Vocabulary
To bother or annoy
chafe
All paragraphs begin with a main idea and then list the details.
False, the main idea can be anywhere in a paragraph.
are the words help and assistance synonymous or antonymous
synonymous
True or False
Prostheses once consisted of simple pieces of wood.
True
What are the artificial devices that replace injured nor missing body parts called?
prostheses
To place inside the body through surgery.
Implant
Name given to the subsections in a piece of writing. They help to organize the text for the reader.
Subheadings
integrity and honorable
synonyms
In what way does a cochlear implant help an individual?
Improves hearing loss
BONUS
200 FREE POINTS
Plentiful or enough
Ample
Informational texts follow the same plot diagram as other story texts.
False. Informational texts do not have characters or a sequence of events that make it easy to understand.
irrelevant and essential
antonyms
Identify one of the following by describing their bionic prostheses:
Zac Vawter
Glen Lehman
Cathy Hutchinson
Zac Vawter-bionic leg
Glen Lehman-bionic hand
Cathy Hutchinson-had a device implanted in her brain so she could control an external robotic arm
BONUS
300 free points
improves or adds to the quality or function of something
Enhancement
What is the central idea of a text?
The main point that the author wants to communicate to the reader.
love and hate
antonyms
Give an example from the text of limb technology restoring ability to a Human on a professional level.
The Olympic runner with the carbon fiber leg.
What is an informative essay?
INFORMATION
An informative essay is a piece of writing with the goal of giving the reader information about a subject, event, experience, company, thing, or concept.
Integrity is following a strict code of conduct.
Integrity
Use the word of the week in a sentence.
Example
I maintain self-control by utilizing paddle boards to speak in Ms. Smith class.
Which of these words could be considered a synonym integrity?
honest
Does the author predict a positive/optimistic/good future as a result of bionic technology or a negative/pessimistic/bad future?
Neither, the author simply says there are positive and potentially negative outcomes of this technology and we must think about the directions it could go.
Pick a number 1-10
7