AMAZING WOMEN
SOCIAL STUDIES
THINGS WE CELEBRATED IN APRIL
MISCELLANEOUS
THINGS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY ALREADY KNOW BUT NOW YOU CAN GET POINTS FOR
100

This woman is currently the VICE PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES.

Who is KAMALA HARRIS?
100

Out of the following three countries - CHINA, NIGERIA and THE UNITED STATES - this country has the LARGEST POPULATION.

What is CHINA?

100

The MUSLIM CELEBRATION of EID AL-FITR comes after a month-long period of fasting and daily prayer with this name.

What is RAMADAN?

100

We do this kind of writing when we present FACTS and OUR THOUGHTS to try to CONVINCE others to AGREE with us.

What is OPINION WRITING or PERSUASIVE WRITING?

100

Name this week's SHARED READING ARTICLE.

What is FOX AND THE CROW?

200

This BALLERINA, AUTHOR and EDUCATOR was one of the AMAZING WOMEN we learned about recently.

Who is MISTY COPELAND?

200

The famous ANCIENT INCA CITY of MACHU PICCHU is located in the mountains in this COUNTRY.

What is PERU?

200

Out of the following countries, this country is NOT CONSIDERED to be an ARAB COUNTRY - EGYPT, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA or JAPAN.

What is JAPAN?

200

This type of GRAPH uses SYMBOLS or REPRESENTATIONS OF OBJECTS to organize DATA on an EASY-TO-READ

What is a PICTURE GRAPH?

200

Name TWO places you can find the WEEKLY SCHEDULE.

On iLEARN, in YOUR EMAIL, on the PLAYLIST or IN THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM.

300

The MUSLIM ATHLETE IBTHIHAJ MUHAMMED competed in this OLYMPIC SPORT wearing a HIJAB, or head covering.

What is FENCING?

300

Popular foods from this country include FUFU, FRIED PLANTAINS, GROUND NUT SOUP and JOLLOF RICE.

What is NIGERIA?

300

This incredible jazz musician played the SAXOPHONE on some of the most famous jazz albums of all time and also wrote and performed some classic songs such as "A LOVE SUPREME" and "GIANT STEPS".

BONUS POINTS IS YOU CAN NAME BOTH SAXAPHONISTS WE LISTENED TO. 

Who is JOHN COLTRANE?

300

This COLOR on the MOOD METER is for someone feeling HAPPY, EXCITED, CALM and FOCUSED.

What is GREEN?

300

Name at least TWO STRATEGIES to use when you are FRUSTRATED, SAD or ANGRY.

BONUS IF YOU CAN THINK OF MORE THAN TWO

What is:

1) YOGA, 2) STRETCHING, 3) POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS, 4) JOURNAL WRITING, 5) LISTEN TO HAPPY MUSIC

400

This AFRICAN-AMERICAN woman is ONE OF THE GREATEST TENNIS PLAYERS EVER. She has won many tournaments and Olympic medals in her very successful career.

Who is SERENA WILLIAMS?

400

This animal is NOT one of animals included on the ZODIAC CALENDAR used in CHINA - RAT, DRAGON, SNAKE, PANDA or RABBIT.

What is the PANDA?

400

This universally loved FEMALE JAZZ SINGER also known as THE FIRST LADY OF SONG is famous for singing some of the most well known songs ever, including "ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE", "BLUE SKIES" and "SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME"

Who is ELLA FITZGERALD?

400

This MATHEMATICAL WORD describes the measure of THE SPACE IN SQUARE UNITS INSIDE OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE.

What is AREA?

400

Name the website that we get our "WEEKLY NEWS" video from.

What is FLOCABULARY?

500

This amazing woman was a POET, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, SINGER, AUTHOR (including TWO COOKBOOKS), LECTURER, ACTRESS, DANCER and DIRECTOR. Many other facts were presented about this woman, including that she was the FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO CONDUCT A CABLE CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Who is MAYA ANGELOU?

500

These TWO animals would NOT BE SEEN on a visit to YANKARI NATIONAL PARK in NIGERIA; BABOON, ELEPHANT, KOALA, LION, PENGUIN and MONKEY.

What are KOALA and PENGUIN?

500

This AMAZING FEMALE JAZZ SINGER and PIANO PLAYER famously sang the INSPIRING lines:           "It's a new dawn
It's a new day
It's a new life
For me
And I'm feeling good".

Who is NINA SIMONE?

500

This is the name of the BUTTON on iLEARN that we click to find all of our QUICK WRITES and other ASSIGNMENTS.

What is CONTENT?

500

On this week's PLAYLIST, it says THIS IS HOW MANY SENTENCES should be in your QUICK WRITE.

BONUS POINT IF YOU CAN TELL US WHAT ELSE IT SAYS.

What is 5-10 SENTENCES?

WITH CORRECT SPELLING, GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.