English questions
Questions from Ms. Morris' Classes at Redwood High School:
How does a song or a book become popular? (Julia S, 1st)
What are the themes of American Literature? (Maria L, 1st)
Why is poeticism important in writing? (Maria L, 1st)
What effect has technology had on the quality of writing in general? (Maria L, 1st)
Why did Shirley Jackson choose to publish something so morbid and awful as "The Lottery" (Hayley R, 1st)
What language do deaf people think in? (Alex S, 1st)
What are some of the greatest novels? (Danielle S, 1st)
How is research writing different from regular essays? (Samantha S, 2nd)
What are some ways to improve my writing? (Samantha S, 2nd)
Who invented the English language? (Julian G, 2nd)
Is a universal language possible? (Kendall F, 2nd)
How were accents developed in different countries? (Alaina F, 2nd)
How did poetry begin/originate? (Khari, 3rd)
What makes a book interesting? (Daniel P, 3rd)
What determines a person's handwriting? (Katie W, 3rd)
Is there a personality trait connected to certain types of handwriting? (Katie W, 4th)
- answer from Roni M (LS)
What Myths and legends actually exist? (Ross H, 4th)
What was the 1st language spoken? (Leah, 4th)
What is language? (Lizzie, 4th)
Are any fairy tails true? (Tia, 4th)
Whose idea was it to put an "s" in the word lisp? (Anna S, 4th)
What attracts people to certain book genres? (Caroline M, 6th)
How did people think of starting different languages? (Bella R, 6th)
Why study drama? (Rachel H, 6th)
Questions from Mr.LS's class at Hillsdale High School
How does reading help you in life? (Diana)
What are the differences between greek and roman mythology? (Aidan)
Why do we speak English in the United States instead of Latin? (Victoria)
What is the history behind Shakespeare? (Shayna)
Which Harry Potter book is the most popular? (Emma)
How did Greek culture to produce the myths that we know and love today? (Oishik)
Why the Olympian Gods considered the most important Greek divine spirits? (Oishik)
Who is the greatest author in history? (Kevin)
What were some really important books that shaped America? (Theresa)
What were some really important poems that shaped America? (Theresa)
What is the best book ever written? (Kaylie)
How did the Greek religion influence other cultures over time? (Oishik)
Questions from Mrs. Baker's Classes at Southern Regional High School
While the documentation of a spoken language signifies an increase in intelligence, how does it relate to the growth of the society? (Amberlynn)
Why has summer reading become mandatory for all when we know we should be reading on a daily basis to influence the mind? (Jimmy)
How do suffixes and prefixes assume a definition of a word when the English language has all sorts of complex vocabulary? (Jimmy)
Why must we add vocabulary or smiley-face tricks to essays to make them seem creative when we could just be straight-forward and support it with reasons? (Jimmy)
Should we avoid points of view in an essay to ensure that the person grading it doesn’t give us a bad score, because they might think differently and then may try to criticize every flaw? (Jimmy)
How long does it take for a complete publishing process to occur? (Connor)
How can Mary Poppins defeat Lord Voldemort in 30 seconds but it takes Harry Potter 17 years? (Abby L.)
Why were different languages formed? (Jackie)
What was the first language? (Ohna)
Who wrote the English language? (Willa)
How was language created? (Erin)
What is the first book and who wrote it? (Erin)
Why are there so many different languages? Why isn't there one common language? (Kylie)
What is the riddle of the Sphinx? (Jeff)