Cultural Identity
This holiday is celebrated in Mexican culture by offering gifts to deceased loved ones.
What is Dia de los Muertos (day of the dead)
This figurative language compares two things using like or as
What is a simile
During the first six weeks, we read a story about this little girl who moved to Venus
Who is Margot
The city where Mr. Powell spent his childhood
What is Atlanta
At the start of each class, this is the greeting to students who are working remotely from home
What is "Hey to those that are virtual"
This country doesn't allow graves of deceased loved ones to be in the ground for more than 60 years, so cremation and death beads have become popular alternatives!
What is South Korea
This figurative language gives human traits to nonhuman things
What is personification
Back in October, we read a thoughtful article reflecting on the death of this beloved actor
Who is Chadwick Boseman
What is Davidson College
The phrase that describes how we move to asynchronous time in class
What is "transition to the HUB"
This city is famous for musical funerals
What is New Orleans
Fly away
Fly away
Fly away
Is an example of this type of figurative language
What is repetition
One of the first poems we read this year by Audre Lorde detailed what it is like to be a typical teenager
What is Hanging Fire
Mr. Powell's favorite way to eat he buys from the grocery store
What is make a smoothie
The phrase that describes how long we have had our online class expectations and non-negotiables
What is "since the beginning of time"
In this country, bodies of deceased loved ones are left on top of mountains for the elements, and vultures, to dispose of them
What is Tibet or Mongolia
Authors use imagery to appeal to these five things in a reader
What are the five senses (sight, smell touch, hearing, taste)
The name of the woman who helped Roger buy his blue suede shoes in the story "Thank You, M'am"
Who is Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones
Mr. Powell's tip to stay looking young, even when you become old
What is drinking a lot of water
This word describes the online system that frustrates Mr. Powell the most
What is the HUB
What is Ghana
The phrase "they jumped over the moon" is this type of figurative language
What is a hyperbole
The first activity we did when students were both in the classroom and virtual at the same time in class that featured a box
What is a personal rice box
The profession of Mr. Powell's sister in Chicago
What is a nurse
The phrase that is used to end every Hogg morning announcement video
What is Hogg out