Important People in History/Miscellaneous
These are the days that you participated in the ELA NY State Test Grade 7 (Day and Month).
What is Tuesday April 21st and Wednesday April 22nd?
When people are stressed what type of food will people try and grab?
What are snacks that are salty or sweet?
What is the central idea of the short story, "The Party"?
What is to "Be Who You Are"? or "Don't Let Others Judge You"?
These days you participated in the grade 7 NY State Mathematics assessment.
What are Tuesday May 5th and Wednesday May 6th?
What do you call the appetite in which people eat for just pure enjoyment and pleasure so that you can avoid pain.
What is hedonic appetite?
What is the central idea in the short story, "The Fan Club"?
What is that people act in surprising ways to fit in with others?
What is the name of the book that was written by Upton Sinclair that exposed the horrors of working in meat packing plants?
What is "The Jungle"?
This woman learned about social justice and equity from her father. She enforced one of the first state laws limiting the number of hours women and children could work in Illinois. She worked to fight for the eight hour work day and minimum wage laws. She also fought for workplace safety.
Who is Florence Kelley
The number of snow days that NYC schools had this year. This includes remote and/or complete snow days.
What are two snow days?
These literary devices are included in short stories in order to illustrate what the authors want to convey to their readers. Come up with at least three literary devices.
Metaphors, Similes, Imagery, Alliteration, etc.
This is the language that are used that uses vocabulary that expresses a point in way that really conjures up imagery of how good or how bad things are.
What is loaded language?
These two social media companies were found liable for the products that they designed which caused harm to teenagers.
What are Meta and You Tube?
A journalist who sought to expose corruption, scandal, and the like in government and politics.
Who are muckrakers?
This author wrote during the Harlem Renaissance poetry and short stories. One story was about a young man who tried to rob an old woman in order to buy blue suede shoes.
Who is Langston Hughes?
1890-1920, known as progressive due to efforts to reform American society. Changes were made to politics, economics, and everyday life in order to improve the conditions of the American people.
What is the Progressive Era?
What is
R (Restate): Restate the question in your own words.
A (Answer): Clearly answer how Gordon Parks used his art to address social issues.
C (Cite): Provide at least two specific examples from the text (such as his photography or films).
E (Explain): Explain how these examples show the impact of his work on society.