Things to know in High School and College
A classic storytelling framework identified by mythologist Joseph Campbell. It describes a universal narrative pattern where an ordinary protagonist leaves their comfort zone, undergoes trials, overcomes a great challenge, and returns transformed to benefit their community.
What is The Hero's Journey?
An auxiliary device one can attach to their phones for ease of handling and holding the phone in one hand.
What is a Pop Socket?
An art museum in Paris, France, where the Mona Lise hangs.
What is the Louvre?
The Greek Goddess of Victory, or a famous shoe brand marked by a swoosh.
What is Nike?
If you were in a race, and passed the person in third place, what place would you be in?
Third Place.
The amount of grams in an ounce, and the amount of ounces in a pound.
What is 28 and 16?
A processed hard-tack like tart-bread with flavored filling, popped in a toaster, advertised towards adolescents and children.
What is a POP-Tart?
Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a pioneering feminist philosopher who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. She wrote Frankenstein: or A Modern Prometheus while waiting out a bad storm in a villa with friends.
Who is Mary Shelley?
The Greek God of the Sun.
Who is Apollo?
How many birthdays does the average person have?
One.
(We celebrate the day of birth every year, but there is only one birth day.)
Name the order of citations.
Last name, First name. Title. (Translator, if applicable). Publisher. Year. (Website, if applicable).
(Memorize this formula, and you'll never have to use a citation machine again.)
Air cooked chips with a corn base, like a rice cake, but mimics the shape and texture of a traditional tortilla chip.
What are Pop-Corners?
A Danish author of many fairytales and folktales, like The Ugly Duckling, and The Little Mermaid.
Who is Hans Christian Anderson?
She is the patroness of witches and sorcerers, and Her most famous symbols include torches (representing light and guidance through the dark), keys (opening the gates to the underworld and the unseen), and serpents. And is the leader of the Witches in "Macbeth".
Who is Hecate?
The amount of dots that appear on a pair of dice.
What is 42?
College syllabi will tell you: students are expected to study 2-3 hours outside of class for every hour you spend in class. Jon is school to be a civil engineer, and has one class where they meet twice a week for three hours. How many hours a week does Jon need to study outside of class to stay up to date and relevant in class?
12-18 hours studying outside of class.
(Reading chapters so they can be discussed in class. Doing homework so it can be reviewed before class so it can be accurate during class. Preparing whatever material, presentation, work before class so it can be progressive work in class.)
A recent trend of bobblehead-like, vinyl, figurines of pop culture characters.
What are Funko Pops?
The national animal of Scotland.
What is the Unicorn?
The only mammal that lay eggs.
What is a Platypus?
Daily Double
Name all of the main Winnie the Pooh characters.
It is your belief in your own ability to successfully execute behaviors and achieve specific goals. Coined by psychologist Albert Bandura, it determines how you think, feel, and act when approaching challenges, tasks, and setbacks.
What is self-efficacy?
An old school firework commonly called Snaps: small paper bags with explosive powder that exploded when 'snapped' or tossed on the ground. Made by TNT firework co.
What are POP-ITS?
A nutrient rich food source high in protein and fiber, and is the base for a lot of other ingredients, and is another name for a chickpea or Egyptian pea.
What are Garbanzo Beans? or what is Cicer arietinum?
Before the constitution was ratified, this was what colonies labeled their new alliance after the revolutionary war, quoting it as a "firm league of friendship".
What are The Articles of Confederation?
If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?
Pilgrims.