US History: General Exam Info
When you annotate, what are BOXES used for?
Context/ the 5w's and H (who, what, when, where, why, how)
This organelle is often defined as the power house of the cell
the mitochondria
Name how many TOTAL PARAGRAPHS you need in your civic literacy essay
6 (intro CIA, 4 body paragraphs- PAPA/TEA, conclusion REO)
In what year was the declaration of independence signed?
1776
Name one BIS staff that used to be a preceptor
Baxter or Kiner
In US History, what is the definition of a TURNING POINT?
A major event that created a massive change
define organism
any individual living system that can function independently.
What does the acronym CIA stand for?
Context: what was happening at the time
IDENTIFY: the 2 ways the issue was presented
ADDRESS: how did the people address the issue?
Which policy was used to justify westward expansion to the Pacific ocean?
Manifest destiny
In which year did Miss Burgio start at Vertus?
2023
In the context of US history, what is the definition of cause and effect?
how the events of one thing directly lead to the events of something else
What is the word for the process of one cell splitting into two equal, identical daughter cells?
Mitosis
What does PAPA stand for?
Present, address, present, address
Explain the policy of checks and balances
a policy that ensures no one branch of government has too much power over the other
In which lab is Mrs. Barone in during the day?
Leadership!
in the context of US history, what is reliability?
how accurate and useful the information found in a source is for a specific purpose
What is the science definition of "adaptation"?
any physical or behavioral trait that helps a living organism survive and reproduce in its environment
What does the acronym REO (conclusion) stand for?
RESTATE your claim
EVIDENCE: brief list of what you talked about
OUTSIDE INFO: example of the issue in modern day
Describe the policy of prohibition
THE BAN OF ALCOHOL
Name BOTH of our vice principals
Mr. Rogerson and Mr. Kadar
In your FIRST SET OF SEQs, what are the topics of the two paragraphs?
1. the context of the documents
2. the relationship between the documents
Define pathogen
Any microorganism or agent that can produce disease.
Name ALL PARAGRAPHS IN ORDER of your Civic literacy essay, WITH THE ACRONYMS
Intro- CIA
4 Bodies TEA: PAPA
Conclusion: REO
THESE are the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution, which were the original amendments
the Bill of Rights
Where did Mr. Bennett go to high school? (in Rochester!)