Vocabulary
Vessel
A ship or boat
What did Ben Underwood use to navigate the world, despite being blind?
Echolocation
Why did the girl's father have to sell the Wheat by the end of the summer in Winter Wheat?
So she could attend college university in the Fall.
How do you start the extended response?
Hook the reader with a question about the topic.
Central Idea
Repeated idea over and over
How do you end the extended response?
You conclude and sum up your points from your PEELs and leave the reader thinking or give them a call to action.
Who's favorite word is Diablo?
Ecologist
Studies animal environments or ecosystems
Why was the Guggenheim museum able to be built in Balboa Spain out of steel?
Russia was having a sale with selling steel at a cheaper price.
What pattern do we see in humans in Too Many Fisherman?
That over history, we have always continue to overfish and do not seem to stop our behavior.
Who has to be picked up at the bus stop at 2:20 pm?
James and Charlize
Tone
The way in which something is said or the attitude of it that then creates the reader's mood.
What's a counterclaim in the extended response?
When you acknowledge the other/opposing viewpoint but then crush that side as to why it's weaker.
Who tells Mr. Rodriguez and Ms. Balzaretti that they love them, but also hate them and they're annoying.
Solemn
sad and serious
What is accidentally trapping fish and its predators along with ocean garbage after falling off their ships?
Ghost nets
Why did the girl buy the Winter Hibiscus after she failed her driver's test?
Whose responsibility is it to not be bored in "How to Escape Boredom"?
It's our responsibility to make everything we do interesting
Theme
life lesson
What age are you considered a legal adult and can vote?
18 years old
Who eats the most Taki's?
Raven
Malady
illness or disease
What did Lydia Darragh do as a spy?
She told the American soldiers and George Washington the British plan for attack.
What did his friends like to do in "The Uncomfortable Bed?"
Play practical jokes
When a question asks you how something is developed or supported what do you have to do?
Analyze the structure of how the passage is written
What is characterization?
The characters traits (personality, physical appearance)
What does the yellow light mean on a traffic light?
slow down.
Who gets mad at me if I just say her name?
Deborah
sophisticated
educated or advanced
Even though the girl's didn't want her to play basketball in the Peerless Four, why does he decide to let her play?
Because he loves her.
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What is his problem with people?
Because it shows he never played or had social fun.
He often judges and labels people.
How is a character developed? (3 things)
Actions
Dialogue
Inner Thinking
What are ways in which to support a claim? (Name 2 out of 4)
Interviews
Stats and Facts
Examples
Expert/Research findings
What are the 5 boroughs?
Staten Island
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bronx
Who goes to the nurse the most?
Bryson