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100

What is the main idea?

A central thought throughout the whole text.

100
If you are asked "What is the topic?", how long should your answer be?

1-2 words

100

What date is the project due?

October 15th

100

What is the difference between connotation and denotation?

Connotation = emotion or feeling suggested by a word

Denotation = dictionary definition

100

In our packets, you summarized the Appalachian Trail article and what other topic?

Literature Homework Routine

200
When you are asked "What was the main idea?", how long should your answer be?
1 sentence.
200
Name a 2 places in a text you could look in order to get some hints about the topic.

Title, introduction, subtitles, captions, pictures/graphs, bolded words, etc.

200

Name 3 out of the 4 things that we do on Fridays.

TITD (study vocab homework)

Take vocab quiz

SSR

Journal 

200

What do these roots mean?

"tele", "photo", and "migr"

tele = far away

photo = light

migr = move/travel

200

What does it mean to write an explicit summary?

A summary that is completely fact-based.

300

What was the main idea of the Jeremy Lin article? (Answers may vary)

Something along the lines of:

Jeremy Lin learned to overcome racism through grit/perseverance/resilience to become one of the few Asian Americans in the NBA.

300

Which of following is the topic of the Lexi Youngberg article?

A) An amputee perseveres

B) Lexi Youngberg

C) Lexi Youngberg lost one of her legs during a horrific boating accident.

D) Bionic legs

A) An amputee perseveres

300

What is someone wants to make a movie poster for the book project?  Name at least two things they should include.

The title

The actors/actresses you would cast to play in the movie

A tagline from the book

Images (drawn or printed)

300

Define "cope/coping"

Being able to positively deal with something difficult

300

What are the 5 W's and 1 H?

Who, What, Where, When, Why, & How

400

What was the main idea of the Lexi Youngberg article? (Answers may vary)

Something along the lines of:

Lexi Youngberg lost her leg in a terrible boat accident, but she was able to return to sports because of her dedication to rehab and/or grit/perseverance/resilience.

400

Which of following is the topic of the Jeremy Lin article?

A) Jeremy Lin

B) Arrogant fans were the main reason that Jeremy Lin played angry in college.

C) Lin Perseveres

D) Jeremy Lin had to overcome racist basketball fans in order to be a successful player in the NBA.

C) Lin Perseveres 

400

What day are we going to the library to preview the book fair?

Trick question!  We are not going to the library for a preview. #sorrynotsorry

400

Why are we studying "explicit" and "inference" at the same time?

They are nearly opposites/antonyms of each other.

400
The topic sentence of a summary should make sure to mention which two things about the text?

The title and the author.

500

What was the main idea of the Appalachian Trail article? (Answers may vary)

Something along the lines of:

Teenagers from Philadelphia participated in a two-week hike on the Appalachian Trail as a way to learn about overcoming obstacles through grit/perseverance/resilience.

500

What is the topic of Unit 1?

Any of these are possible answers:

1. Overcoming Obstacles

2. Grit

3. Perseverance

5. Resilience

500

If you decide to complete a project instead of a book report, what else must you turn in?

A one-page explanation as to why you did not write a book report.  This is also where you can explain what you created.

500

Define "intergenerational"

Passing something down from one generation to the next

500

How many sentences should you try to make a summary paragraph?

Around 5-7