Language
What is the name of the paleontologist in Jurassic Park?
FALSE
What is 8% as a decimal?
0.08
Name the two explorers we studied this week.
Jacque Cartier and Samuel du Champlain
Determine the keywords in this sentence:
David Blaine is an illusionist who likes to perform crazy stunts.
David Blaine
Illusionist
stunts
True or false: A subordinate clause has both a subject and predicate.
TRUE
What type of art did we begin to study this week?
Pointillism
What is the difference between fixed expenses and variable expenses?
Fixed - don't change from month-to-month
Variable - do change from month-to-month
True or False: Cartier had a bad relationship with the Huron people.
FALSE
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds. Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the sky a brilliant white.
Identify these grammar terms:
"to + verb" is called a ___?
verb used as a noun, -ing is a ___?
noun used to describe another noun is a ___?
Infinitive
Gerund
Appositive
Describe the method of art known as pointillism
Rather than blending colours on a canvas, colour is added in small dots and dabs.
Describe how someone's location can change how much they will have to pay for rent.
Certain areas have higher cost of living. It costs more to live there than in other areas.
Champlain was successful in setting up a trading post. What did the Europeans trade for furs? (2 things)
Weapons, tools
Find the main idea in this paragraph:
Stars that get too close to black holes usually end up getting sucked in by the strong gravitational forces of the dense space objects, from which no light can escape. Now, for the first time, researchers have been able to observe the cosmic phenomenon — nicknamed "spaghettification" because it pulls apart a star into thin "spaghetti-like" strands — in real-time.
Researchers have seen stars getting sucked up into black holes
Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allen Poe
How are colours blended using pointillism?
I want to buy a book for $15.00 and am charged 7% tax. How much is the sales tax?
0.07 x 15 = $1.05
Where did Jacque Cartier die?
Where did Samuel du Champlain die?
France, Canada
Summarize the paragraph, including WHO, WHAT, WHERE, and WHEN.
The residents of Florida, which is home to over one million alligators, are no strangers to the apex predators. The massive animals are frequently encountered in swimming pools, ditches, and garages. In 2019, Palm Coast resident Donna Heiss even saw a 7-foot gator peeking through her window! However, the giant reptile recently spotted in Naples, Florida, impressed even the most jaded Floridians.
Who: residents of Florida, Donna Heiss
What: alligators living close by
Where: Florida, Palm Coast
When: 2019
List 5 'clue' words that tell you if there is a subordinate clause in a sentence.
Who what when where whose whom
if as so that because since although after until unless ETC...
Check yesterday's homework!
Using pointillism and primary colours, create a small green square.
Were you successful?
Ryan's take home pay is $1,500 a month. If he budgets $800 for rent, $125 for utilities, and $450 for food, what percent of his pay is budgeted toward each category? Also, suggest a strategy for how he might be able to reduce his costs.
Rent: 53%
Utilities: 8%
Food: 30%
Strategies: use water/electricity less, avoid restaurants and prepackaged food that are more expensive...
How many settlers did Champlain bring with him on his 3rd voyage? How many survived the winter?
33, 9
Summarize the paragraph, including WHEN, WHERE, WHO, and WHAT:
On October 14, 2020, Russia's Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft set a new speed record for transporting crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) in just 3 hours and 3 minutes. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, blasted off from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome The monumental journey was accomplished using a fast-track, two-orbit flight path to the ISS.
WHEN: Oct 14, 2020
WHERE: Kazakhstan to International Space Station
WHO: Kate Rubins, Sergey Ryzhikov, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov
WHAT: new spacecraft transported people to ISS