be doing it periodically throughout the text
400
What are the 6 parts of a Body Paragraph in order?
Topic Sentence
Evidence 1
Anaylisis
Evidence 2
Analysis 2
Transition Sentence (concluding sentence)
400
Draw one of the 9th grade teachers (not Regalado) (mean drawings will be disqualified and result in further consequences(
1st - 3 shot attempts
2nd - 2 shot attempts
3rd - 1 shot attempt
Mr. Regalado will judge
500
Define Extraneous and redundant
What is a sentence is repetitive and does not add anything to the passage/paragraph. It doesn't add to the main idea of the passage
500
Write two complex sentences using the subordinating conjunction "Although". One sentence should use the conjunction at the beginning, and the other sentence should use the conjunction in between the two clauses (ideas).
2 shot attempts per correct answer.
3 shot attempts for the best answer.
500
When thinking about author's purpose, what are some things you should consider?
Main idea
And sometimes theme
500
(2 shot attempts)
Draft a thesis statement for the following essay prompt.
Write an essay that argues your position on whether you are going to meet your goal on the upcoming summative exam.
Answers should directly respond to the prompt using the wording of the prompt!
They should also include 2 clear reasons.
500
Everybody shoots twice from behind the second table!!
You're welcome :)
500
Define personification.
Give 3 examples (extra shot attempt for every correct example)
Personification: Giving human like attributes to non-living things.
500
Define first person perspective.
Define third person perspective.
first person perspective - the narrator is in the story, telling the story from their own point of view ("I")
third person perspective - the narrator exists outside of the events of the story (no "I")
500
How can you use your Main Idea T-chart to help you deduce the main idea of a passage?
Basically every paragraph/section should be related to the main idea.
500
First team to let Mr. Regalado borrow a $1
(Everybody should have a $1 to buy their ticket to the Staff v. Student BB game TODAY!)
Don't worry, I am giving it back!
500
There are a total of 30 possible points on the exam. How many points is the essay worth?
6 points (20% of the whole exam)
600
What is a "position statement"?
The argument/claim of a text.
600
What would be the best transition phrase for the following two sentences.
"....
.... question 20
600
The 1st passage is worth 8 points.
The 2nd passage is worth 13 points (includes essay).
The 3rd passage is worth 5 points.
The 4th passage is worth 4 points.
What might you do during the exam that would increase your odds of passing the exam?
Spending sufficient time on the passages that are worth more points.
Maybe, starting the exam with the second passage to get the longest and most valuable passage out of the way when you have the most energy.
600
What should every paragraph in your argument essay end with?
A clear tie back to the main argument of the essay. Should be consistently referring back to the argument that directly responds to the prompt.
600
What were the first 2 books that we read in this class? Title and author name.
Of Mice and Men by George Orwell
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki