Making Inferences
A conclusion made using evidence and reasoning.
What is inference?
Describes a “perfect” society created by humans, which is impossible.
What is a Utopia?
The protagonist of the story.
Who is Jonas?
Has to be broken before you can use it.
What is an egg?
Fastest land animal.
What is a cheetah?
The equation we use to make an inference.
What is text clues + background knowledge = inference?
A futuristic, imagined society that seems to be perfect, but controls and brainwashes citizens into believing they are in paradise.
What is Dystopia?
Main character introduced in the story so far.
Who are Jonas, Lily, Jonas' parents, and Asher?
Month of the year with 28 days.
What are all of the months?
Where the Olympic Games originated.
What is Greece?
When I entered I went straight to the produce aisle to pick up vegetables for dinner. The lines to checkout were very long.
What is a grocery store?
-Information, independence, and freedom are restricted
-One person or group is all-knowing and worshipped
-Citizens are under constant surveillance
-Citizens feat the outside world
-Citizens may live without real emotion
-Citizens look/act the same, individuality is “bad”
What are the characteristics of a Dystopian society?
Where people in this community live.
What is a dwelling?
Can fill a room but takes no space.
What is light?
Short-form, video-sharing app that allows users to create and share 15-second videos that typically involve dances.
What is Tik Tok?
I laid my towel near the crashing waves. I put down my picnic basket and put on my sunglasses. I laid down on my towel and ate one of the fruits that I packed. The sand was being blown around by the wind and I could hear the seagulls a short distance away.
What is the beach?
The Hunger Games
What is a Dystopian movie?
Responsible for the physical and emotional needs of every new child during its earliest job.
What is a Nurturer?
People can make it, save it, and raise it.
What is money?
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
What is Hogwarts?
As I walked in the building it was very quiet. My mother needed to print something out. I saw people reading books and studying for tests.
What is a library?
Comes from the Greek phrase “GOOD PLACE” but it also means “NO PLACE”
What is a Utopia?
An important ceremony all adults have gone through.
What is the Ceremony of Twelve?
Goes up but never comes down.
What is your age?
May 4th.
What Star Wars Day?