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Thursday, 11/14: Phrase/Clause, RBC: Public Notice, Vladek

Tomorrow’s Test: Phrase/Clause, RBC: WebPage, Vladek, Reruns. Preview after Period 4.

“Phrase/Clause, 11/14.” Copy and Match. ANSWER NOT LETTER.
While llamas can be cute, I once had a bad experience with a llama, and I am afraid to meet one of them.
a) Independent Clause  b) Dependent Clause  c) Prepositional Phrase  d) NOTA

  1. with a llama _____
  2. I am afraid _____
  3. while llamas can be cute _____
  4. of them _____
  5. I once had a bad experience_____
  6. to meet one _____
    a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun  g) NOTA
  7. them _____
  8. and _____
  9. with_____
  10. am _____

DEBRIEF TEST #11.”

Correct RBC Public Notice. (7)

RBC Public Notice, 11/14.” Write the answer NOT the letter. (8p)

  1. There are classes for kids of all ages under 18.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
  2. You have to be able to swim to sign up for the swim classes. a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
  3. You have to have your own cleats and shin guards to sign up for soccer.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
  4. You have to have your own musical instrument to be in the jazz band.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
  5. You have to be able to speak English to participate in the activities.  a) True  b) False  c) You can’t tell.
  6. Which of the activities do(es) not say it requires parental permission?  a) soccer  b) swimming  c) band  d) band and soccer  e) They all require parental permission.
  7. (2) What are two things you could do to find more info about the classes?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/maus-becomes-bestseller-after-tennessee-school-ban-180979499/

 

 

“Maus Quiz, 11/14.” (6)

  1. p38, panel 4, the one with the black hat
  2. (2) p39, the pig – name and job
  3.  (Quote) Why doesn’t Vladek tell the young doctor about his left eye?
  4. p48, panel 2, the one with the beard
  5. How does the German officer know that Vladek isn’t used to physical labor?
  6.  (BONUS) Artie very often shows Vladek telling his story as he pedals his exercise bike. What does this probably symbolize?

 

Read aloud to at least the end of Chapter 3.  (LINK to ONLINE VERSION.)

What is up with Vladek in the pig mask?

 

Wednesday, 11/13: Phrase/Clause, Math, Vladek

“Phrases/Clauses, 11/13.” Either copy the sentence and label the parts below, or copy and fill in 1,2,3 appropriately.
Although they sometimes spit, I like llamas in shoes, so I bought one on Amazon.

  1. (2) Independent Clauses:
  2. Dependent Clause:
  3. (2) Prepositional Phrases:

Correct RBC Math. (9)

“RBC Math Quiz.” (5)

  1. What did the lesson suggest you do about recording the differences in scores?
  2. What year was the difference the smallest?
  3. (2) What two verbs give the objectives of the lesson?
  4. What’s wrong with this sentence? “The data does not lie.”

“Maus, 11/13.” (10)

  1. Why does Anja want to break her relationship with Vladek before they married?
  2. Why does Vladek threaten to break the marriage with Anja?
  3. What promise to his father does Artie break?
    Artie, Vladek, Anja, Mala, Mr. Z, Mrs. Z (Anja’s parents)
  4.  p13, panel 4, the one in the dress.
  5.  p17, panel 1, the one on the left.
  6.  p18, last panel, the one talking.
  7.  p21, last panel, the one talking.
  8. p29, panel 5, the one in the middle
  9. p31, panel 6, the person with the cigarette.
  10. p33, panel 4, the closeup.
    BONUS: The roots of the adjective anthropomorphic literally mean: ______  _______

 

Read aloud. New Character needed. German (cats).   (LINK to ONLINE VERSION.) We’ll try to get to about p50.

Tuesday, 11/12: Homework, Clauses/Phrases, Maus

Copy homework into planner:

  • KBAR: Chart Only for Period 1 and 6.
  • RBC (Reading Beyond the Classroom!)  Packet. Not available online.
    • Tuesday Night: p364-365
    • Wednesday Night: p368-369
    • Thursday Night: p370-371

“Phrases/Clauses, 11/12.”

  1. Copy on the middle of the line. (Notice that there is no punctuation.) I like llamas
  2. Add a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.
  3. Add a DEPENDENT  CLAUSE on one side.
  4. Add an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE to the whole thing. (What else do you have to do to do that?)
  5. Add PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE to the new independent clause.
  6. Punctuate as needed.

Debrief Test #11. Hrrrmmm.  Manana…

“Maus” intro.

What does the word anthropomorphic mean? (Yes it will be a vocab word too!)

What do you already know (think you know) about the Nazis and Adolph Hitler?

Holocaust?

Maus by Art Spiegelman. Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1992. It took him 13 years.  (LINK to ONLINE VERSION.)

Czestochowa, Rudolph Valentino, gefilte fish, Nazi Invasion of Poland

Why do you think he decided to portray everyone as animals?

 

“Maus, 11/12.”
a) Read the first two pages:

    • Translate his father’s last sentence into a normal English sentence.
    • What does he mean?

b) What is your first impression of Vladek?

 

Aloud. Chapter One. Drama style with parts.

Artie: Art Spiegelman, author/artist, son of Vladek and Anja, storyteller

Vladek: Vladek Spiegelman, Artie’s dad, Anja’s husband, survivor of the camps, his story is being told

Anja Spiegelman (nee Zylberberg): Artie’s mom, Vladek’s wife, also a survivor, committed suicide when Art was in his 20’s

Mala: Vladek’s current wife after Anja committed suicide 

The Zylberbergs: Anja’s family, rich, Vladek’s in-laws

Lucia Greenberg: Vladek’s first girlfriend

 

Friday, 11/8: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #11

TuTu Schedule.

Have a great 3-day weekend!

Prep sheet for Test #11:
KBARR:___/24   SMYK:___/10  Alyce Quiz 11-5: ___/9      Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss.

  1. Wacky Wordy: What phrase is represented by the following?
    look kool XtXhXeXsXtXrXeXeXtX
  2. What musical instruments are represented below?
    a)  P O     b)  BA BA    c)  ECLART     d)  @ # $ %
  3. Add together each of the defined words to get a whole new word.
    Example: to shout + what you say when you feel pain = yellow.
    a) A light brown color + to leave = ____
    b) Vehicle + an animal pal = _____
    c) A store’s announcement of a sale + a type of women’s clothing  = ______
  4. What does the following group of statements represent?  (2 word answer ending in -s. It’s sort of a Wacky Wordy too.)
    Jenni drowned Frosted Flakes.  Isaiah buried Cap’n Crunch six feet under.  Stephanie threw Rice Krispies off a cliff.  Emma shot Cocoa Puffs.

Test 11.
Doodle Theme: Alien Invasion.

 

Thursday, 11/7: POV, Vocab, Alyce

Tomorrow’s Test: POV, Reruns from Test #10, Vocab, Alyce. Preview HERE after Period 4.

“POV, 11/7.”

  1. We were dug in trenches by a river. It was Germans on the other side.
  2. Alyce smiled. It would be well she thought as she remembered her fantasy.
  3. Please don’t feed the seventh graders.
  4. The Boys’ Basketball team defeated LOMS by a large margin.
  5. As they faced off, each thought of what it would mean to be the victor.

“Grammar, 11/7.” COPY 1-5 and WRITE THE ANSWER.
While llamas can be cute as a button, I once had a bad experience with a llama, and I am now afraid of them.

  1. while llamas can be cute   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  2. as a button  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  3. with a llama  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  4. I am now afraid  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
  5. of them   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA

“Vocab, 11/7.”  iconic, daunt(ing), aspire, suppress, pragmatic, bigot, diminutive, volatile, surfeit, pacify, dilemma
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Many countries try to _____ free speech and criticism of the government.
  6. The class was a ____ mix of strange and crazy personalities.
  7. A _____ usually means a decision between two BAD choices.
  8. Jim is the ______form of James.
  9. Ponyboy ______(ed) to  something better than the neighborhood he was in.
  10. The root of this word means “to make small.” _____
  11. The roots of this word meant “to press down.” _____
  12. The origin of this word was Middle English for “creature that flies.” _____
  13. The root of this word meant “to tame.”_____

ALYCE. Complete/Correct Quizzes:

“Alyce, 11/5.” (9)

  1. What is the point of the Midwife’s speech on p88?
  2. What inspired Alyce to go see Edward at the manor?
  3. Who is the only person who helps Alyce when she arrives at the manor?
  4. Who does this person think Alyce is?
  5. What prompted Alyce’s first cry?
  6. Where on Plot Mountain would these events be?
    a)  Alyce saves Will.  b) Alyce runs away.  c) Alyce visits the manor.
  7. What is our main conflict? ______  vs. ____

“Alyce, 11/6.” (4)

  1. On p105, infer what the word barren means.
  2. Why does Alyce not want to help the woman at first?
  3. What does her husband think is the matter with his wife?
  4. Where would chapter 16 be on Plot Mountain?

Read aloud Chapter 17.