Mrs. Tankesley
Language Arts
Social Studies
This Week
Summer
100
How old is Mrs. Tankesley
What is 39
100
If you are writing an essay, how long should it be?
What is at least 5 paragraphs long
100
What do many people blame the Great Depression on?
What is the Dust Bowl
100
Tonight is what activity? Be specific
What is the 8th grade promotion dance
100
About how long is summer vacation?
What is about 8 weeks
200
What is Mrs. Tankesley's favorite snack food?
What is a DILL pickle
200
What is an adjective?
What is a describing word
200
Who was Fredrick Douglass?
What is an abolitionist
200
Tuesday, 7th grade will participate in what school wide activity?
What is Waterday
200
True or False: July is the month where most ice cream is sold in the US. That’s why it’s National Ice Cream Month. Americans eat about 5.5 gallons of ice cream per year on average.
What is true
300
What is Mrs. Tankesley getting her Masters Degree in?
What is teaching gifted children
300
Give an example of an a hyperbole?
Answers may vary
300
What island did most immigrants migrate to in the beginning?
What is Ellis Island
300
Where will we be going on Thursday of this week?
What is Mormons crossing
300
What day does summer actually start?
What is June 21st
400
What are the names of Mrs. Tankesley's sons and husband?
What is Daniel, Stephen, and Brian
400
What was the moral of Touching Spirit Bear?
The moral of Touching Spirit Bear is that anyone can make a turnaround in life and do something positive.
400
What was the time period of the Industrial Revolution?
What is 1750-early 1900's
400
At what time does school get out on Friday?
What is 11:30
400
True or False: People in the Southern Hemisphere have their longest day of summer in December.
What is true
500
What kind of dog does Mrs. Tankesley own, and what is his name?
What is a German short hair, and his name is Brunner.
500
We already know that this tongue twister is an assonance, but what else is it considered? How much wood would a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?
What is a consonance.
500
What was one of the primary causes of WWI?
What is Nationalism, or the killing of the Archduke from Hungary?
500
What two songs did the teachers at Oak Creek School dance to last Friday night?
What is Gangman Style and Pocohantas
500
What is officially the last day of summer and the first day of fall?
What is September 21st