Brain Science
Hawaiian Kingdom
Writing Tips
Contemporary Oceania
Historic Oceania
100

He was a subject of brain research after a work related accident in 1848.

Who is Phineas Gage?

100

Unified the Hawaiian Islands in 1810.

Who is Kamehameha I?

100

A must have statement in your argumentative or expository writing.

What is a thesis?

100

This war was the rationale for the United States annexing Hawaii.

What is the Spanish-American War?

100

They were the first to migrate into Polynesia.

Who are the Austronesians?

200

It was the object that went through Gage's brain.

What is a tamping iron?

200

It is the date that Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown.

What is January 17, 1893?

200

An essential component within argumentative writing, but not in other writing forms.

What is a counterclaim?

200

It is probably the greatest threat to contemporary Oceania's survival.

What is climate change?

(or rising sea-levels)

200

The three regions of Oceania.

What is Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia?

300

It is the section of the brain that Phineas injured during his accident.

What is the frontal lobe?

300

They were the longest reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Who is Kamehameha III?

300

Provides the setting and character introduction in narrative writing.

What is the exposition?

300

Second to tourism, it is Hawaii's largest source of economic income.

What is the U.S. military and government?

300
He was the first European to sail into Oceania.

Who is Ferdinand Magellan?

400

A function of the frontal lobe.

What is behavior and personality? 

(Also accepted: Executive functioning / decision-making)

400

King Kalākaua held this ceremony nine years after the event occured.

What is a coronation ceremony?

400

An ideal minimum writing goal per day when doing extended writing projects.

What is a paragraph per day?

400

First colonized by Spain, then Germany after the Spanish-American War, Micronesia and Palau were occupied by this nation following World War I.

What is Japan?

400

It is the place where Hawaiian's migrated from. They returned there on their maiden voyage of the Hokulea in the 1970's.

What is Tahiti?

500

They are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex.

What is the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes?

500

She was responsible for the establishment of the Queen's Medical Center.

Who is Queen Emma?

500

An essential component of editing, prior to publishing written work.

What is proofreading?

500

They are Hawaii's newest migrant population and often discriminated against) due to prolonged health issues stemming from nuclear testing.

Who are Micronesians (regional association)?

500

They are the canoe plants.

What are Banana, Breadfruit, Coconut, Pandanus, and Taro.