The Tiger Rising
Grammar Time
Writing
Football Trivia
Weird but True!
100

Who owns the Kentucky Star Motel?

Beauchamp?

100

When do we use apostrophes?

To indicate ownership or contraction

100

What is the acronym to help us include everything required in a constructed response?

CER

Clamin.Evidence.Reasoning

100

What is Ms. Conti's favorite football team?

Dallas Cowboys

100

Can horses breathe through their mouth?

No. THey are obligate nasal breathers. Meaning they can only breathe through their nose. 

200

Rob was bullied in these two places.

School and the bus

200

What words create the acronym FANBOYS?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

200

What resource can we use if we don't know what a word means, don't know how to spell a word, or need to find a synonym of a bland word?

Dictionary

200

How many times was football banned during recess this year?

Two times (one-two week ban)

200

True or False: Slugs have 4 noses

True

300

Why did Sistine hate the clothes she wore to school?

Because her mom made her wear them

300

What is a comparative adjective?

An adjective used to compare two nouns.

300
How many paragraphs should I write when I'm asked to write an ECR or essay?

3 to 4 paragraphs

300

What team do we often celebrate in 4th grade because it is our Assistant Principal's and a 4th grade teacher's favorite team?

Chiefs

300

There were a million termites in what area of the school?

Restrooms in 3rd/4th grade hall

400

What was the metaphorical object Rob carried?

Suitcase

400

Why do we use subordinating conjunctions?

To join an incomplete thought to a complete thought with a comma. 

400

What is a Heart Map used for?

Narrative writing ideas.

400

What 4th grade teacher is related to an NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback?

Pesina

Fun Fact: The Hall of Fame is located in Canton, OH

400

What type of animal tracks did we find in the playground area at the beginning of the school year?

Coyote tracks

500

What did the rash on Rob's legs represent?

His emotions

500

What resource did we have in class to help us remember our grammar rules?

Grammar Promises Wall

500

What did Ms. Pesina teach us to make at the beginning of the year to help us organize our writing?

a concept map 

500

Who is Ms. Pesina's favorite football coach of all time?

Bill Cowher

500

The Texas state large mammal is a mascot of what university?

University of Texas (longhorn)