"Has school become Optional?" Review

Vocabulary

100

This word means to worsen

Exacerbated

200

This word is means something on a range/scope of qualifications. 

Spectrum

300

This word means a force at the front of a military or naval force. 

Vanguard 

400

This word means a principal or belief of something 

Tenet

500

This word's definition refers to a person/something young, immature 

Fledgling 

Vocabulary

100

This word means to weaken something over time

Erode

200

This word's definition is an option or support 

Recourse 

300

This word means to lightly push in a certain direction, figuratively or physically

Nudges

400

This word means that something is important

Consequential 

500

This word means skeptically humorous

Sardonically 

Argument/Evidence

100

What is the author's tone toward absenteeism?

He is concerned/ not happy about the high rate of absenteeism

200

What is McGillis' main idea for the article?

Absenteeism has long been a problem in the Detroit area, as in other places with high poverty rates, but since the coronavirus pandemic it has worsened dramatically. 

(+100 bonus points -if stated paragraph 5)

300

True or False: The following passage supports McGillis' main idea about absenteeism:

"This is a dynamic that Johnson has repeatedly encountered. When classes were virtual, students would log on some days, and some days they wouldn't."( paragraph 5) 

True

400

True or False, the following statement supports McGillis' main idea about absenteeism:

" The spectrum from in-person to virtual to nothing at all can get pretty fuzzy." (Paragraph 12)

False

500

True or False, the following statement does NOT support McGillis' main idea about absenteeism:

"Johnson is part of an increasingly popular approach to combatting truancy: she makes home visits to learn why children are missing school and then works with families and schools to get them back on track." (paragraph 4) 

False

Main Idea

100

What is the main idea to paragraph 6 

absenteeism has not been effectively addressed

( +100 bonus if text evidence is used: But schools are using reletivly little of the billions of dollars that they received in federal pandemic-recovery funds to address absenteeism. The issue has also attracted little attention from leaders, elected or otherwise, and education coverage in the national media has focused heavily on culture-war fights. )

200

What is the main idea to paragraph 13?

There are other reasons for students to be absent.

(+100 bonus points if use quote from paragraph)

300

True or False: The main idea of paragraph 25 is that school needs to be more engaging for students 

False

(Bonus +100 if gives evidence from paragraph)

400

What paragraph has the main idea that students are given opportunities to improve their attendance. 

Paragraph 22

500

Which paragraph has the main idea that schools are closed frequently due to poor infrastructure? 

Paragraph 26