Key Terms
What is an inference?
a conclusion or educated guess
When an assignment window closes on Google Classroom, how else can you submit this assignment?
Acceptable answers:
email or private comment!
Which Disney short film did we watch at the start of this unit?
Bao
What is the most famous word repeated throughout Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven?"
Nevermore!
What is the next project that I said was on the horizon for our class?
A group presentation!
What does the "MLA" in MLA format stand for?
Modern Language Association
How many formal essays will we have by the end of the school year?
Four!
Who is the title of the short story we read titled "Eleven?"
Sandra Cisneros
Name two stories by Roald Dahl.
Possible answers:
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
The BFG
James and The Giant Peach
Matilda
Fantastic Mr. Fox
How many "pages" should you have in your digital portfolio? What are they?
Will accept 3 or 4 - home, about me, and grade level page. fourth being the subpage of essay 1, but will accept without the specific subpage in answer.
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the author's attitude expressed through their writing, mood is the emotion the reader feels when reading.
If there is a disagreement between you and your classmate, what should you do?
Possible answers: Talk it out respectfully or discuss this with Ms. M
Who is the author of the short story we read titled "Names/Nombres?"
Julia Alvarez
Name one other story by Edgar Allan Poe, other than The Raven.
Possible answers: The Tell Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Purloined Letter
What is the name of the Calculus teacher in the film "Stand and Deliver"?
Jaime Escalante
While there are a good number of formatting elements applied in MLA Format, name three!
Possible answers:
Page Layout: Use 1-inch margins, double-spaced text, and a readable font like Times New Roman (12 pt).
Header: Include a header with your last name and page number in the top right corner of each page.
Title: Center the title without bold, underline, or italics (unless it contains a title of a work).
In-text Citations: Use parenthetical citations with the author’s last name and page number (e.g., Smith 23).
Works Cited Page: List all sources at the end on a separate page titled “Works Cited,” with entries in alphabetical order, using a hanging indent.
What does K.W.L stand for?
What you want to know, what you want to learn/wonder, and what you have learned.
What was the name of the very first short film we watched at the beginning of the school year?
Burrow!
What is the name of the next short story we will be reading?
Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl
What's Ms. M's most played music artist (in our classroom)?
Possible Answers: Arctic Monkeys, Neon Trees, The Neighborhood!
To earn the 500, name the five pieces of a Plot Diagram, in order, and define what they are!
Exposition: The beginning of the story where characters, setting, and the main conflict are introduced.
Rising Action: The events that build tension and develop the conflict, leading up to the climax.
Climax: The most intense or exciting part of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.
Falling Action: The events that occur after the climax, starting to resolve the conflict.
Resolution: The end of the story where the conflict is resolved, and loose ends are tied up.
Try to begin the assignment on paper!
Name three of the students in Mr. Escalante's class in "Stand and Deliver."
Possible answers: Angel, Ana, Claudia, Rafela, Tito, Francisco (Pancho), Guadalupe
Which story established Roald Dahl as a children's author?
James and the Giant Peach!
Tesoro!