The Tell Tale Heart
Who is murdered in the story of The Tell Tale Heart?
The Old Man :(
Word that means "more good"
Better
A noun is what?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What is a claim in argumentative writing?
The argument or viewpoint of the writing.
How are you doing?
nice
Who wrote The Tell Tale Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe
Word that means to get smaller
Decrease
An Adverb describes what?
A verb!
Experts say that owning a dog can increase the owner's lifespan.
Is this a claim, evidence, or reason?
Reason that supports a claim.
What song is Sparky learning to perform?
Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
How does the narrator hide the old man's body? (You must provide 2 actions!)
Word that means opposite of on top of.
Underneath
Identify the part of speech for this word: Cunningly
Adverb
Come up with an example of your own claim.
Answer will vary
Who is my favorite student?
I don't have a favorite. All of you are wonderful students that I'm lucky to have in my classes. I'm really enjoying being a teacher and I hope you guys are valuing what you learn here because I am confident that it will translate well into your lives as you grow and move on from school.
What are the narrator's two triggers in the story?
The old man's vulture eye and his heartbeat.
Word that means tastes good
Delicious
List the three parts of speech in this sentence in order: Gregory jumped excitedly
Noun, verb, adverb
Come up with an example of a claim, reason, and evidence (no reusing answers)
Answer will vary
What two cereals does Ali sometimes eat in the morning?
Pops and Golden Grahams
What is a theme of this story? What can we learn from The Tell Tale Heart?
Answer will vary!!!!
Word that means someone who is going a bit crazy from being tired, dehydrated, starved...
Delirious
List the 5 parts of speech in this sentence in order: Wally quietly took a tiny book.
Noun, adverb, verb, adj, noun
Why does an article use "quotations" in specific parts? Which of the following are typically in quotations: claim, evidence, or reason?
To quote what a person, website or other source said. This is typically evidence.
Without using a schedule, list the 4 classes I teach and the 5 classes that Ali teaches. (Hint, we teach two together)
Writing workshop, Lit analysis, Math twice, dance, poetry, 1 on 1.