UNITS 1, 2 & 3
Commas and Writing
Potpourri
UNIT 4
Speak!
100
DEFINITION a difficult situation or problem
Dilemma
100
COMMA RULE I have peaches, ducks, and boats.
#1 Series (Lists)
100
What is this class's room number?
418
100
DEFINITION Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something!
Biased
100
What is the narrator's first and last name?
Melinda Sordino
200
DEFINITION large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
Cumbersome
200
WRITING What does PEA stand for?
Point, Evidence, Analysis
200
What book are we reading after Speak?
Sold, by Patricia McCormick
200
DEFINITION: To leave secretly and quickly, usually to avoid getting arrested!
Abscond
200
Who is "IT?"
Andy
300
DEFINITION warn or reprimand someone firmly
Admonish
300
WRITING What is a "quote?"
It's text taken from a source, but used in our own writing. It has quotation marks around it and an MLA citation.
300
How many units of Vocabulary do we have?
15
300
IN A SENTENCE Juan's chair is not alive. It is _______________.
Inanimate
300
Heather betraying Melinda with the posters is an example of which Topic?
High School Issues -- i.e. Bullying
400
DEFINITION producing a great deal of profit
Lucrative
400
WRITING What is MLA?
Modern Language Association, it created a standard format for academic writing.
400
How do you SPELL and SAY my last name?
Bershenyi
400
IN A SENTENCE The task was intimidating. Mimi felt ________ by it.
Daunted
400
Melinda's project in art is to create a _ _ _ _.
Tree
500
SYNONYM rescue
Salvage
500
COMMA: Sometimes, when I'm feeling confident, I wear neon!
#5 Interrupter Words/Phrases
500
Who is the principal of the school?
Johnny "Coach T" Terrell
500
SYNONYM Remedy, Repair, Resolve
Rectify
500
Name three mascots for Merryweather High School
Wombats, Trojans, Hornets