Monday, 10/18: Homework, Debrief Test #8, Clauses, MWA

Slides Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13PKIJqpNFo3j2_qttXYsnHwn8EA3lDR3gN3LOHblGek/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner:

KBAR Responding is NEW and DAILY this week! 1+1+1+1.

    • 1 Summary Sentence= What happened.
    • 1 Complex Reaction Sentence = What you thought and why. (because, since, etc.)
    • 1 Complex Prediction Sentence = What you think will happen next and why. (because, since, etc.)
    • 1 Curiosity Question = What do you just want to know more about just because it seems kinda kewl.

Show not Tell: You Pick! This one has to be TRUE! Due Next Tuesday, 10/26.

    • “What a mistake!” SHOW you making a big mistake or doing something you regret. Don’t tell me what you did, SHOW you doing it.  350+ words shared with me. DO NOT PRINT THIS ONE.
    • “Wow, that was unexpected!” SHOW an unexpected BIG event in your life.  Don’t tell me what happened, SHOW it happening to you.  350+ words shared with me. DO NOT PRINT THIS ONE.

Simple or Compound? Link to Handout: https://content.studysync.com/core/G7_TE_Grammar_Language_and_Composition.pdf

Scroll to p153.

Write the answers in your notebook.


Debrief Test #8. Hrrmmm.


The Midwife’s Apprentice.  Takes place ca. 1300.

What’s a midwife?
What’s an apprentice?
What was life like in 1300? We’re going to find out.

 

 

Friday, 10/15: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #8

Prep sheet for Test #8:
Ap. 10-14:___/11     Last Weeks’s KBAR: ___/24   
Vocabulary H/w: ___/15   
Vocabulary Practices: ___/13   ___/13   ___/12
Other Extra Credit: Period 6 Gets +2 for Vocab Relay, all other classes get +1. 


Mental Floss = Wacky Wordies.


Test #8 – 2021


Doodle Theme: Cheese Rolling!

 

Thursday, 10/14: Apostrophes, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders, Correct Test #7

NOTICE: OUTSIDERS PROJECTS ARE NOW DUE NEXT THURSDAY, 10/21! You are welcome.

Tomorrow’s Test: Apostrophes, Vocab, Husker Du, Outsiders. Preview Link: Test #8 Preview

“Apostrophe’s.” COPY the boldfaced, underlined parts.

  1. _____ llama was selected for the fair.  (Charles)
  2. The llama got all ____ on my report card.  (B)
  3. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to llamas. (More than one.)  (teacher)
  4. _____ llama is that?  (who)
  5. I think that llama is _____.   (they)
  6. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama. (woman)
  7. I think ____ going to be OK. (they)
  8. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky. (llama)
  9. She’s sure ____ going to be OK. (it)
  10. All classes earned ____ from the sub. (10 – more than 1)
  11. Is the above title spelled correctly?

“Vocab, 10/14.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Which word would you most likely do at the swap meet? ____
  5. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
  6. compelling : boring :: scarce : _____
  7. gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______
  8. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”_____
  9. The roots of this word meant “to distrust.” ______
  10. The root of this word meant “heart.” ______
  11. The ancient root of this word meant “to face downwards.” _____
  12. The roots of this word are very uncertain. (haha) _____

VOCABULARY RELAY!


The Outsiders Wrap Up.

  • Reread the middle paragraph on p179. It’s the one that begins, “Tell Dally.” What is Pony’s purpose in writing this all down?
  • Is the book optimistic or pessimistic? Explain your reasoning.

 

Place the events below on Plot Mountain. More than one event can be in the same place.
exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

  1. the fire in the church ______
  2. the greasers win the rumble ______
  3. Johnny and Dally die ______
  4. we find out that the book is Pony’s theme for English _____
  5. Johnny kills Bob ______
  6. the boys hide out in the church ______
  7. Ponyboy threatens the Socs  _____
  8. Dally, Johnny, and Pony go to the movies ______
  9. Pony is in denial about Johnny’s death _____

 

Correct Test #7. (Finally)

Wednesday, 10/13: The Levitating Comma, Vocab, Outsiders, SE Hinton

“The Levitating Comma, 10/13.”

  1. Correctly spell the actual name for the levitating comma.
  2. Spend as long washing ____ hands…  (you)
  3. …as it takes to say the _____.   (ABC)
  4. ______ suggestion was a good one.  (Carlos)
  5. We had four ______ in class.  (Jake)
  6. All the ____ clothes are on the second floor. (child)
  7. The llama wagged ____ tail. (it)
  8. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (man)
  9. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
  10. The best era for music was the ____. (70)
  11. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
  12. Five _____ parents will be slimed at the event. (student)

“Vocab, 10/13.”

Write the word. You will use words more than once.

  1. (2) In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ and the hare is ______.
  2. After he forgot his wife’s birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
  3. He practiced the skate trick ______(ly) until he got it right.
  4. His ____ facade hid a very dangerous person.
  5. My mom didn’t find my reasons for “needing” an X-Box8 very _____, so I was denied.
  6. He was so hungry that he ate the food, ____ of the mold around the edges.
  7. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
  8. compelling : boring  ::  cordial :  ____
     
  9. _____
  10. _____
  11. _____
  12. _____

 


The Outsiders to the End.

Why is Two-Bit relieved when he sees Pony picking up the broken glass? (p172)


 

Speaking with SE Hinton…

(SE Hinton Scene?)

 

Tuesday, 10/12: Correct Test #7, Apostrophes, Vocab, Outsiders

The Levitating Comma! The Apostrophe!

Question: What are the three uses for apostrophes? Examples?

  1. Possessive form: Book of Joe = Joe’s book.
  2. Contractions: is + not = isn’t  (Takes the place of a letter.)
  3. Pluralize letters and words used as words.  All A’s on my report card.

 

“Apostrophes, 10/12.” Copy only the bold-faced, underlined part. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify. YOU get ONE S.

  1. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
  2. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  3. _____ going with them?  (who)
  4. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
  5. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
  6.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
  7. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (more than one lady)
  8. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

Checking Definitions.

“Vocab, 10/12.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. boring : compelling :: aloof : ____
  6. The “consequences” for misbehavior in schools in the old days were sometimes pretty ______. I remember getting hit by a ruler more than once.
  7. His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
  8. Even though there is actually a(n) _____(ce) of  food being grown in the world, most of it doesn’t get to the people who need it.
  9. The roots of this word mean “together to come.” ______
  10. The roots of this word mean “together to drive.” _____
  11. (3) Choose the vocab adjective that describes each character:
    a)  Johnny is _____.
    b) According to Cherry, Dally is _____.
    c) According to Darry, Pony is _____.

The Outsiders!

Why was Dally’s death even sadder than Johnny’s? Did he die gallant? (Notice that Pony didn’t say gallantLY.)

Chapter 12


Correct Test #7.