Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Author's Purpose/POV
PIE Examples
Random Classroom Trivia
100

A minor annoyance or disruption.

What is an inconvenience?

100

Synonym for produced.

What is generated?

100

The reason why an author writes a text is...

What is author's purpose or author's point of view?

100

A history book's purpose is to...

What is inform?

100

Mr. Glenn takes SWAG very seriously. Name what the "W" in SWAG stands for... 

What is "Watch the Speaker"?

200

A tragic or horrible event.

What is a calamity?

200

Synonym for extended.

What is prolonged?

200

If an author is biased it means they are... 

What is positive or negative about a topic?

200

A joke book's purpose is to...

What is entertain?
200

The phrase "ahoo" sounds like baby talk to most outsiders, but in this classroom it means...

What is "Always Help Others Out?"
300

You hopefully got to see this during the first week of school last year.

What is an eclipse?

300

When objects are in proper arrangement of one another.

What is alignment?

300

If an author is unbiased about a topic, it means they are... 

What is neutral?

300

A school syllabus outlining classroom rules and assignment is meant to...

What is inform?

300

Thank goodness Mr. Glenn is not a man teacher, but 11 x 7 is not what it would be in Mrs. Johnson's or Mrs. Stanley's. In this classroom it is...

What is "couple 7's"?

400

A synonym for perseverance. 

What is tenacity?
400

When something happens regularly. This word may just be related to science...

What is a periodic?

400
Name 1 word from the acronym PIE.

What is persuade, inform, or entertain?

400

In a campaign speech, the purpose is to... 

What is persuade?
400

Mr. Glenn ran an improv club during the first semester. Name the club he will be running this quarter. By the way, it starts next Wednesday.

What is "video game club"?

500

Someone who accomplished important for the first time, such as Martin Luther King (card not displayed).

What is a trailblazer?

500

When something is dug up and uncovered. (This card is not displayed)

What is unearthed?

500

Name all 3 parts of PIE.

What is persuade, inform, and entertain?

500

A Garfield comic from the newspaper in which Garfield hates Mondays and likes lasagna is meant to... 

What is entertain?

500

Name where we first stop on the way to the media center.

What is outside of Mrs. Carey's room?