Vocabulary Roots
Personal Narratives
Persuasive Elements
Tent City
Potpourri
100
Flect, Flex
What is bend?
100
This is the title of one of the personal narratives listened to in class.
What is Getting Lost (or Duck Blind Hunting for 4th period)?
100
This is the first step of the 4-step process.
What is debatable topic?
100
This is the city where Tent City is located.
What is Lakewood, NJ?
100
He is the speaker at the TED Talk we watched.
Who is Brad Herzog?
200
Frail, Fract, Frag
What is break; shatter?
200
This is writing based off one's own experiences
What is personal writing?
200
This is the 3rd step of the 4-step process.
What is Evidence?
200
He is the minister at Tent City.
Who is Steve Brigham?
200
The Cornell Tennis Player was an example of this tip in the TED Talk.
What is Find the Real Story?
300
Rupt
What is break?
300
This is writing to tell a story.
What is narrative writing?
300
This is the name of the Martin Luther King Jr. speech studied in class.
What is I've Been to the Mountaintop?
300
This is the number of minimum wage jobs needed to afford housing in the city.
What is 3?
300
This was the NW Catholic essay prompt for this year.
What is Has God Ever Made You Stop and Say Wow?
400
Tract
What is pull?
400
The theme of the personal narrative A Good Reason to Look Up is this.
What is The Golden Rule?
400
This is the name of the president who gave the speech AND the name of the shuttle.
Who is Reagan and the Challenger?
400
The older gentlemen who helps the homeless at Tent City and sleeps out of his car is a veteran of this war.
What is Vietnam?
400
This small sport was another real-world example the speaker used in the TED Talk.
What is Miniature Golf?
500
Struct
What is build?
500
This is the main country mentioned in Getting Lost.
What is Morocco?
500
This is the name of the teacher who died on the space shuttle.
Who is Christa McAuliffe?
500
This is the name of the poverty program in the city that helps the underserved and homeless.
What is STEPS?
500
In order, these are the 4 steps to close reading.
What are Notes, Observations, Questions, Share?