This Class + Ms.
Smith
Narrative + Informative
Argumentative + Animal Farm
Romeo + Juliet
Research + Presentations
100

What was the best activity we did this year?

Answers vary!

100

Describe one informative article that we read this year.

Sergei Polunin Dance, Ever After Director Notes, Sam Berns Memorial Article, 4 articles on Daniel Tammet

100

Who is the main, evil pig?

Napoleon

100

Name of Juliet's angry cousin

Tybalt

100

What is it called when you are moving around when presenting?

Dancing

200

Do I have to?

No, you don't have to do anything.

200

What is the definition of theme?

The lesson learned; moral of the story

200

List the three Rhetorical Appeals

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

200

What should you NOT swear by?

The moon

200

What is the real presentation?

You

300

List at least two short stories we read this year.

The Lottery, The Monkey's Paw, The Most Dangerous Game, A Doll's House, Eurydice + Orpheus, Echo + Narcissus, and others 

300

Name three informative text techniques that are used to help the reader understand information. 

Titles, subtitle, pictures, charts, graphs, subheadings, annotations

300

Name a logical fallacy in Animal Farm

Bandwagon, Ad Hominem, Transfer, Plain Folks, Glittering Generalities, Appeal to fear, Unwarranted extrapolation, Slippery Slope

300

Who was Tybalt in West Side Story? Who was Mercutio in West Side Story?

Tybalt: Bernardo

Mercution: Riff

300

What is the large, overarching question in research that cannot be answered through a quick Google search?

Inquiry Question

400

What is the proper (Ms. Smith) response to the following:

-I have a headache

-My computer isn't charged

-I HATE reading


That sounds like a you problem.

400

What are the three purposes of a text?

Inform, entertain, persuade

400

What was the theme of Animal Farm?

Power always corrupts


400

Who was Friar Lawrence in West Side Story?

Valentina

400

What is an in-text citation?

Using a quote from a source (either with quotation marks or paraphrasing) and attributing the author and page number.

500

Name 2/3 cats owned by Ms. Smith

Beebee, Merlin, and Spook

AKA Bunny, Bunbun, Murder, Meermeer, Murmur, Merlin Berlin, Pookies, and Papook

500

What was the ending of The Most Dangerous Game?

The main character is being hunted, but turns it around, and he ends up hunting the hunter. 

500

Describe the three Rhetorical Appeals

Ethos- Ethics, Credibility

Pathos- Emotion

Logos- Logic

500

How does fate play a role in Romeo and Juliet?

*DeStINy*

500

What is one technique you can use to grab your audience's attention in a presentation?

Walking forward, not closing off, speaking low