Mrs. Burke-isms
Fill in the blank: "That sounds like __________."
"...an issue, not an ish-me."
How the duck collection began.
I had a single rubber duck from the arcade I brought to my first classroom. One of my 7th graders decided to start bringing me ducks. It spiraled.
Name one literary text we read this semester.
Romeo and Juliet, Night, "Bread," "The Landlady," "The Most Dangerous Game," "What Happened During the Ice Storm," etc.
The difference between affect and effect.
Affect is used as a verb because something is being changed or influenced, effect is a noun that can be used to reveal the results of an affect.
The Needoes all broke in ____ week(s).
One
How I normally address the class. List all that apply.
Guys, dudes and dudettes, heathens, hooligans, friends and foes.
The main duck supplier.
Robert
The feuding families in Romeo and Juliet.
The Montagues and the Capulets.
Assess whether the following sentence has the correct comma placement. If correct, your answer should be "no change," if incorrect, re-write it.
"Mrs. Burke, my amazing English teacher is so excited for summer break.
Incorrect
Corrected Sentence: "Mrs. Burke, my amazing English teacher, is so excited for summer break."
Mrs. Burke's children's names. (The ones that are on Earth walking around). Bonus +100 if you know the newest baby's name.
Silas and Sadie
Bonus: Charlotte
"Wow, that sounds like a(n) _______ thought."
Inside
The thing in the room that causes everyone the most anxiety.
The Wheel of Fate
The author of "The Landlady."
Roald Dahl
A verb that is never used when writing analysis. Bonus +100 if your team can come up with at least three alternative words.
"Shows."
A common celebrity found in the room.
Harry Styles
Something that is said as an additional instruction or important thing that randomly occurred to me.
BT-Dubbs
The response given when it sounds like something avoidable could have been prevented.
Natural selection
In "Bread," the loaf, piece, or loaves of bread can be symbolic of _____.
Survival, power dynamics, wealth, etc.
A way to avoid using "In conclusion..." in your conclusion paragraphs.
Type it and the rest of your sentence, then go back and delete it.
There are ____ ducks.
Over 600
The same thing I say before every test, performance task, or learning checkpoint.
"Read carefully, respond thoughtfully, may the force be with you."
During independent work, writing assignments, etc., this can be found on the board.
Waffle the otter.
The Prince of Cats
Tybalt
Good commentary should be able to answer these questions... Name any that apply.
How? Why? So what? Why does this matter? "How can you connect it back to ___?"
Romeo and Juliet takes place over the course of _______.
Five days