Written Works
What do we call the process of taking notes on a text?
Annotation!
What country was featured in the recent Upfront article that we analyzed together?
Cuba!
What football team does Mr. S. root for?
The Giants
Name one other class that Mr. Newell teaches.
Math 1, Resource Room, or English 4!
What do you call the first activity we do in this class?
A Daily!
What was the final project for poetry?
A presentation about the poem!
What animal did we commonly see in the comment section of our daily posts?
A dog!
What animals does Mr. S. take great pride in caring for?
Chickens!
When did Mr. Newell and Mr. Santonastaso first teach together?
During Mr. Newell's student teaching (3 years ago)!
What was the online reading program that we used this year?
Learning Ally!
How have we asked you to "submit" assignments all year?
You shared them with us!
How did we have you practice persuasion?
By giving us a sales pitch / reasons to do something!
What type of food is Mr. S. known to cook?
Italian!
What object did Mr. Newell hold as teaching prop for descriptive writing?
A chip box full of other objects!
Name at least two of our "special guests" from this year's presentations.
Mrs. Osika, Mr. Pasho, Dr. Thibodeau, and Mrs. Brunner!
What was the first major work that we read (part of)?
With Their Eyes!
How did we teach you about rhetorical devices?
By watching commercials and short videos!
What is Mr. Santonastaso's favorite book?
The Odyssey!
What "game" did Mr. Newell put together to teach descriptive writing?
A Picture is Worth 1000 / A powerpoint with random images!
Who is our class's resident ASPCA ambassador?
Miss Swan!
What was the article in the midterm about?
Chocolate production!
What movie did we watch as a class?
Percy Jackson!
What are the names of Mr. Santonastaso's three dogs?
Enzo, Frank, and Fiona!
What plush is on Mr. Newell's desk? (Hint: it was in the chip box!)
An emotional support dumpster fire!
Who is our class's resident art teacher?
Mrs. Hamman!