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I am checking Show-Me-You-Know sentences.

“Warm Up, 10/14.” No peekee @ the Pink Sheet! Do not copy. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify.

1. Correctly spell the actual name for the levitating comma.
2. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
3. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
4. _____ going with them?  (who)
5. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
6. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
7.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
8. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
9. Five _____ parents will be slimed at the event. (student)
10. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (lady)
11. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

 

“Vocabulary, 10/14.” Write the vocab word.

1. What a(n) ______(ing) smile!
2. _____
3. _____
4. “I’m not paranoid! I’m _____ about being apprehended!”
5. While Mr. Buffy was in training, he took several different vitamin ______. (You’ll have to change the form of the word.)
6. The principal had to ____ through all the conflicting stories to get at the truth.
7. The fan ____(ed) her way into the sold-out concert by flirting with the security guard.
8. I was ____ when I saw the 5/10 rating from the guest teacher!
9. People get cosmetic surgery because they think it will _____ their appearance.
10. Cigarette smoking has ___(ed) since 1967 to its lowest rate ever.
11. (2) After the first _____, there will be _____ punishment consequences.

 

“Outsider Chapter 7/8 Quiz, 10/14.” Open Mouth. Write the ANSWER.

1. What word (that turns up often) comes up again when Pony compares his mother to Johnny’s?
2. When does Pony finally realize Cherry was right when she said, “Things are rough all over”?
3. What makes Pony, for the first time, think of Dally as his buddy?
4. On p126, we get an example of irony from Two-Bit. What is it?
5. Why does Pony get so angry with Cherry in chapter 8? Because he thinks she is _______ him.
6. Cherry tells Pony why she liked Bob, and he realizes that Bob was a lot like… who?
7. Why does Pony suddenly bring up the sunset when he is talking to Cherry? (p129) What is he trying to say?

Outsiders…

Your “Fun” should be posted to your blog or in the basket by the end of the day. Right now I am checking vocabulary definitions.

Apostrophes. Follow the directions exactly. No hints. No help.

1. Fold the pink sheet in half along the line below the word supplementary.
2. Fill in name and date on Apostrophes sheet.
3. Read the lesson on “Apostrophes.”
4. On the sheet, number the three uses of apostrophes: 1, 2, 3.
5. Follow the directions for the “Using Apostrophes” section and do 1-15.
6. For #2 and #3 in the “Using Apostrophes” section, write which use (1, 2, 3) of the apostrophe is demonstrated. (For example, sentence #1 has an example of the second (2) use of apostrophes.)
7. When you are sure your whole group is finished doing everything above, raise your hand.
8. You start with 25 points. Subtract 1 for each instruction not followed and each wrong answer.
9. You have 10 minutes. Go.

 

“Vocab Practice, 10/13.” Write the vocab word. Yes, you might use words more than once.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. Third period tried to ______ Mr. Coward into postponing the assignment, but Denial is not just a river in Egypt.  (Bonus: What is this type of joke called?)
7. We were ______(ed) by his mysterious-sounding voice.
8. (2) The class was ____ that someone would be silly enough to commit a ___ like that in front of Mr. Coward.
9. (2) Another name for detention might be “____ behavior _____(ment).” (Bonus: What’s this kind of expression called? Or give another example.)
10. We were a little _____ when the pilot said it was his first flight. (Not aghast.)

 

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Copy homework into planner.

Warm Up, 10/12: Apostrophes I. COPY and fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. Spend as long washing ____ hands…  a) you’re b) your  c) your’e    d) Something else: write it.
2. …as it takes to say the _____.   a) ABC’s  b) ABCs  c) Something else: write it.
3. ______ suggestion was good. a) Carlos’s  b) Carlos’  c) something else   (His name is Carlos, not Carlo.)
4. She is part of the ______ team.  a) womans’  b) womens’  c) women’s  d) womens’s
5. We had four ______ in class.  a) Jake’s  b) Jakes’  c) Jakes’s  d) Jakes
6. The ____ clothes are on the second floor.   a) children’s  b) childrens  c) childrens’  d) childrens’s
7. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  a) student’s  b) students’  c) students’s

 

Go over Test #7.

 

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Prep sheet for Test #7:

PLEASE NOTE:
Please add your score on the
OUTSIDERS CH 6 Quiz: ___/12.
Warm Ups: 10/6: ____/10  10/7: ____/10   10/8: ____/10
FOR THE WARM UPS, ONLY RECORD HOW MUCH EXTRA CREDIT YOU EARNED.
Vocabulary Practices: 10/6: ___/10  10/7: ___/11
DO NOT INCLUDE YESTERDAY’S PRETEST (10/8) UNLESS YOU EARNED EXTRA CREDIT. (see below)
Vocabulary Homework: ____/20
Other Extra Credit may include… +1, +2 or +3 for Vocab Pretest. Period 3 should put “+3 Vocab Relay” (again).

Mental Floss.

Test #7

Doodle Theme: The Future: 2065!

Tomorrow’s Test: Roots, Vocabulary, Literary Shtuff, Outsiders, Husker Du.

Checking: Roots word lists.

“Warm Up, 10/8.” What are the literal meanings of these words, by their roots’ definitions?

1. telescope
2. geography
3. benefactor
4. projector
5. autobiography
6. homophone
7. microbiology
8. subject
9. geometry
10. interjection

 

Vocabulary Relay! Can Period Three get their groove back? Will Period Five stay on top? Will Period One crawl out of the basement? Can Period Four ever stop tying?

 

“Vocabulary Pretest, 10/8.” 13/13 = Exempt for test and +3. 12/13 = +2.  10 or 11/13 = +1. No cheat sheets. No help. 8 minutes.
adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, dispel, engross, diminish, exhilarate, perceive

1. The good experience ____(ed) some of our fears about the process.
2. We sat there, ___(ed) in his fascinating shipwreck tale.
3. It was a(n) _____(ing) roller coaster ride;  exited with smiles on our faces.
4. As the snowfall ____(ed), we were finally able to see the road.
5. The theme of Richard Cory is that what you ______ is not necessarily what the reality is.
6. With ____, the bomb expert quickly defused the deadly device.
7. The atheist’s book aims to ____the notion of a heavenly afterlife. (not diminish)
8. Dally obviously has great _____ for the law and tries to circumvent it as often as he can.
9. The three hour Advanced Placement test was very _____. She took a long nap afterward.
10. He was ___(ed) to his room until his homework was finished.
11. bored : engrossed :: relaxing : ______
12. (2) He tricked his ____ into drinking a poisonous ___.

 

Literary Shtuff Review. Write the ANSWER this time.

1. “Soda was like a long-legged palomino colt that has to get his nose into everything.” a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme
2. “It was almost four months ago…”  a) foreshadowing  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f) simile  g) theme
3. “I killed him,” he said slowly, “I killed that boy.”  a) exposition  b) inciting action  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) metaphor  g) foreshadowing
4. “I know better now.”    a) simile  b) flashback  c) protagonist  d) irony  e) metaphor  f)  foreshadowing
5. (?) Which of the following types of conflict are present in The Outsiders?  Choose all that apply.   a) man vs man  b) man vs society  c) man vs nature  d) man vs himself

 

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