Assessment instructions

part one:
first, demonstrate your understanding of the prologue and themes of romeo and juliet by completing a quiz.

part two:
second, research and report how our language has evolved within the last 30 years or longer.

1. select an adult who is 30 years or older to interview. this person can be a parent, grandparent, neighbor, teacher, etc.

2. ask your interviewee to identify three words or phrases used when he or she was your age and tell what those words or phrases meant.

3. based on the meanings of the three examples you collected, identify current words or phrases used today that have the same meaning as those from 30+ years ago.

4. write a brief explanation, detailing what you learned from this interview on our evolving language and what factors you feel might influence language to continually change.

What is the meaning of this euphemism that andrew jackson used in his message to congress

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

Read the excerpt from the common sense of bicycling: bicycling for ladies. the bicycle is capable of such high speed that there is a strong temptation to ride so fast as to cause over exertion or excessive perspiration. on the other hand some people ride too slow, causing a zigzag and uncertain movement. while exercising reasonable caution, be a fearless rider. when you come to a steep hill, if the road is clear, let it go as fast as it will. if you rid yourself of that ghost of fear, coasting is one of the greatest delights of cycling. which is the best paraphrase of the text?