PURPLE
A plan carefully created to achieve a goal
devise
Odysseus, Mary Maloney, Louie Zamperini, Romeo and Juliet.
protagonists
What word doesn't belong?
expedition-sherpa-endurance-climax
climax
A commercial uses a former smoker with a voice box to warn teenagers about the dangers of smoking. Which appeal is this?
pathos
Takis, chips, phones and headphones during instruction, mean words.
non-negotiables
When a path diverges what do you have to do?
The question is asking you to use your understanding of the word diverge and then think about what you need to do when a path diverges.
decide which way to go
Having a negative or positive ______ can determine how a person handles their daily life.
mindset
Why is graduation sometimes referred to as a COMMENCEMENT?
Because it is a new beginning. The end of HS or college.
Kelsie is selling cookies and Mesene is selling donuts, but they are taking each other's customers. They should work together and form ___________.
an alliance
A student keeps working despite failing multiple tests—this shows this trait
perseverance
endurance
resilience
What is the difference between an alibi and evidence?
alibi is a story to prove your innocence and evidence helps prove the story. (or disprove)
Connect condemned and banishment.
Romeo was condemned to banishment because he killed Tybalt.
A student highlights a passage in a book and writes notes in the margin explaining what it means.
annotate
A commercial that shows a drunk driver smashing into a minivan. Which appeal?
PATHOS
How is censorship connected to institutional racism?
censorship-government deciding what can be read or seen to block information that supports institutional racism.
This word means a person looks at a specific group, gender, race as less than or better than based on fixed ideas.
BIASED
Why does it matter to have your name exonerated?
If someone is accused of a crime that they did not do, they would want their name cleared.
What was the promissory note that MLK, Jr. referred to in his famous speech?
The government did not owe money. They owed FREEDOM.
When asked on a test, "What can you infer about the protagonist's mood during the Rising Action?" what does that mean?
Use textual context clues to make an educated guess based on what other characters say or what the protagonist does or does not do.
The Cyclops, Tybalt, Patrick Maloney, The Bird.
antagonists
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN defenseless & exposed?
Defenseless means you cannot protect yourself.
Exposed means everything is out in the open and everyone can see something about you that you did not want them to see.
During Covid, the government issued this, which mandated that all non-essential workers must stay home and be masked.
decree
What does it mean to be condemned to a life of poverty?
Sentenced to uncertainty and a lack of resources.
A company refuses to hire qualified candidates because they are from a different political party then the CEO and HR manager.
biased
What was the Emancipation Proclamation all about?
1863-Lincoln-end slavery.
What is it called if you are asked to confirm where you were on a particular night by the police because a suspect claimed they were with you.
corroborate
A pattern exists where a group of people is consistently treated unfairly by laws, policies, and institutions—not just individuals.
institutional racism
WHAT IS IT CALLED IF YOU ARE NEVER HAPPY WITH ANYTHING?
DISCONTENT
A character refuses to follow an unfair law, showing both resistance and a moral stance. This action could be described using THIS vocabulary word.
defiance
The courts, public education, healthcare, insurance, government, police can all contribute to what?
INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESOLVED & DECIDE?
RESOLVED-to come to a solution, mind is made up.
DECIDE-to make a choice & remove all other options.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN defenseless & unattended?
defenseless-not able to protect oneself (baby bird)
unattended-left on one's own, not watching, left for anyone to take. (purse/child)
Explain how hubris and provocation are connected to mindset.
When there is a provocation, if the other person has too much hubris, they will end up fighting back because they have a set mindset to never look weak or walk away.
A babysitter that is on her phone the whole time and doesn't see that the toddler they are supposed to watch got into the cleaning supplies under the sink.
This babysitter is ______________.
incompetent
EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN: RESILIENCE, PERSEVERANCE & ENDURANCE.
RESILIENCE-to get back up no matter what & keep going.
PERSEVERANCE-push through even when it is difficult.
ENDURANCE-to be able to continue, stamina.