Academic Words
Another word for a person that is a leader is this.
What is an influencer?
When you choose a side, tell why you chose that side, and give reasons with supporting evidence.
What is making a claim?
A person, place, thing, animal or idea.
What is a noun?
When you give up, never want to try again, think that everything is too hard, and make excuses for your lack of success, you have this.
What is a fixed mindset?
We learned about this person during Hispanic Heritage Month. He coined the phrase, "Si se puede!"
Who is Cesar Chavez.
The number of years Mrs. Kenerson has been teaching.
What is 18?
Artists are considered to be artistic, talented, and ______.
What is a creative?
These are needed to bridge together your thoughts in your writing. Some examples are First of all, For example, or In conclusion.
What are transitional words or phrases?
Run, walk, sleep, think, and teach are all examples of this.
What is a verb?
You should always have this type of mindset.
What is a growth mindset?
This person spoke at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC and gave his famous 'I have a Dream' speech.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr. ?
This is how long Mrs. Kenerson has been married.
What is 30 years?
What is addictive?
You should always have these two things in your writing when making a claim. You typically use texts that you've read, personal experiences, and conversations to assist you.
What are reasons and evidence?
These words are names and should always be capitalized.
What are proper nouns?
Things that you may say to encourage yourself or someone when you have a growth mindset.
What is yes you can! or try again, or yet, or change your words and change your mindset or don't give up?
This person became the first Hispanic American woman Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Mrs. Kenerson has this many children. Double points if you know how many boys and girls.
What is 3 boys and 1 girl?
Who is a vandal?
Instead of using the same words over and over again, you should use other words that have similar meanings.
What are synonyms?
When this letter stands alone it has to be capitalized.
What is the letter I?
What you would say to someone who says, "I can't do this because it's too hard."
What is, "You can do hard things."
While this person attended Yale they won a contest by designing the Vietnam Memorial that is currently located at the National Mall in Washington DC
Who is Maya Lin?
The number of grandchildren that Mrs. Kenerson has.
Double points if you know their names.
What is 2?
Who is Samiya and Tre?
Family traditions, language, the certain way that you do things or the way people do things in a certain part of the world is called this.
What is culture?
DOUBLE POINTS
Instead of using words like good or bad, everyday words, you should use these.
What are academic/vocabulary words.
You have to use this punctuation when you are quoting something that someone says or when someone is speaking in your writing.
What are quotation marks?
When you can't do something, instead of quitting or giving up, you should think about this.
What is the Power of YET?
He is the GOAT of Basketball. He won 3 NBA Championships with the Chicago Bulls, retired, came back and won 3 more NBA National Championships. He is also the first black billionaire in North Carolina.
Who is Michael Jordan?
What are two other professions that Mrs. Kenerson aspires to become.
What is an Assistant Principal and a children's book author?