Vocabulary words
How do you pronounce this word?
Façade
What is "fuh-sahd"?
this is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
A classroom norm you learned when you were young that is not necessary to speak up in discussion.
What is raising your hand?
This is the oldest pet Ms. Mifflin has.
What is a Chihuahua?
Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word from Into the Wild: "When the roommates couldn't stand each other anymore, they split the room in two using a piece of tape on the floor to _______ each person's half of the room."
What is demarcates?
In order to write a complete sentence, these two kinds of words are needed.
What is a subject and a verb/predicate?
This is skill you can use to acknowledge and express your understanding of what another person's ideas were before giving your own response.
What is paraphrasing?
This is Ms. Mifflin's preferred form of exercise.
What is running?
This is what zeal means in this sentence: "When she realized how much money she could save by being a good driver, Sarah decided with great zeal that she would never speed again."
What is great energy or enthusiasm for a cause?
This punctuation mark is used to show the end of an interrogative sentence.
What is a question mark?
Ms. Mifflin used this card game in class to highlight the importance of conversing with several people in a class discussion.
What is happy salmon?
Ms. Mifflin was president of this club in high school.
What is drama club/musicals?
This noun is defined as a deviation from the common rule.
What is an anomaly?
Because, but, and so are this part of speech.
What is a conjunction?
A form of non-verbal communication that can show active listening in discussion.
What is body language?
Ms. Mifflin is getting her credential from which university?
What is UC Davis?
Used in literary theory to describe recognizable kinds of characters that share common features and play a particular role in a story.
What are character archetypes?
If a sentence has a dependent clause, it also needs a(n) ______ to be a complete sentence.
Ex. "Back when I was young,_________."
What is an independent clause?
A goal of discussion is to hear different view points, not necessarily to debate. This means that there are no _______ in democratic discussion.
What are winners or losers?
One of Ms. Mifflin's favorite movies is based on this game by the same name.
What is Dungeons and Dragons?