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Name that THING
Mr. Calhoun
Random
100

This man invented the system of dots used by the blind to read.

Louis Braille

100

This standard is used to see how well you can analyze a TEXT'S STRUCTURE

6.5

100

In this passage, a narrator travels forward in the future!

from Time Machine

100

Mr. Calhoun wrote a paper once in college.  How many pages was it?

86

100

Fill in the blank:  The_______________that poetry built.

house

200

This man painted some awesome hay bales.  Historians figured out when he painted it.

Van Gogh

200
This standard is the standard that measures your ability to make INFERENCES

6.1

200

This time period was written about in at least 3 of our passages.  People were poor, and farming was hard.

The Dust Bowl

200

What is Mr. Calhoun's cat's name?

Morty
200

These animals have super sensitive sensors on their chins that detect changes in the water.

Alligators!

300

This woman took a famous photo of a woman with her children, but she focused more on the woman.

Dorothea Lange

300

This standard is all about finding the CENTRAL IDEA of a text.

6.2

300
A woman spent a lot of time making fake homes for these aquatic creatures.

Beavers

300

What is Mr. Calhoun's brother's name?

Bob

300

This spider went to space!

Nefertiti

400

Besides Stan Lee, name one other person who is given credit for creating Spiderman.

Jack Kirby....or any other that works.

400

This standard is all about your ability to figure out VOCABULARY

6.4

400

This man-like creature is totally real and is sometimes called Sasquatch.

Bigfoot

400

What was the name of the book Mr. Calhoun read 1st quarter that he didn't really like, but he finished it anyway?

Crooked

400

How many multiple choice questions are on tomorrow's ELA exam?

35

500

This man is the creator of the Wizard of Oz.

Frank L Baum

500

This standard is all about your ability to identify an author's or a character's POINT OF VIEW

6.6

500

These winged creatures were trained to help locate people who were lost at sea.

Pigeons

500

What is our next unit going to be?

Poetry

500

This man climbed the Matterhorn and had a near death experience that made him stop climbing.

Edward Whymper

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