Vocab
A person who campaigns to bring about political or social change is a(n)_______________
Activist
Name of the man that both the article and the memoir are about.
Ernest Shackleton
What are the 3 types of Simple Verbs?
Past Simple, Present Simple, Future Simple
True or False: Quotation marks are only needed at the beginning of a quote.
False- quotation marks need to surround all spoken words on both sides
How many claims, pieces of evidence, and reasons do we need in an expository paragraph?
A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains is a(n) ____________
Archaeologist
What continent did Ernest Shackleton travel to?
Antarctica
Write a sentence using the past simple tense of the verb "ask."
Answers will vary
Example: I asked Mrs. McCurdy if I could go get my water bottle from the media center.
Name examples of punctuation that can be seen INSIDE the quote.
Comma, Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Point
How many paragraphs are in our essays that we write?
5
A member of a people that has no fixed home but wanders from place to place is a _____________
Nomad
What is a memoir?
Written in the POV of the author about an important part of their life.
Write a sentence using the future simple tense of the verb "walk."
Answers will vary
Example: I will walk to Charlie's after school today.
True or False: Quotations help add more detail in a story!
True
In a story that is told in third person point of view, is the narrator inside or outside of the story?
The narrator is OUTSIDE the story.
My mom goes crazy at BJs Wholesale and buys a _________ of snacks.
Surplus
Use 1 character trait to describe Ernest Shackleton.
Explain why you chose that trait!
Answers will vary
Write the correct tense of the verb in the parenthesis.
Natasha __________ live music, so she always attends concerts! (enjoy-present tense)
Natasha ENJOYS lives music, so she always attends concerts!
What is wrong with this example?
"Good morning," Steve said. "Good morning Steve," Austin replied. "Are you almost ready to leave?" Steve asked. "Not yet, but I will be soon," Austin said.
A new paragraph needs to be started when a new person speaks. It should look like this:
"Good morning," Steve said.
"Good morning Steve," Austin replied.
"Are you almost ready to leave?" Steve asked.
"Not yet, but I will be soon," Austin said.
What city is known as "The Big Apple"?"
New York City
The school stopped serving pizza on Fridays which caused an _____________ in the cafeteria.
Upheaval
What happened to Ernest Shackleton and his crew?
Ernest Shackleton's crew was stranded on Elephant Island, and he was able to rescue them after many attempts.
Write a sentence using one of the simple tenses AND explain which type of simple tense it is.
Answers will vary
If there is a _______ _____ then you use a comma in a dialogue statement. If there is no _______ ______ that you use a period.
(The two blanks are the same)
Speaker Tag
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3