Reading
Writing
ELA Key Terms
Quarter 2
Vocabulary
Random!
100

What did the Nimiipuu value more than anything?

Their homeland

100

How many claims do you need in a thesis statement? 

TWO

100

CONTRAST

Different / difference

100

TREATY

An agreement between two groups, like a contract

100

What is the difference between Non-Fiction and Fiction?

Non-fiction = real 

Fiction = fake

200

Who was General Howard?

The leader of the Blue Coats / leader of the U.S.government against the Nimiipuu

200

How many paragraphs do you write for a Lit Analysis essay? What are they? 

3! (Thesis, RACE, RACE) 

200

COMPARE

Similar

200
HERITAGE

Family traditions and culture

200

Which 5/6 adult is from Atlanta, Georgia? 

Ms. Oliver

300

Which group believed that individuals could and should own land?

The U.S. government / Blue Coats

300

Rewrite this sentence with the correct capital letters and punctuation: 


in the text it says, who are you to tell me i must move?

In the text it says, "who are you to tell me I must move?"

300

MAIN IDEA

What the text is about / the most important information 

300

FIERCE

Powerful, confident, strong

300

Which 5/6 adult won 2nd place in a Spanish competition?

Ms. Jones

400

What was the purpose of Native American boarding schools?

To force Native American children to assimilate and forget their culture so they would be like the white settlers.

400

Rewrite this sentence with the correct capital letters and punctuation:

the red coats and the blue coats disagree because ... 

The Red Coats and the Blue Coats disagree because ... 

400
THEME

Lesson/more of the story

400

FAMILIAR

Things that you see often; things you know really well


400

Which 5/6 adult has won multiple poetry contents in middle school & high school? 

Mr. McHugh

500

List three specific ways the U.S. government tried to force Native American children to assimilate at the boarding schools. 

- Forced to cut hair 

- Forced to change name

- Only spoke English 

- Only learned the things white settlers chose 

- Could not sing native songs / tell native stories 

- Not allowed to see family / go home 

- Forced to wear a uniform 

500

Write the sentence starter for a thesis that answers this prompt: 

You have read two passages that discuss a similar event: a conversation between Sound of Running Feet and Chief Joseph. Write an essay explaining how the two sides disagree about whether the Nimiipuu should fight the Blue Coats. Use quotes from each passage to support your ideas. 

Sound of Running Feet and Chief Joseph disagree over whether they should fight the Blue Coats because ... 
500

What are the 5 text structures? 

Chronological

Compare and Contrast

Cause and Effect

Problem and Solution 

Description

500

ULTIMATE

The greatest, most important

500
Which 5/6 adult is afraid of caterpillars? 

Ms. G