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Daily Spark 10-13-14

(1) Next, fill a quart-sized plastic bag with some

frosting. (2) Place a small candy piece onto the dot

of frosting. (3) Squeeze a dot of frosting onto the

popcorn ball. (4) Snip off one corner so that the

frosting can be squeezed out of the bag as needed.

How should the above sentences be arranged?

A. 1-4-3-2

B. 1-3-2-4

C. 2-1-3-4

D. 4-3-2-1

K. Collins


Invent a new holiday. What would this

holiday celebrate? How would you

celebrate it? Would there be any special

food or symbols for your holiday

***REMEMBER: This requires 5 lines of

response to get full credit.

K. Collins


How can you learn from other people?

Give an example of something you

learned from someone else and explain

why and how you learned it.

K. Collins

Daily Sparks 10-16-14

Why do you think you worry more about

make-up tests than actually studying for

the first test?

K. Collins


Write about the best advice your

mother, father, or other family member

ever gave you. What was it and why

was it important to you? How has it

affected your life?

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If you could change 1 thing about your

best friend what would it be? Why

change that?

K. Collins

Before Arthur’s birth, Merlin, a great magician, put

a magical sword into a stone with the prophecy that

only the true king of Britain could remove it.

What word could replace put to show that Merlin

used great force to put the sword in the stone?

A. left

B. placed

C. thrust

D. tucked

Daily Spark 10/21/14


The poem “Chicago”, by Carl Sandburg, begins with a

series of phrases that describe Chicago.

HOG Butcher for the World,

Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat,

Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;

Stormy, husky, brawling,

City of the Big Shoulders:

• What effect does this have on the poem?

• A. It introduces the theme that city life is more pleasant than

rural life.

• B. It introduces the idea that Chicago is similar to other big

cities.

• C. It creates feelings of dread, despair, and confusion.

• D. It creates a forceful beginning and personifies the city of

Chicago. K. Collins


They tell me you are crooked and I answer: Yes, it is true I have

seen the gunman kill and go free to kill again.

And they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: On the faces of

women and children I have seen the marks of wanton hunger.

• In these lines, “they” refers to the people who _____.

• A. dislike Chicago

• B. enjoy Chicago

• C. have visited Chicago

• D. have never been to Chicago

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…here is a tall bold slugger set vivid against the little soft

cities:

The poet uses these words to ___________.

A. encourage readers from small cities to move to Chicago

B. highlight the stark differences between Chicago and other

cities

C. hint that Chicago’s baseball team is unbeatable

D. illustrate the many different nationalities of the people of

Chicago.

K. Collins


In a recent article on internet safety, the

author wishes to add factual support to the

draft.

Which source would be best for her to use to find facts and

evidence to back up claims (opinions)?

A. a newspaper article that lists popular online chat rooms

for teenagers.

B. the Federal Trade Commission’s Web site about identity

theft.

C. an interview with her brother, whose friend was bullied

online

D. a nonfiction book published in 1950 about criminals who

use false names

K. Collins


What are your thoughts on E.A. Poe

and the stories and/or poems we have

read/analyzed in class so far?

K. Collins


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That’s why I’m proposing today a new plan. It is designed to

free us from the crises that are holding us down. It will help us

regain control of our own destiny. It’s no the only think we

need to do . But This challenge is the lynchpin of a bold new

strategy to re-power America.

What does lynchpin mean?

A. an idea related to energy

B. the only thing that matters

C. a minor part of a process

D. An important part of a plan


What has been the most interesting part

of our unit on E.A. Poe?

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What is your worst Halloween memory?

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Daily Spark 11/5/14

The quickest, cheapest, and best way to start

using all this renewable energy is in the

production of electricity. In fact, we can start

right now using solar power, wind power, and

geothermal power to make electricity for our

homes and businesses.

A. kept at a comfortable temperature year round

B. a kind of fuel for vehicles that is made from oil

related to heat that comes from the earth

C. related to heat that comes from the earth

D. a place wehre a great deal of wind blows

K. Collins

Daily Spark 11/6/14

…This will redirect the plant’s energy from this single

shoot to numerous latent side buds; there is a latent

growth bud located at the node (the point on the stem

where each leave is attached).

According to the above information, what is a node?

A. the amount of energy used by a plant to promote growth.

B. the spent bloom of a flower that is starting to wither.

C. the flower bud that is located at the highest point of the

plant

D. the point on the stem where each leaf is attached

K. Collins

Daily Spark 11/7/14

Which information below would support the idea

that deadheading (removing the spent, or dead,

blooms) is an important process in flower

gardening?

A. The best time to pinch a plant is during its rapid

growth stage right before it produces any flowers.

B. Removing spent flowers helps the plant redirect its

energy to new growth and flower production.

C. Using a sharp knife will help the plant to heal more

quickly and decrease the chance for rot.

D. When cutting back a plant, apply the same

techniques that are used for removing dead flower

heads.K. Collins


First, once the flower dies, it detracts from

the good looks of the garden.

The word detracts means _?

A. reduces in size

B. moves or relocates

C. takes away

D. begins to decay

K. Collins

Daily Spark 11-1-14

Today is Veteran's Day. Why is it

important to celebrate our Veterans and

active military personnel?

K. Collins


My mother used to bring me to Story

Hour when I was little. It was a weekly

tradition, and it’s one of my most

treasured memories.

The word tradition means ?

A. the ability to recall the past

B. a group of similar things

C. a custom; a long-standing pattern of

behavior.

D. expectation; looking forward to

something. K. Collins


Which of the following sentences would

suggest a play written in modern times?

A. Someone sneezes loudly, laughter is heard, and

then a loud “Shhhhh!” silences the laughter.

B. Shelves of books are painted on the background

and sides of stage, and a few standing shelves with

books are placed onstage.

C. At stage left stands a large checkout desk with a

computer on it.

D. At stage right, a rocking chair is atop a rug, with

a pile of cushions next to it.

K. Collins


• One purpose of the italicized text in a

drama is to ?

• A. direct the movements of the actors

• B. create a dialogue between the

characters

• C. solve the conflict between the

characters

• D. flash back to an earlier period in the

playK. Collins


Write about the most horrible food you

ever had. What was it and why did you

dislike it so much? Have you had it

again?

K. Collins


Which sentence best supports the speaker’s claim

that burrowing insects help the environment?

A. The health of trees and soil are closely linked, as

are the health of the environment and human beings.

B. When a soil reaches full maturity, not only is the

soil rich and fertile enough for large trees to grow, but

it is also a welcoming environment for burrowing

insects and animals.

C. Burrowing creatures break up the soil and ensure

that it remains fertile for plant life.

D. with the removal of trees, the top layer of humus

would disappear, and with it the burrowing animals

and insects.

K. Collins


Which of the following would indicate a story

is told from a third-person point of view?

A. the narrator reveals the actions without

being part of the story.

B. The main character is the narrator of the

story.

C. A secondary character gives the actions

of the story.

D. the narrator directly addresses the reader

by using the pronoun “you”.

K. Collins


Copy down these analogies and then

write 2 of your own.

Spring is to summer as fall is to winter.

Rosa Parks is to Civil Rights as Paul

Revere is to the Revolutionary War.

Baseball : diamond :: basketball : court

K. Collins

Analogies are where two things are

compared based upon a similarity.

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Analogies: Copy & write 3

more.School : child :: work : adult

Thanksgiving : November :: Christmas :

December

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It might be possible that two of the

treacherous creatures had been

following the slowly moving caravan, for

slow-moving it was indeed.

What does the word treacherous mean?

A. with slow and difficult movement

B. great in number; many

C. knowledgeable; able to teach

D. dangeroulsy unpredictable

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After reading a story entitled “The Hidden

Cavern”, Gabe wants to know more about

caves in North America.

Which of these would be the best source for

information on caves in North America?

A. A web page created by a sixth grade class

B. A magazine article written by a professional

athlete

C. A web sited maintained by the U.S.

government

D. An encyclopedia article about U.S.

presidents

Daily Spark 12/1/14

The grounds or dregs and water are loaded

into a reusable “ink case” rather than a

wasteful ink cartridge.

What does the word cartridge mean?

A. a container holding a substance, designed to be inserted

into a larger device

B. a carrier that transports a substance from one location to

another.

C. a substance that is thrown out or discarded because it is

no longer useful

D. a colored liquid that is used for writing, printing, or

drawing.

K. Collins

Daily Spark 12-2-14

It’s the first day of the month. Predict

how you think this month will go. It can

be behaviorally, academically,

personally, etc. You chose and explain

why you feel that way.

K. Collins

Daily Spark 12-3-14

Write the parts of speech 5 times:

noun, verb, adverb, preposition, adjective,

pronoun, interjection, conjunction,

K. Collins

Daily Spark 12-4-14

If you were stranded on a desert island

and could only take one tool, what

would it be and why?

K. Collins

Daily Spark 12-5-14

On this day in history in 1872 - The ship

the Mary Celeste discovered mysteriously

abandoned by her crew in the Atlantic

Ocean

K. Collins

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Daily Spark 12-8-14

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese Empire

bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This

event caused the beginning of the

U.S.’s involvement in WWII. How do

you think this event shaped American

History and our nation today? Why?

K. Collins

Daily Spark 12-9-14

Some families just don’t have the

necessary funds to purchase coats for

growing families.

What is the correct way to spell the

underlined word?

A. necesery B. necessary

C. neccesary D. necassery

K. Collins

Daily Sparks 12-10-14

• You can also brush out their coats. You can take

them for walks. You can clean their cages.

• What is the best way to combine these sentences?

• A. You can also brush out their coats, you can take

them for walks, you can clean their cages.

• B. You can also brush out their coats, then you can

take them for walks, then you can clean their

cages.

• C. You can also brush out their coats, and you can

take them for walks, but you can clean their cages.

• D. You can also brush out their coats, take them for

walks, and clean their cages.

K. Collins


(6)Then go through all the items in your room. (7)

Give each box a different label: To Keep, To

Trash, To Donate. (8) Go through every piece of

paper, every pencil, every knick-knack-everything.

(9)Start by getting three large boxes.

What is the correct order for the above sentences.

A. 6-8-7-9

B. 7-6-8-9

C. 9-8-6-7

D. 9-7-6-8

K. Collins


Whether you want to admit it or not, it is

important to learn grammar. Explain

why this is.

K. Collins


Who do YOU consider to be the

smartest person alive? Why them?

K. Collins


Do you attend high school sports

games? Why/why not.

OR

Who would you choose to be principal

of this school? Why?

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What are your views on students who

cheat on their assignments? Explain.

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____________, by having a place for

everything and everything in its place,

you’ll find that your room is much more

pleasant place to be.

How should this sentence be completed?

A. On the other hand B. Moreover

C. However D. First of all

K. Collins


Billie Dee would like more information

about the life of Robert Louis

Stevenson.

Which source would give the best

information about Robert Louis

Stevenson.

A. almanac B. biography

C. atlas D. thesaurus

K. Collins

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