School Policies
What are the two main rules outlines in the water bottle policy?
Clear and plastic bottles.
Name one novel/text that we will be reading this semester.
Options:
I: Lord of the Flies, Animal Farm, Long Way Down
II: Night, Things Fall Apart, Julius Caesar, The Stranger.
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
They both compare two unlike things, but similes use like or as.
What is the full name of Atkins?
Simon G. Atkins Academic and Technology High School.
Which genre uses different fears, monsters, and styles to scare people
What colors are not allowed according to SMOD (name at least three)?
Red,
Blue,
Orange,
Green
If you come into class and see a journal prompt on the board, what should you do?
Open your journals and start writing.
What is imagery?
Descriptions/word choices that appeal to the five senses.
Where can you find the media center?
On the first floor, past the cafeteria, across from the gym.
Which genre is defined by writing based on real facts, true events, and actual people.
Non-Fiction
When are you NOT allowed to go to the bathroom during class?
The first and last twenty minutes of every period.
How many pages need to be filled in your journal per quarter?
20 pages.
What figurative language is this an example of:
"It's raining cats and dogs"
An idiom.
Where do car riders go to dismiss at the end of the day?
They should exit out of the lower 500 hall and have their parents pick them up from the parking lot at the back of the school.
Which genre has many different forms and is defined by its structural forms like free verse, sonnet, or villanelle.
Poetry
At what time do you have to start getting a tardy slip from the front office?
9:05 am.
What color bin do we turn in person handouts to?
3rd Period-Red
4th Period- Orange
What figurative language is seen below:
"Cannisters of cod can cure cancer"
Alliteration.
What day do we participate in Camel Community?
Fridays.
Which genre is defined by sacred or traditional stories featuring gods, heroes, and supernatural forces that explain the origins and fundamental beliefs of a culture.
Mythology
What rule of SMOD does not apply to dresses?
The dresses do not have to have a collar.
What category is worth the biggest percentage of your grade:
-Dailies
-Classwork
-Projects
-Test/Quizzes
Projects at 40%
What is personification?
When you give human like characteristics to non-living things.
What are the names of all three assistant principals?
Which genre is filled with magic, imaginary worlds, and mythical creatures
Fantasy