Way of the Saints
Vocabulary
Reading Strategies
All About Ms. L
9th Grade Life
100

If you need to change a class, obtain a work permit, or discuss financial aid options for college, whom should you talk to? 

Your counselor 

100

What is a synonym, or similar word, for the term resilience? 

perseverance, not giving up, grit

100

Another term for inference is ________. 

Prediction or educated guess

100

How many years has Ms. L been teaching? 

5 years

100

Name one required class that a freshman student must take.

Math, English, Science, Elective(s), P.E./sport

200

What does the acronym A.I.R.R. stand for? 

Acceptance, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility 

200

Complete the definition for the term resilience: A person's ability to recover or ____________ again. 

grow strong 

200

When taking a test, the act of rejecting each possible answer until only one is left is called ____. 

Process of Elimination

200

What is the name of the university from which Ms. L received both her bachelor's and master's degrees?

UCLA

200

When is the last day of the Way of the Saints summer program? 

July 15th

300

To do what is right even when no one is watching is the definition of which WOTS pillar? 

Integrity

300

The story of Hayley, the young cancer survivor who will be going into space this upcoming Fall, demonstrates that any one can achieve their ______. 

A. Grit

B. Aspirations

C. Resilience 

B. Aspirations

300

To read the headline, subheadings, and image captions before reading the full text is called ________. 

Previewing the text

300

Which of the following is NOT one of Ms. L's hobbies?

Hiking, Reading, Dj-ing, Watching Movies

Dj-ing

300

What can a student check in the Aeries Student Portal? 

Grades, class schedule, Google Classroom/Canvas access links, contact info etc. 

400

Arriving to school on time and having all the necessary class materials is an example of which WOTS pillar?

Responsibility 

400

Courage and determination, strength of character in the face of adversity is the definition for which term? 

A. Cultural Identity

B. Aspirations 

C. Grit

C. Grit
400

To number paragraphs in a text, add notes to a text, to highlight sections, and to circle words and find their definition are all examples for which reading strategy?

Annotation

400

Which type of food represents best Ms. L?

The enchilada

400

A current freshman will be graduating from SAHS in this year....

2025

500

Name one of our principals.

Mr. Bishop, Ms. Cordova, Ms. Enloe, Ms. Huynh

500

Last week's Listenwise podcast focused on Myra DeLeon, a 12th grade student who overcame many obstacles, including a hurricane. While she almost dropped out of high school, she did not. Why not? 

1. She believed in herself

2. Teachers, counselors, and the principal constantly motivated her to finish her senior year. 

3. She wanted achieve her dream of becoming a writer and change the world. 

500

To think about the text as a whole and form opinions about what you read is the reading strategy of _________.

Evaluating

500

In which state of Mexico was Ms. L born in? 

Michoacan

500

If a student needs to repair or replace a Chromebook, has Wifi issues and is in need of a hotspot, or would like a set of earphones, who should they contact? 

Mr. Ron Hernandez