Mrs. Burke-isms
Fill in the blank: "That sounds like _______."
"...an issue, not an ish-me."
The thing in the room that causes the most anxiety.
The Wheel of Fate
Name one literary text we have read this semester.
The difference between affect and effect.
Affect is used as a verb because something is being changed or influenced, effect is used as a noun that can be used to reveal l he 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, etc.
A banned, mysterious substance.
Dough
The feuding families in Romeo and Juliet.
The Montagues and Capulets.
Assess whether the following sentence has the correct comma placement. If correct, your answer should be "no change," if incorrect re-write it.
Ms. 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."
Mrs. Burke's children's names (the ones that are walking on the Earth). Bonus +100 if you know the newest baby's name.
Silas and Sadie
Bonus: Charlotte
"Wow, that sounds like a(n) _________ thought.
Inside
"The Most Dangerous ______"
Gamble
The author of "The Landlady."
A verb that is never used when writing analysis. Bonus +100 if your team can com up with at least three alternative words.
Shows
Mrs. Burke's response to the question of how long a written response needs to be.
"As long as it needs to be to answer the prompt and/or prove your point."
Something this is said as an additional instruction, or important thing that randomly occurred to me.
BT-Dubbs
This popular science experiment has become a common saying in this block.
Mentos & Coke
In "Bread," the loaf, piece of bread, 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, write the rest of the sentence, and then go back and delete it.
There are _____ ducks.
The same thing I say before every test, performance task, or learning checkpoint.
"Read carefully, respond thoughtfully, may the force be with you."
"We're in the house, they're _______________."
"...in the backyard."
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