General
What is currency?
Currency is money ex... US Dollars, Pesos, Euros,Pounds, etc..
What is the theme of "Lineage"?
Margaret Walkers grandmothers, who were slaves, were strong.
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What happened on September 11, 2001?
The World Trade Center in New York was attacked by terrorists?
What is a theme of a story?
A theme is the moral/lesson of the story
What kind of diagram do we use to compare and contrast texts?
Ven Diagram
How long did Margaret Walker, the author of "Lineage" live to be?
83 years old.
What is a verb?
A verb is an action word.
What happened at 7:59 am on 9/11?
American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston, bound for Los Angeles.
What happens during the exposition?
The setting is discussed, the characters are introduced, the story is set up, and the problem is introduced.
What is the name of the AI reading program we are using?
Amira
What movement did the author of "Lineage", Margaret Walker, live through?
The Civil Rights Movement
What does the suffix -ic mean?
-IC means associated with
What year was the World Trade Center originally attacked?
1993
What does explicit mean?
Explicit means that it was said in the text.
Part A : What is the name of the article that we discussed this week?
Part B : What was wrong about it?
"Spanish to be Taken off Ballots."
2. It deletes a population
3. Takes away a constitutional right
4. It doesn't take that much money..
etc.
Part A : What line in the poem "Lineage" is repeated multiple times?
Part B : How do you know? What lines repeats this phrase?
Part A : "My grandmothers were strong."
Part B : Lines 1, 6, and 11 repeat this line. It is repeated three times.
What is genre?
A way to classify different types of art, including literature, music, and film.
Where is the Pentagon located?
Virgina
What does it mean to infer?
To infer means to take the information you were given and make an 'educated guess'. It is not in the text.
What are the names of the 7 generations?
1. The Greatest Generation
2. The Silent / Traditionalist Generation
3. Baby Boomers
4. Generation X
5. Millennials
6. Generation Z
7. Generation Alpha
In "Lineage", what does line 12 mean?
In line 12 the author asks herself why she is not as strong as her grandmothers were.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a describing word.
What are the four flight numbers of the hijacked planes?
Flight 11
Flight 77
Flight 175
Flight 93
What are the 5 parts of story structure?
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution