Teacher Trivia
Where is Addison from?
Iowa
How many sentences are considered a paragraph?
6 to 8 sentences
Setting
Where the story takes place
What should you do if you are at the classroom but no teacher is inside to bring you in?
Wait outside in a neat line quietly and patiently
Read last year, this story follows a young man boy as he navigates the new world of discovering he is a demi-god while dealing with life with dyslexia and saving the world.
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
How long has Addison been teaching at TRCS?
3 years
When should you capitalize a word?
When it is the first word in a new sentence
AND
When it is a proper noun (specific person, place or thing). Ex. Names of people, cities, etc.
Plot
What happens in the story and how the message is conveyed
What should you bring the ELA class every day? (4 items)
Your notebook, your planner/agenda, a writing utensil, and your book
This novel follows a young boy who discovers on his 13th birthday that he is a wizard, which leads him into the magical world of British wizards and to meeting his greatest enemy.
Harry Potter
What kind of pet does Addison have?
A cat
What do you ALWAYS need to have on your paper for ELA?
Theme
The universal message that the author is exploring through the plot and characters. Ex. friendship, survival, bravery
What do we do with Chromebooks when we are done with them?
Log out, put them back in the SAME SPOT we found them, and plug them back in!
This novel takes place in a dystopic future where citizens are required to place their name in a raffle for who will enter a fight till the death.
The Hunger Games
What is Addison's biggest pet peeve?
Being talked over
What pronoun should NOT be used in a formal essay?
"I"
Characterization
What makes up a character/ How an author builds a character
What kind of headphones are we allowed to use with chromebooks?
Wired headphones (NOT Airpods or bluetooth headphones)
This story follows the only daughter of wealthy Mexican parents, and follows the events that occur after her father's murder. The main character, her mother, and their former household servants flee to California during the Great Depression.
Esperanza Rising
What color shirt was Addison wearing yesterday?
White
What do we call the word or group of words that help your writing to read smoothly, and help you transition from thought to thought?
Transitional Phrase
Ex. On the other hand...
Meanwhile...
In summary...
Simile vs. Metaphor
Simile: Comparing something using "like" or "as"
ex. She was like sunshine, I slept like a baby
Metaphor: Comparing two things without using "like" or "as" to imply something
ex. It's raining cats and dogs, Their hands were ice
What is each grade category worth in ELA?
30% Larger projects and essays
30% Classwork and participation
20% Homework
20% Quizzes and ELA journals
This year in ELA, the first book we will read follows a young Native American boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation but going to school off "the res" and his experience through this.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian