Root Words
What is inter
This short film we watched in class had a robot checking in on a family concerned with raising their child right
What is "A Model Citizen"
This song ends act one of the musical and sees Burr ask Hamilton "why do you write like your running out of time?"
What is Non-Stop?
John Green tells readers in his review of the hot dog eating contest that _____ _____ is still cruelty
What is ridiculous cruelty?
You might say this three-letter phrase when you bump into someone in the grocery store.
What is "ope"
Angelina Jolie plays this Disney villain whose name begins with a root word that means bad
Who is Maleficent
The entire existence of Omelas depends on the treatment of them.
Who is "the child" or "a child"
What is ambiguous?
This midwest dish is made by mixing up chex mix, chocolate and peanut butter
What is puppy chow
This word has one of our chapter one root words in it. You might use it to describe someone that always looks exhausted.
What is "haggARD"
This process or set of rules is created by social media companies, in order to keep and sustain consumers' attention
What is an algorithm
This character dislikes Hamilton but ends up winning his endorsement for president
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This alliterative phrase describes ideologies that become progressively pulled apart from the center, forming two extremes.
What is political polarization?
Something your grandparents might say if they are extremely surprised. (Has to do with fire...)
What is ante & bell (antebellum)
Social media insiders think that the algorithm is especially worrisome to younger people because human brains have not ____ as fast as computers.
What is evolved?
The first name of Hamilton's ally, the fighting Frenchman who secures him guns and ships
Who is MARQUIS de Lafeyette?
Our first class reading of the year was over a Neil Gaiman article that argues that our future depends on libraries, reading, and __________
What is daydreaming?
You might play this game alongside your pops grilling outside on a nice summer day. The name to the game is up for debate.
What is bags or cornhole
The combination of these two root words refers to an artificial tube that is constructed to lead a precious resource from one place to another
What is an aqueduct?
After revealing how Omelas is able to exist, the narrator asks the audience, "now do you believe them? Are they not more _____?
What is credible?
Aaron Burr switches to this political party in order to win a senate seat from Eliza's father
What is the Democratic-Republican party?
In "Wait for It," Aaron Burr says that this is the one thing in his life that he can control.
What is himself? Or "I am"
Old midwesterners use this topic as a gateway into conversation
What is the weather