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100
cuts (hair or hedges)
What is trim?
100
a) hearts, spades, clubs, diamonds in a deck of cards b) professional clothes with a matching jacket and skirt/pants
What is suit?
100
trim
What is: any grammatical and meaningful sentence? (I trimmed the hedges.)
100
Who is the main character?
What is: Jim Wolf/homeless veteran
100
What did Jim do before he became homeless?
What is: he was in the military?
200
charity
What is nonprofit
200
a) to influence how something is understood b) to make vivid c) what we call the shades in the rainbow
What is color?
200
wince
What is: any grammatical and meaningful sentence? He winced when I told him his little boy would need surgery.
200
What are some of the problems of Jim Wolf?
What is: he is poor, has nowhere to live, suffers from alcoholism, and has ragged clothes and hair.
200
Why do you think Jim became homeless?
What is: he has difficulty with alcoholism, mental health, lack of support?
300
says
What is utters?
300
a) to cut b) slim and shapely
What is trim?
300
chronicle
What is: any grammatical and meaningful sentence? "A Christmas Carol" chronicles the experiences of a greedy man who changes his life after being visited by three ghosts on Christmas.
300
How does the nonprofit organization help Jim?
What is: they give him a haircut, new clothes, and a place to live?
300
What are some problems Jim may still have after the "makeover"?
What is: he will still need money and a job?
400
change
What is transformation?
400
a) order of events in a process b) stairs
What are steps?
400
transform
What is: any grammatical and meaningful sentence? A loving couple provide a good home for an orphan boy and transform his life.
400
When is Veteran's Day?
What is: November 11?
400
Give a reason why someone would not like this video?
What is:changing someone's appearance may not help them with other problems.
500
flinch
What is wince?
500
a) cloth wrapped around the collar and knotted b) joining ropes or strings with knots
What is tie?
500
utter
What is: any grammatical and meaningful sentence? (He did not utter a word.)
500
Retell the story of "Homeless Man gets Miraculous Makeoever" in 3-4 sentences.
What is: The story is about video that documents the physical transformation of Jim Wolf, a homeless man, who receives help from a nonprofit organization. He agrees to undergo a physical transformation that includes being given a haircut and new clothes. The organization also plans to provide him with housing. Most people "liked" the video.
500
Compare and contrast Jim's life before and after the makeover.
What is: Jim is still a veteran and still does not have a job. However, he changes from dirty to clean, ragged to neat, ashamed to proud, and from having untreated alcoholism to joining a counseling group.