vocabulary

Tuesday, 9/27: Vocab + SAWs, FROs, Outsiders

 I will be checking: a) vocabulary definitions and b) p28 of the FRO sheet.

BLOGS!    Blogs are off to a pretty good start. Remember:

  • NIGHTLY!!!!!!!!!
  • Title each post appropriately.
  • Capitalize your title.
  • Mention the book in the post. Underline the book title. (Or use italics.)
  • It’s still KBARR responding: watch out for summaries!
  • Pics are cool, but give credit where you get them.
  • You can start other blogs for other purposes!
  • Go read and comment (intelligently–not just “good job”) on at least 4 other blogs. If you can list the blog titles you commented on, you will receive extra credit on Friday.

“Warm Up 9/27.” All answers will be vocabulary words or SAWs (***) or the word skimpy!. You will use words more than once.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. At the family reunion, we sat around ___(ing) about the last reunion.
  7. One of Tom Sawyer’s most famous ____(s) is the fence-painting scheme.
  8. The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense, and threw for 5 touchdowns.
  9. “Johnnycake made a kind of a gasp and his eyes were ______(ing)” with rage.”
  10. The school dress code bans _____ clothing.
  11. Ponyboy has a ______ at the end of chapter 4 that something bad might happen. (Bonus: What’s the literary version of this?)
  12. reminisce : predict :: obey : _____
  13. (3) *** My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.

FROs. Correct Part I (Trade and Grade).
+1 for 11/13, +2 for 12/13, +3 for 13/13.

 

Outsiders and Plot.

After we are introduced to the characters and their situations in the 1)______, we get to the 2)______, which sets our story in motion. The 3)______ is usually the longest part of the story and full of ups and downs. This is where we build up the anticipation for the 4)_____ of the story, which is the highest point of the action in the 5)_____ and steers us toward our 6)_______.

 

FIRE!

 

 

Monday, 9/26: Copy Homework, Debrief Test #5, Blogs!

Homies: Schoolwide Academic Words. (9p)

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considerable, contribute, demonstrate, sufficient, valid

  1. _____  2. NOT _____   3. _____  4. _____  5._____
    6. (3) My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.

 

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test #5. Ouch!

BLOGS!

  1. Get a Chromebook. It goes back the way you found it.
  2. Go to Blogger.com and log in there using your @student.slcusd.org username.
  3. Click New Blog.
  4. Create a meaningful title for your blog. You will have to live with it all year.
  5. Create a memorable url for your blog. Try to match the url with the title if possible.
  6. Click Create Blog!
  7. Email the url (the part before .blogspot.com) of your blog to: mcoward@slcusd.org
  8. Tonight: Click the pencil   to write a new POST. Do not create another blog!

 

Finished? Start your definitions or your FROs sheet.

Thursday, 9/22: Spelling/Vocab + Relay, FROs, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: Spelling, Vocab (including SAWs), Plot, FROs, Outsiders.

Due Tomorrow: KBARR (chart + 1 page in notebook or 4 blog posts) and spelling practice (sentences and/or analogies).

“Warm Up, 9/22.”  * = spelling. ** = vocab. *** = SAW. (15p)

  1. * (3) He saluted the _____, who had been in the Marine _____ for 25 years, and who was the ______ reason behind him becoming a Marine.
  2. ** humble : vain :: nonchalant : _____
  3. ** I was _____ to tell the teacher about the cheating I saw, because the person was my friend.
  4. ** Life is made up of thousands of ____ decisions every day, but some are more important than others.
  5. ** The comedian ____(ed) the famous politician’s mannerisms. (Bonus if you actually spell the answer correctly with the suffix.)
  6. ** If you ____ (ed) CPK last night, it benefited the band program.
  7. ** I did not want to be ___(ed); I felt I was savvy enough to make my own decisions.
  8. ** Buck Merrill sometimes sold _____ alcohol.  (It was called bootlegging. Bonus for the origin of the term!)
  9. ** A spy must use ____(ion) and not go blabbing secrets around.
  10. ** I finally had to poke him to ____ any response at all!
  11. *** (3) The city council studied the _____ _____ of the new shopping center on the local neighborhood before asking the developer to ______ a more pedestrian-friendly environment.

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!
Can ANYONE beat Period Three?!

NOTE: For the homophone pairs do this, “Discrete, E, T E.”

 

“FROs Pretest 9/22.” Write F, RO, or CS as needed. (11/11 = Exempt from this section tomorrow!)

  1. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!
  2. The chuck wagon, a rolling kitchen on wheels.
  3. The word chuck means “food” or “grub,” and that is what they served.
  4. Laughing at the comedian’s act, Jimmy fell off his chair.
  5. The cook was one of the most important persons on the trail, and he was highly paid.
  6. Looking after saddles and bridles was also one of the cook’s jobs.
  7. Explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it.
  8. I love that story; I have read it three times.
  9. Over the hills and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.
  10. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  11. True/False: One of the ways to fix a run-on is with a conjunction such as and or but.

Trade and Grade

 

The Outsiders

 

Wednesday, 9/21: Spelling/Vocab, FROs, Outsiders

Checking: Show-Me-You-Know sentences.

“Warm Up, 9/21.”  * = spelling.  ** = vocabulary or current SAW. (14p)

  1. * it is : ___ :: who owns : ___ (2p)
  2. * antagonist : protagonist :: villain : _____
  3. * John murdered the Cheerios and then he offed the Captain Crunch and then he snuffed out the Wheaties. John is a _______ killer. Get it? This is a joke on which pair of words? (Bonus: What kind of joke is it?)
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  4. ** _____
  5. ** _____
  6. ** Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______
  7. ** A twisted rubber band has _____ energy that can be used to fly a small plane.
  8. ** “You’re so ___. You probably think this song is about you.”
  9. ** Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
  10. ** Please stop ____(ing) me. I am not 5 years old any more. (Not mimic.)
  11. ** It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
  12. ** This word literally means “discovered speechless.” ______
  13. ** The prefix of this word means across or through: _____.

 

FROs!
What is a sentence fragment? How could we fix it?
What is a run-on? How could we fix it?

“FRO Practice I, 9/21.”  (7p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group. How could we fix the FROs?

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we trudged.
  4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
  5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
  6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
  7. Into the hole fell he.

 

The Outsiders

In chapter 2, Cherry said something to Pony that relates well to the meaning of the poem “Richard Cory.” What did she say to Pony? (Two quotes possible.)

 

“Nothing Gold Can Stay”

What “gold” has Ponyboy lost? Soda?  Darry?

 

Tuesday, 9/20: Spelling/Vocab, Outsiders

BLOGS!  We had seven who busted a move last night and three who came close.

Checking: Vocab definitions.

Bonus homophones:
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Spell all three correctly for +3!

“Warm Up, 9/20.” * = spelling.  ** = vocabulary. Do not copy. (15)

  1. (2) The roots of the word homophone means _____  _____.
    2. * Dally is Johnny’s _____.
    3. Do you understand the ____(s) of dividing fractions?
    4. * The word ____ comes from the French word for body.
    5. (3) ____ books have been sitting ____ for a long time; I hope ____ coming back soon.
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    6. ** _____  7. ** _____  8. ** _____  9. ** _____
    10. **  buy : sell :: boycott : _____
    11. **  legitimate : illicit :: combined : _____
    12. **  The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.

“NVAA , 9/20”
1-5: Name the part-of-speech of each boldfaced, underlined word above.

 

Plot Practice. Use the appropriate terms from the diagram in your notebook to fill the blanks. (7p – 6 minutes.)

  1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
  2. “And they all died,” would be the _____ of a dystopian fairy tale.
  3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
  4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
  5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  6. We are now in the _____ of the story.
  7. The part where he says that he likes the Green Eggs and Ham. ______

 

 “Richard Cory” 9/20.

Write a sentence about Richard Cory that begins with the word although.

 

The Outsiders!