Lord of the Flies
This boy is elected chief because he is the one who helped gather the others.
Who is Ralph?
What state in Mexico am I from?
Roma is located right along the banks of this famous river that separates Texas and Mexico.
What is the Rio Grande?
This is the most important sentence in a persuasive or informational essay, usually found at the end of the introduction. This is also known as your Restate + Reason 1 and Reason 2.
What is the thesis?
Before Spotify or YouTube, if you wanted to listen to a specific song on the go, you’d put one of these shiny silver discs into a portable player.
What is a CD?
This object is used to determine who has the right to speak during a meeting.
What is the conch shell?
How old am I?
25
This historic area in Roma was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 and features over 30 buildings from before 1900.
What is the Roma Historic District (or the Plaza)?
The author’s attitude and the way they speak is known as this term.
What is tone?
This iconic 90s hair accessory was a fabric-covered elastic band used to hold ponytails.
What is a scrunchie?
To the boys’ frustration, the signal fire goes out because the hunters, led by Jack, were busy doing this.
What is hunting/killing a pig?
What subject was I originally going to teach?
What is History?
Before it was named Roma, the area was part of this Spanish colonial province founded by José de Escandón, which also shares the name of the city's famous mariachi group.
What is Nuevo Santander?
This type of appeal uses logic, facts, and statistics to persuade the reader.
What is logos?
This "revolutionary" 90s toy was basically a metal strip covered in fabric that you would hit against your wrist to turn into a bracelet.
What is a Slap Bracelet?
In Chapter 5, Ralph calls a serious assembly to complain about the breaking of rules, specifically that the boys aren't using this designated area as a lavatory.
What is the rocks by the bathing pool?
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Because of its location on the river, Roma is a world-famous destination for this outdoor hobby.
What is birdwatching?
When an author hints at what is going to happen later in the story, they are using this technique.
What is foreshadowing?
This handheld digital pet from Japan required you to "feed" and "clean" it at all hours of the day, or it would sadly pass away.
What is a Tamagotchi?
During the first exploration of the island, Ralph, Jack, and Simon find this specific type of plant that Jack slashes with his knife, though he fails to kill a piglet caught in its vines.
What are candle-buds (or "candle-light buds")?
Besides soccer, what is the other sport I played during high school.
What is track?
This famous 1952 movie starring Marlon Brando was filmed right in Roma’s town square.
What is "Viva Zapata!"?
When reading a paired passage, STAAR often asks what both authors would likely agree on. This is testing your ability to do this "S" word.
What is synthesize?
This popular animated show came out on Nick in 2005. "it showcases a world divided into four nations, with one boy who's trying to save it. It was also one of my favorite shows growing up.
What is Avatar the Last Airbender?