Expectations/Syllabus
Pop Culture
7th Grade Academics
Parkridge Elementary
Figurative Language
100

This is the number of people that are allowed to leave the room at any given time (not necessarily counting study hall).

What is one?

100

The highest grossing movie of the summer.

What is Barbie?

100
20x+2=80

What is 38?

100

The back to back defending house champions. 

What is Green House?

100

Your face looks like it got hit by a waffle iron.

What is an example of a simile?

200

This is the amount taken off when an assignment is turned in late.

What is 50%?

200

The runner up of the 2023 NBA Finals.

Who are the Miami Heat?

200

The first color that Jonas sees in The Giver

What is red?

200

The last three principals of Parkridge Elementary School.

Who are Mr. Harman, Mr. Stone, and Mrs. Swarstad?

200

He's a bull in a china shop, wrecking everything.

What is an example of a metaphor?

300

This is the name of the new online learning system that is being implemented this year. This is also where most work will be turned in.

What is Canvas?

300

The most popular music tour of the summer belonged to this person.

Who is Taylor Swift?

300

Edgar Allan Poe, and Mrs. Clist, felt you should know this word, meaning a natural burial site.

What is a sepulchre?

300

The teacher who has been at Parkridge the longest.

Who is Ms. Maitner?

300

My backpack weighs a ton and it's only the first day!

What is an example of a hyperbole?

400

Doing this action on an essay or written assignment will automatically result in a 0.

What is plagiarism?

400

The best selling videogame of the summer.

What is Final Fantasy 16?

400

When a ball is that the top of a hill, ready to roll, it has this type of energy.

What is potential energy?

400

The acronym PRIDE.

What is Purpose, Responsibility, Integrity, Dependability, and Excellence?

400

Sally sold sea shells on the sea shore on Saturday with Sam.

What is an example of alliteration?

500

This is the name for being held back in 8th grade, the result of not  averaging 60% in your classes.

What is retention?

500

The new name, changed this summer, of one of the most popular social media sites used by the entertainment industry.

What is X (Formerly Twitter)?

500

Supported by Aristotle and Ptolemy, this theory suggests that the universe revolves around human beings.

What is the geocentric model?

500

The saying on the back staircase wall, originally said by Mr. Svornick, former Parkridge principal.

What is 'Work Hard, Get Smart'?

500

BOOM! POW! KAPASH! MOO!

What are examples of Onomatopoeia?