Tim
What is Tim's favorite sport? And what does he collect in relation to that sport?
Basketball / Shoes
What crazy thing can squid do to send messages to other animals and hide from dangerous predators?
They can change their skin color and pattern.
For example I like to eat hamburgers pizza and hot dogs.
What's wrong with this sentence?
For example, I like to eat hamburgers, pizza, and hot dogs.
Tim allowed you to type out persuasive essays. What is he preparing you for?
College and the real world.
Even though many meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speeds, why aren't we randomly killed by burning rocks from the sky?
Because they burn up in the atmosphere.
How many years has Tim been a teacher?
Almost 17 years! (Since August 2008)
Why did we study and complete the Marshmallow Challenge? What was the main point of it?
To learn to work well as a team.
Tim was really tired after a long day of playing basketball however he still worked hard and finished grading all the quizzes because he wanted to give them back to his kids the next day.
Fix this.
Tim was really tired after a long day of playing basketball. However, he still worked hard and finished grading all the quizzes because he wanted to give them back to his kids the next day.
What are the three things you write before you even start any essay, in the correct order? Where do the name and date go?
Write name, date, and the title (in that order)
Name and date go on the top right.
What type of fuel has American scientists created to power garbage trucks?
Garbage fuel.
What is the quality that all of Tim's favorite students share? Why?
They are all hard workers. Because hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
When we studied about clothes, how did wearing white coats make people feel?
Confident and careful.
The annoying student always has an excuse for not finishing her homework.
Tell me both the simple and complete subject of this sentence.
student
The annoying student
What is the purpose and goal of a great final thought in an essay?
One last sentence in the conclusion paragraph to give your readers something interesting to think about.
Why don't we see bats, mice, snakes, or bears in the winter?
Because they are hibernating.
Why did Tim always insist on making you write neatly on the line, even though it may have been annoying at times?
Because it symbolizes how carefully you are doing the task. And Tim believes that whatever task you do in life, if you are going to do it, you might as well do it to the best of your ability.
The African boy we studied made a successful invention to keep lions away and stop them from eating his family's cows. How did he do this?
He figured out they were afraid of flashing lights.
Tim finished all of his work and worked out at the gym on his way home.
What is the simple predicate (or predicates) of this sentence?
finished
worked out
What are the two parts of an introduction of an independent or persuasive essay? Why do you need to write these two parts well?
The hook and the thesis statement.
Because the hook grabs the readers attention and the thesis shows the reader what each body paragraph will be about.
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
Why was Tim so hard on his students at times this year? Why should you be sad if he stops being tough on you?
Because he cares about his students.
You should be sad because it means I no longer care.
People are destroying the Earth we live in due to the amount of trash we produce. As a result, there is a giant trash island in the Pacific Ocean. What are some consequences of all this trash?
Animals may eat the plastic and die. Also, it blocks sunlight so plankton can't grow, which means animals that eat the plankton have no food.
There dog wagged it's tale way to hard and accidently hit me with it?
Fix this abomination of a sentence.
Their dog wagged its tail way too hard and accidentally hit me with it!
The body paragraphs basically consist of four different parts. What are they?
Main idea sentence, set up sentence(s), example/evidence, conclusion sentence(s).
What is an entrepreneuer?