Topics Studied
Writing Tips
Kroondyk Facts
Class Moments
100

The Shakespearean play we studied.

What is: Hamlet.

100

The very last sentence of your introductory paragraph. 

What is: A thesis statement.

100

Mrs. Kroondyk's email address.

What is: agatakroondyk@stpats.bc.ca 

100

The assignment for which you danced and stood on chairs.

What is: Poetry Recitations

200

The emotive genre of writing that incorporates rhythm, figurative language, various structures, and countless themes.

What is: Poetry 

200

The number of quotes needed per body paragraph (in a typical 5 paragraph literary essay). 

What is: 3

200

The clubs that Mrs. Kroondyk helps with (There are three - just choose one for the point).

What is: Poetry club OR Guitar club OR Reading buddies club

200

The student who usually answered Mrs. Kroondyk's questions first at school (choose one of two) :) 

Who is: Simon or Natalia :)

300

The unit where we conducted personality tests, personal goals, and discussed identity extensively. 

What is: Unit One (Identity & Self)

300

The punctuation symbol that you need between poetry lines when you quote up to 4 lines of poetry. 

What is: a slash

300

The number of kids that Mrs. Kroondyk has

What is: 4

300

The number of people in our class when everyone is present.

What is: 13

400

The title of the story about a gang of boys that destroys a beautiful heritage home.

What is: "The Destructors"

400
The difference between true synthesis and block style synthesis (what you're not supposed to do). 

What is: True synthesis "weaves" or "braids" ideas, moving back and forth between discussion of texts. Block synthesis, however, discusses one text only at a time per paragraph.

400

The name of the school where Mrs. Kroondyk previously worked.

What is: St. Thomas Aquinas

400

A description of the background/room Mrs. Kroondyk used for ERL classes. 

What is: Dining room / Cream coloured wall / Window

500

The 3 novels studied in Literature Circles. 

What is: The Handmaid's Tale, Touching Spirit Bear, and The Alchemist.
500

One rule of formal writing. 

What is: Do not use 1st person / No contractions / Use elevated word choice / Indent first line of every paragraph / other answers possible.

500

The type of pre-professional program that Mrs. Kroondyk was part of through all of high school.

What is: dance company.

500

The spirit animal that C.J. "became" in his class presentation?

What is: dolphin