vocabulary

Thursday, 9/8: Spelling/SAWs, Outsiders, Voibs!

Tomorrow’s Test: Spelling, SAWs (all), Outsiders, Husker Du?
(Please RELOAD the test page for the latest version.)

Double-Feature Preview: “Verb!” and “Mr. Morton”

“Warm Up, 9/8.” (17!) Write the answer only. Spelling or SAW (all 10).
maturity, narrative, creative, believable, cooperation, movable,
ignorance, requirement, revision, security, insurance, separately

  1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) beleivable  d) all correct
  2. young : mature :: stationary : _____
  3. (2) His instructions were so ______ that everyone _______(ed) them differently.
  4. His loss in the race was _____ a pulled hamstring muscle.
  5. “_____ is bliss.”
  6. option : requirement :: conflict : _______
  7. (2) A first -person _______ is sometimes more _______ because we usually trust the narrator to tell his own story.

    List all the adjectives you find in each sentence.

  8. My pink llama swam smoothly across the calm seas to his hidden lair.
  9. I climbed Mt. Cheese only to find that the view was disappointing.

    List the verbs you find in each sentence.

  10. “I am wet!” she cried, with a frown on her face.
  11. Millie felt scared as she peeked around the corner.

 

Messy Room samples?

The Outsiders!

Wednesday, 9/7: Debrief Test #2, Spelling/SAWs, Outsiders, VERBS!

Double-Feature Preview: “Verb!” and “Mr. Morton”


Debrief Test #2. Reruns for Friday: #15, 16, 21, 34, 35.
34, 35? Really? Again?

“Warm Up, 9/7.” Copy 2-7! The answers will be spelling words or SAWs from this week. Write the answers for 8-10.

  1. a) insurance  b) security  c) seperately  d) all correct
  2. refusal : cooperation :: childishness : _____
  3. rewrite : revision :: story : ______ 
  4. purpose : function :: requirement : ______
  5. locker : storage :: _____ : security
  6. knowledgeable : ignorant :: young : _____
  7. soldier : obedient :: artist : _____
  8. The reason we drop the last e from a word like narrate  before we add an ending like ive,  is that… a) Narrate ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending ive  also ends with an e.  c) The ending ive  begins with a consonant  d) The ending ive  makes it an adjective.  e) The ending ive  begins with a vowel.
  9. The reason we don’t drop the last e from a word like separate before we add an ending like -ly, is that… a) Separate ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending -ly ends with an y.  c) The ending -ly  begins with a consonant  d) The ending -ly  makes it an adjective.  e) NOTA
  10. Based on the videos, copy and complete this sentence: “A verb is a word that…”

 

The Outsiders…

Tuesday, 9/6: Copy Homework, SRI

HOMIES: This week’s SAWs:

guideline, mature, ambiguous, due (to), status

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guideline, mature, ambiguous, due (to), status

 

Short Week!

Copy homework into planner.

Copy spelling list into notebook. Bonus for practicing spelling words 3x each by Friday in your notebook.

  • maturity
  • narrative
  • creative
  • believable
  • cooperation
  • movable
  • ignorance
  • requirement
  • revision
  • security
  • insurance
  • separately

Get a Chromebook. Log in. Open Chrome. Come here to middleschool.mrcoward.com.

Click:  https://h100000583.education.scholastic.com/slms/studentaccess

Click the blue RI icon. Follow the directions.

If you finish early, start your homework.

Thursday, 9/1: “Slang” Due, Adjectives, Vocabulary + Relay, Show not Tell, Outsiders

Please put your Slang Paragraph in my assistant’s basket.
Thank. You.

Tomorrow’s Test: Adjectives, Vocabulary, Outsiders, Husker Du?

“Adjectives, 9/1.” (5p) Adjective or not?

  1. A savvy Kal-El  knew just what to do. (Solo Bonus: who is Kal El?)
  2. The running criminal was finally tackled.
  3. The running criminal was finally tackled.
  4. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
  5. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”

“Vocabulary, 9/1.” (12p) Write the word. #10 is NOT a vocab or SAW word.

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  1. _____ (Be prepared to explain why.)
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. laugh : happy :: _____ : hurt
  5. I tried to act cheerful, but it was just a __. I was really depressed inside.
  6. If you make the Scholar List you are a part of the educational _______.
  7. Even after I read the poem three times, the meaning still ______(ed) me.
  8. (2) After ______(ing) the video of the crash, the authorities concluded that pilot error was a ______ in the accident.
  9. It would be ironic for a pilot to be scared of heights.   True / False
  10. The root cred, as in incredulous and incredible, means to _______.
  11. Wow! That was a(n) ____ roller coaster!!  a) awesome  b) incredulous  c) aloof  d) ironic  e) cheese

 

VOCABULARY RELAY #2!

 

Next Writing Assignment:

SHOW not TELL
“Don’t tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.”
-Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions! (Yes, I know they are technically adjectives.)
What’s “cool” to you could be “gross” to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples…

“My Room is Such a Mess” due next Thursday, 9/8.
Show me the most nightmarish room imaginable. I want to feel, see, hear, taste (ewww), smell everything.
1 page (350+ words), ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.
SHOW! WDILL?

 

The Outsiders!

  • setting?
  • point of view?
  • conflict?

Read on.

Wednesday, 8/31: Adjectives, Vocab, Outsiders


 I will be checking Show-Me-You-Knows and KBARR while you are warming up.

“Adjectives, 8/31.” (5p) Write “adj.” or “not” for the underlined word in the sentence. (Bonus Opportunity: If it’s not an adjective, say what it is!)

  1. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
  2. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
  3. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
  4. Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
  5. The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming. (Bonus: What does quadruped mean?)

“Vocabulary, 8/31.” (12p) All blanks are vocabulary words or SAWs except for the very last one.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. The Socs are the _____ social class in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  5. Maybe his cold unfeeling exterior is simply a _____ that hides his true feelings.
  6. Pony _____(ed) at the thought of his brother being a drop-out.
  7. mask : facade :: resource : _____
  8. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).
  9. It would be ironic if you suddenly decided not to get on a plane, and then the plane crashed.  True / False
  10. (3) In English, we _______(ed) the _______ of a story and found that every story has to have a  __(not a vocab word)_.

 

(FIRST PERIOD ONLY) The Outsiders, 8/30. (6p)
Which character…

  1. “…gets drunk on just plain living”?
  2. …thinks Ponyboy is a “tag-a-long and a kid”?
  3. “…doesn’t understand anything that isn’t plain, hard fact”?
  4. …kept them “laughing at themselves”?
  5. …has a “hatred of the whole world.”
  6. …likes to “lone it anyway”?
  7.  (Bonus) What does every story require in order to actually be a story?

 

(EVERYONE)
The Outsiders, 8/31. (6) Write the ANSWER, not the letter.

  1. “The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn’t present in _____.”
  2. “If it weren’t for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are.”
  3. Soda’ s best buddy. ______
  4. Dally : the world :: Johnny : ___   a) Dally  b) his parents  c) the world  d) Steve  e) All of these.
  5. “…still a junior at 18 1/2.” _____
  6. This is ironic. True/False

Remember the scene in biology, where Pony pulled out his switchblade? What does Pony’s reaction tell us about how he feels about being a greaser?
What is the difference between an internal and external conflict?

Has our story actually started yet? What is this part of the book called?

Read aloud.