Classroom Procedures
What should students do during intercom announcements?
remain silent
A Jewish house of worship is called a _______.
synagogue
In "The Best of Enemies," the author mostly presents events in the order in which they happened. This is called ________ order.
chronological
Partisan, demographic, corporate, neutrality, and "big story" are all different types of _____.
bias
What sentence of an essay appears in the introductory paragraph and is a concise summary of the main claim of the essay?
thesis statement
True or false: As long as your phone is put away in a pocket or backpack, you can use wire headphones to listen to it during class.
false
If something is ______, it is likely or certain to happen very soon.
imminent
Which president did Hamilton and Jefferson serve in the Cabinet of?
George Washington
When you evaluate a source by opening up other browser tabs to find out what other sources say about it, that strategy is called _______.
lateral reading
Name one type of evidence you can use to support your main points in an essay.
examples, facts, theories, statistics, quotations, paraphrases, anecdotes, expert opinions
If you have the restroom pass, try to be back within ___ minutes. Under no circumstances should you be gone longer than ___ minutes.
five minutes; ten minutes
What part of speech is the word "distort"?
verb
Who wanted a strong federal government: Hamilton or Jefferson?
Hamilton
Pick any TWO letters of the acronym CRAAP and say what those letters stand for.
C = Currency, R = Relevance, A = Authority, A = Accuracy, P = Purpose
What core element does an MLA Works Cited citation begin with?
the name of the author (last name, first name)
If there are instructions on the projector screen when you arrive in class, when should you start carrying out those instructions?
no later than the second bell (that is, five minutes after the first bell), but you can also begin earlier
What does "formidable" mean?
very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with
In "The Best of Enemies," the author uses a comparison-contrast structure. What does this mean?
the author describes the similarities and differences between Hamilton and Jefferson
Name one way to try to overcome the possibility of using biased sources.
be a skeptic and question everything; actively seek out different sources
When you refer to one of your sources in the text of your essay, that is called an ___________.
in-text citation
If there are fewer than ___ minutes remaining in class, and instructional activities are still
ongoing, it is a good idea to remind me that class is about to end.
three minutes
What does "persecute" mean?
to treat someone extremely badly, or to refuse them equal rights, especially because of their race, religion, etc.
Name one long-term effect of the clash between Jefferson and Hamilton.
it spawned the two-party system in America; it also produced two divergent visions of the country’s future that divide Americans to the present day
What is one question to ask to determine if a source is authoritative?
Who is the author, publisher, source, or sponsor? What are the author’s credentials or organizational affiliation? Is the author qualified to write on this topic? Is there contact information, such as a publisher or email address? Does the URL reveal anything about the author or source? (Examples: .com, .gov, .edu, .org, .net, etc.)
What do we call the words or phrases that link sections of an essay and show how they are connected?
transitions