Whose voice do you hear at the beginning of the movie? Is this a strong way to begin? What other event could begin the movie?
Malala's voice begins the movie. She tells a folktale about Malalai. The movie could begin with the news from the Noble Prize committee.
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Change this statement into a question using an X-word.
Then tell what family the x-word is from.
I worked today.
Did I work today?
The DO family.
100
What is a summary?
A summary restates the main ideas in a text, or main events in a chapter, in the student's own words.
100
These eight students have all lived in the United States for six years or more. Who are they?
E.J., Estella, Mona, Flor, Dalia, Luz, Rahman, and Arnold
100
What part of speech describes people, places, and things?
For example:
Adjectives. For example:
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What do Malala's brothers say about her? What does she say about them?
They say she misbehaves and she is violent. She says they are lazy and misbehave a little.
200
Where do you put the X-word in an information question?
After the Information word:
Where do you live?
How do you get to school?
Who is Malala's father?
200
What is the name of the first sentence in a paragraph?
The topic sentence.
200
She is from the Dominican Republic, has children in college, and wants to study accounting. Who is she?
Estela Hernandez
200
What part of speech is used to name people, places, and things? For example?
Nouns. For example:
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What does Malala's father want Malala to teach him?
He wants her to teach him how to Tweet.
300
What subject matches these four x-words:
Is, Was, Does, Has
Give examples
The third person singular:
He is talking.
He was talking.
Does he talk?
Has he talked a lot tonight?
300
What do you call the parts of an essay in the middle?
The body.
300
What person from Colombia likes to drive fast, and wants to study industrial design?
Luis Zapata
300
What parts of speech show relationships between things in time and space and movement? For example:
Prepositions. For example:
400
"I don't really understand this new society and these new rules." Who says that? Where are they? What is the "new society" and "new rules" they are referring to?
Malala says that. She is living and going to school in England,
and referring to the customs of her classmates that are very different from hers.
400
What X-Word Family almost always hides in affirmative statements?
Give an example.
The DO Family almost always hides in affirmative statements.
I love you.
She loves you.
We loved you.
yes, we really DID love you!! (visible for emphasis)
400
What do writers use to support their claims?
They use evidence and examples.
400
What Ecuadorian person wants to be a sound engineer?
Javier Rodriguez
400
What part of speech shows action? For example:
Verbs. For example:
500
What surprises you most about Malala's personality based on the movie?
She is able to laugh at herself, laugh at her bad grades.
She is not afraid to disagree with her parents.
She wants to grow up like a normal teenager, even though she is a world hero.
500
What do these x-words have in common? How would you label them: XN1, XN2, XB1, XB2?
were, did, had, could, would?
They are XB2 because they express the past, and match plural subjects.
500
What is an academic word for your own opinion?
A thesis.
500
These five people have lived in the United States for less than two years. Who are they?
Hasan, Carina, Karla, Erica, and Jose.
500
What part of speech is used before nouns? For example: