Units
Skills & Concepts We Learned
Activites We've Done
Things Ms. A Says
Cohort Specific
100

Who was the Son of Odysseus?

Who is Telemachus?

100

The Hero's Journey Archetype 

What is "The Monomyth"?

100

We started the year learning about plot by doing

What is mapping out the plot of Cinderella or Red Riding Hood?"

100

One Voice...

What is "One Mic"?

100

The call and response for Delta is...

What is "Airlines"?

200
One of our most talked about essential questions for Unit 2: Heroes in History

What is "why is it important that we remember, honor, and tell the stories of our past?"

200

When we provide examples from a text in order to prove that the information is true and accurate

What is "citing textual evidence"?

200

You practiced your public speaking skills with this activity during Unit 1 (Odyssey)

Odyssey Summary Group Presentations
200

Do your _______. That's all I can ever________.

What is BEST and ASK?

200

The three Zeta individuals who once faced the wall.

Who is Austen, Quincy, and Nathan?

300

We Real Cool is the poem of the great

Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?

300

We use these to credit someone else's work and make sure that we are not plagiarizing, especially used in research papers.

What are in-text citations?
300

We explored our identities in Unit 2 (Anne and Emmett) through this kinesthetic (movement) activity 

Identity Four Corners

300

When someone is off task and they're already behind

What is "you simply don't have the time"?

300

Gamma before you ask your questions... is it ______ and __________ ?

What is "relevant" and "appropriate for the whole group?"
400

What are the four groups of individuals most greatly impacted by the effects of climate change?

Who are the poor, disabled, children, and elderly?
400

The three tenets of poetry are

What is 1) condensed language, 2) words as music, and 3) stirring emotions?

400

You published and read your own poems during our...

What is Poetry Pizza Publishing Party?

400

What is worth doing is worth doing ______

What is "well"?

400

Alpha, you really shined during this specific Socratic Seminar!

What is "Climate Change Socratic Seminar"?
500
Mr. Westing's five names and aliases were

Who is Windy Windkloppel, Barney Northrup, Julian Eastman, Sandy McSouthers, Sam Westing?

500

Our read alouds have us really digging in deep with this particular skill. During them we ________ the text. 

What is analyze?

500

Your ______________ were on tight all throughout Unit 4 as you discovered the many mysteries of the Westing Game in your _________.

What are "detective hats and detective casebooks"

500

When one of you knows the exact answer, to the exact question because you were really paying attention. 

What is "so and so is with me and tapped in!!"?

500

Beta, your murder mystery time was...

What is "9 minutes"?