Melissa Cooper, a History Teacher at Senioritis.io

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Literature

Mastering Synonyms: Enhance Your Writing with Effective Word Choice

Synonym A word that means the same as another word A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Literature

Mastering Context Clues: A Guide toUnderstanding Challenging Vocabulary in Academic Texts

context clue hints that an author gives to help define a difficult or unusual word Context clues are hints or information found in the surrounding words or...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Literature

Understanding the Importance of Stanzas in Poems for Structure and Emotion.

stanza A group of lines in a poem A stanza is a group of lines that forms a unit in a poem. Think of it like a...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Literature

Exploring the Power and Pitfalls of Metaphors in Writing and Speech

Metaphor A comparison without using like or as A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things that are usually not alike, without using the...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
Literature

Unlocking the Power of Similes in Literature and Language

Simile A comparison of two unlike things using like or as A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

Understanding the Big Three: Dominant Players in Various Industries and Sectors

Big Three allies during WWII; Soviet Union – Stalin, United Kingdom – Churchill, United States – Roosevelt The “Big Three” can refer to different things in different...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Yalta Conference: Key Agreements Made by Three Major Allied Powers for Post-War Reorganization

Yalta Conference 1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war The Yalta Conference...

Melissa Cooper
June 21, 2023
History of the Americas

The Potsdam Conference: Shaping Post-War Europe and Triggering the Cold War

Potsdam Conference July 26, 1945 – Allied leaders Truman, Stalin and Churchill met in Germany to set up zones of control and to inform the Japanese that...