ELA Review 10/1/21

Which informational text did we read this week?

• "The Money We Owe to the Teenage Brain"

• "The Debit We Owe to the ATM Mind Factory"

• "The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain"

• "The Ways We Are Indebted to Adolescent Learning"

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Who was the author of this week's reading?

• Jane Millar

• James Mason

• Jeannette Catsoulis

• Jeanne Miller

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What was one key idea in this week's reading?

• Humans have a longer adolescence than other mammals.

• Humans and bears have the same length adolescence.

• Humans rely less on their parents now than in the past.

• Humans like cats and dogs, but they like cats better.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

Which is the best definition of "peer"?

• Someone who works with you once each year.

• Someone of the same status as you.

• Someone who supervises you.

• Someone who looks deeply into your problems.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which pair did this week's reading say teens are more attracted to?

• Science & technology

• Peanut butter & jelly

• Risk & reward

• Music & dance

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

Which is the best definition of "evolutionary purposes"?

• Revolutionary porpoises

• Purposes for doing things the same way

• Reasons for changing

• Evolving into a new species

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which evolutionary purpose is NOT mentioned in this week's reading?

• Finding a partner and having kids

• Integrating into a peer group

• Learning a new language

• Innovation and creativity

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

How did the Building Our Writing Muscle activities go for you?

• They went well and helped prepare me for the extended writing task.

• They went ok and sort of helped prepare me for the extended writing task.

• They didn't go well and didn't help prepare me for the extended writing task.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which was your favorite Joke of the Day?

• Why can’t Elsa have a balloon?

• Which building has the most stories?

• Why was the obtuse angle sad?

• What kind of music are balloons afraid of?

• Why does ice cream get invited to every party?

Which is the best definition of "genre"?

• A color halfway between green and yellow

• The summary of a text

• The main idea of a text

• A type of writing, like poetry or informational text

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3