Miss Brooks
Name 3 things you might do in the classroom that would annoy Miss Brooks
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To add or subtract two fractions, this part of the fraction must be exactly the same for both.
What is the denominator?
Clue: This chemical messenger in the brain is released when we get "likes" on social media, making it highly habit-forming
What is dopamine?
When a reader looks at the cover, title, and blurb of a book to guess what the story will be about before reading it, they are using this skill.
What is predicting?
This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list or to show a slight pause in a sentence.
What is a comma?
To keep their energy up for a long day of grading and teaching, this is this teacher’s absolute favourite morning beverage or snack.
Red bull, Sugar free V or Coffee
If a rectangular classroom has a length of 8 meters and a width of 5 meters, this is its total area.
What is 40 square meters? (8 x 5 = 40)
These macronutrients, found heavily in foods like bread, pasta, and fruit, are the body's primary and preferred source of energy.
What are carbohydrates?
A good summary should only include these types of points from a text, while completely leaving out the reader's personal opinions.
What are the main or key points?
In a narrative story arc, this term refers to the turning point or the moment of highest tension and excitement.
What is the climax?
Name one of Miss Brooks old Jobs
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This is the specific mathematical name for the perimeter of a circle.
What is the circumference?
In the Māori health model Te Whare Tapa Whā, Taha Hinengaro represents this specific wall of a person's wellbeing "house."
What is mental and emotional wellbeing? (Or mind/thoughts)
When you hit a confusing patch of text or an unfamiliar word, using context clues, re-reading, or looking up a definition are strategies for this reading skill.
What is clarifying?
In speech writing, if a speaker mentions their years of experience as a doctor to convince you to eat healthier, they are using this rhetorical appeal based on credibility and trust.
What is ethos?
Who is Miss Brooks favourite student
Ajax
If a car travels at a constant speed of 60 kilometers per hour, it will take this many minutes to travel 30 kilometers.
What is 30 minutes?
Unlike a diagnosed mental illness, this term describes temporary, normal human reactions to difficult life events, like feeling stressed before an exam or sad after a loss.
What is mental distress?
This type of reading comprehension requires a reader to "read between the lines" and use clues from the text paired with their own prior knowledge to draw a conclusion.
What is making an inference? (Or inferring)
Famous in speeches like Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream," this language feature involves the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences.
What is anaphora?
Name 3 things you can do during a school day that would make Miss Brooks very happy and proud of you
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According to the order of operations, this is the correct answer to the expression: 5 + 3 x 4 - 2.
What is 15? (Multiply first: 3 x 4 = 12, then 5 + 12 - 2 = 15)
This foundational aspect of Te Whare Tapa Whā represents our connection to the land and our roots, serving as the literal ground the house stands on.
What is Whenua?
In reading comprehension, a "literal" question asks you to find information directly stated in the text, whereas this type of question asks you to evaluate why the author chose certain words or structures.
What is an analytical (or evaluative) question?
Unlike a fictional fairy tale, a myth or legend traditionally serves this primary cultural purpose for the people who tell it.
What is explaining how the world was created, explaining natural phenomena, or teaching cultural history/morals?