ELA Curriculum Throwbacks
Teacher Lore
25-26 School Year
Student Habits
100

The "star crossed lovers" from our novel study.

Who are Katniss and Peeta?
100

This teacher has a sociology degree.

Who is Ms. Jade?

100

This duo won the school dance competition.

Who are Mia and Celeste?

100

If you're caught chewing gum too many times, this is the detention given to you.

What is scraping gum off desks?

200

This word is NOT an adjective.

What is Ghetto?

200

This teacher taught internationally.

Who is Ms. Spirakes?

200

This advisory won field day.

Who are Ms. Haness's advisory?

200

These are the three main reasons students leave class.

What is going to the bathroom, getting water or getting a snack?
300

This sentence makes a debatable claim in an essay.

What is a thesis statement?

300

This teacher has three dogs.

Who is Ms. Jazzmine?

300

The school play this year.

What is Alice in Wonderland?

300

When students finish work early, what is the first thing they ask to do?

What is "Miss, can I use my phone?"

400

This formatting style is commonly used in ELA research papers.

What is MLA format?

400

This teacher was a varsity swimmer.

Who is Ms. Abhinaya?

400

Ms. Spirakes did this job during the fall festival.

What is a haunted house scarer?
400

This is what teachers on the Humanities side say when you are leaving class.

What is "UP AND AROUND"!

500

When the opposite of what is expected happens.

What is irony?

500

This teacher loves skydiving.

Who is Ms. Spirakes?

500

This person won the teacher's costume competition for Halloween.

Who is Ms. Logan?

500

This is the term for the end of the school year where 8th graders feel burnt out or have no motivation to learn.

What is senioritis?