sample scavenger hunt

A SCAVENGER FACT HUNT ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY AND MOVIES

For each question, give the answer and the source (which book or person gave you the answer).

1.Where does the word “photo” come from?_________________________________________________________

2.Who invented the daguerreotype?_________________________________________________________


3.What does the word “camera” mean? _________________________________________________________


4.In what year did Edwin Land invent the instant- picture camera?_________________________________________________________


5.How many pictures does the sound motion picture camera take every second?_________________________________________________________


6.When was the first color photograph taken?_________________________________________________________


7.What country produces the most cameras each year?

_________________________________________________________

introduction planner

Name:______________________

These steps can help you get ready to introduce a speaker to an audience.
If you need more space, use the back or another sheet of paper.

Step 1. Talk to the speaker in order to gather the facts you'll need to write the introduction.

( ) Speaker's name:___________________________________________
If the name is unusual, write it as it sounds. For example, the name “Suid” rhymes with “fluid.”

( ) Title of the speech: ____________________________________________


( ) Subject of the speech:_________________________________________


( ) How did the speaker get interested in this topic?_____________________


( ) How did the speaker learn about the subject?________________________


( ) Why should listeners be interested in the subject?____________________


Step 2. Write your introduction using some or all of the information you gathered.

Step 3. Show your introduction to the speaker. Make sure it fits in with his or her speech.

Step 4. Rehearse the introduction as you would any speech.

parts of a book scavenger hunt

Name:______________________

This page can help you get to know the parts of a book. To do the activity, you need a nonfiction book.

1. The title page is the first or second page in a book. It tells the name of the book. It also tells who wrote it (author) and the company that (published) it.

Title of your book:_______________________________________________

Author or authors of your book:____________________________________

Publisher of your book:___________________________________________

2. The copyright page comes next. It tells what year the book was published.

The copyright year of your book is:_________________________________

3. The contents page lists the chapters in a book. How many chapters does your book have?________________________________________________

What is the first chapter called?____________________________________

4. Check each kind of picture found in your book:

( ) color drawings ( ) black and white drawings
( ) color photographs ( ) black and white photographs
( ) Maps ( ) diagrams

5. A glossary defines special words used in the book. Does your book have a glossary?( ) yes ( ) no

If it does, list one word in the glossary:_______________________________________

6. An index tells the pages whe
re you can find different topics. Does your book have an index ? ( ) yes ( ) no

If it has an index, list one word in the index:______________________________

reference book

Reference Book Scavenger Hunt

Most libraries have books that help people find facts fast. These books are called reference books. In your library, find an example of the following kinds of reference books. Write the exact title of the book. Then, briefly tell what subject or subjects the book is about.

Almanac

Title:_________________________________________________________

Subject:_______________________________________________________


Atlas

Title:_________________________________________________________

Subject:_______________________________________________________


Dictionary

Title:_________________________________________________________

Subject:_______________________________________________________


General encyclopedia (set of books)

Title:_________________________________________________________

Subject:_______________________________________________________

Biographical fact form

Name of researcher:____________________________________________

Name of person who will be researched:___________________________

What the person is most famous for:______________________________

______________________________________________________________

Person's birth date:_____________________________________________

Person's current age or age at death:______________________________

Tell how the person got interested in the activity that made him or her famous( Use more paper if needed):



Describe one or more difficult problems that the person had to solve:


______________________________________________________________

List at least three questions that people might like to ask the person:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Extra questions for Exam

(10pt)

1.What was the particular item they were talking about?


(10pt)


2.What was the later name of these documents?


(20pt)


3. What is Opus Dei's?

The davinci code a quest for answers ch. 6 questions

1.Who is God?


2. Who is Jesus?


3.-Who we are and what God says about love and forgiveness and (your opinion) ?


4. Can we really know God personally?


5. What prevents us from knowing him personally?


6. God provided a way to bridge this separation?


7. It is not enough just to know these truths?


8. When we receive Christ?


9. The bible promises eternal life to all who receive Christ?


10. Is this a Christian book?

the davinci code a quest for answers ch. 5 questions

1.Did later Christians “hijack” Jesus from his earliest followers?


2. Is there evidence for Jesus' and his followers' claims?


3. Was the resurrection of Jesus Christ fact or fiction?


4. What difference does it make?


5. Was he a liar?


6.Was he a lunatic?


7. Is he lord?



8.Name 4 books of the bible (MMLJ)



9. Beyond Belief to convictions by______________________

& ____________________


10. C.S. Lewis wrote what?______________________

The davinci code a quest for answers ch.4 questions

1. Was Mary Magdalene pictured in the last supper?

2. Was Mary Magdalene married to Jesus?


3. Did Jesus command that Mary Magdalene should lead the church?


4. Did Mary Magdalene bear Christ's child?


5. Is Mary Magdalene the Holy Grail?


6. Does 'The Davinci code' crack Leonardo?”



7. They name this lady Mrs. God?



8. What is the name of this magazine?



9. ____________, Truth Behind Davinci, 39.


10. The years of this?

The davinci code a quest for answers ch. 3 questions

1. Did Christianity win a power struggle with paganism?


2. Was the early church anti – feminine?


3. What effect did Constantine have on church history?


4. What was the council of Nicaea?


5. What was the chapter of Acts verses 22&23?


6. Kerr Cuhulian wrote what?


7. Acts chapter 20 verse what?


8. Dorreen Valiente An ABC of witchcraft __________ &___________ ?


9. Erwin W. Lutzer wrote the what?

10. Cuhulian wrote __________________________ 103?

The davinci code a quest for answers ch. 2 questions

1. Andrea sat on the couch in her_______ campus apartment?

2. Sophie Neveu, who were following a chain of _________ clues?

3. Who was the other two characters mentioned?

4. How many gospels were written?

5. Who was the Roman emperor?

6. When was the Bible collated?

7. What was the book they were talking about?

8. What was the scrolls that was discovered a few years later?

9. Chris shook his head ________ ?

10. What was the name of the Jewish group?

The Davinci code a quest for answers ch. 1 questions

The Davinci code a quest for answers ch. 1 questions

1. How did matt smiled?

2. Name the 3 characters?

3. Who is Andrea's boyfriend?

4. How did they meet?

5. What was the name of the book?

6. What was the king's name?

7. What was the name of the papers?

8. What year did priory of sion take place?

9. What is the name of the city?

10. What was the name of the important documents?

Introduction To the Davinci code quest for answers

The Students will read The Davinci code a quest for answers and be able to answer questions by chapter then take a final

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What is fanboys sheet

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English vocabulary 1

English Vocabulary part 1
Abbreviations
letter(s) or shortened word used instead of a full word or phrase

Accent
the features of pronunciation which indicate the regional or the social identity of a speaker

Acquisition
the process by which language skills are developed – particularly in infancy

Adjectives
a word which modifies a noun or a pronoun

Adverbs
a word which modifies a verb, an adverb, or an adjective

Agreement
the grammatical logic and coherence between parts of a sentence

Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds – usually at the beginning of words

Apostrophes
a raised comma used to denote either possession or contraction

Articles
a word that specifies whether a noun is definite or indefinite

Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds

Audience
the person or persons receiving a speech or piece of writing

Brackets
Curved or square punctuation marks enclosing words inserted into a text

Capitals
Upper-case letters used to indicate names, titles, and important words

Clauses
a structural unit of language which is smaller than the sentence but larger than phrases or words, and which contains a finite verb

Cliché
an over-used phrase or expression

Colons
a punctuation mark indicating a pause ranking between a semicolon and a full stop

Commas
a punctuation mark indicating a short pause in a sentence

Conjunction
a word which connects words or other constructions

Consonant
an alphabetic element other than a vowel

Context
the setting in which speech or writing takes place

Dialect
a form of speech peculiar to a district, class, or person

Diglossia
the existence of two official languages in a society

Diphthong
two vowel characters representing the sound of a single vowel

Ellipsis
the omission of words from a sentence

Figure of speech
expressive use language in non-literal form to produce striking effect

Form
the outward appearance or structure of language, as opposed to its function, meaning, or social use

Full stop
a punctuation mark indicating the end of a sentence

class rules

class rules
1. Take your seat
2. follow the agenda
3. no talking
4. keep my room clean
5. Raise your hand
6. Be respectful
7. Be responable
8. come to class prepared
9. sharpen pencils
10. do not steal off my desk you ask for premission
11. do not touch stereo
12. be nice
13. no hitting or fighting
14. no profanity
15. do not destroy the property
16. do not get on the computer without asking
17. all assignments will be completed before you leave
18. staple them and turn it in
19. no eating or chewing gum
20. no drinking

Expectations sheet

Expectations
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1. You are expected to be in your seat when the bell rings
2. Be working on your bell work.
3.Always come to class prepared.
4. always raise your hand.
5. Any difiant behavior with result in to a automatic referral
6. Catergories
* Tests count 70%
* classwork/homework/quizes count 30%
* Benchmarks counts 20%
7. All work will be completed before you leave.
8. Homework is expectated when you walk through the door.

Please sign and return I read ms. kristen's expectations with my child

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Ms. Kristen H. Bunn