Day: August 16, 2024

Friday, 8/16: Mental Floss, Were You Paying Attention, Delinquent, Unpack Your Adjectives

Mental Floss: (Every Friday) Brain teasers and trick questions to scrape the mucous off your brain before a test. Purely extra credit. NO penalty for wrong answers, so you may as well guess. If it looks like a trick, it probably is. ALWAYS MAKE A GUESS!

Start with a blank sheet in your notebook.

“Mental Floss, 8/16.” NOT COLLABORATIVE!

  1. You have two coins that total 15 cents, but one of them is not a nickel. How is that possible?
  2. What is the volume of dirt in a hole 6 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 4 feet wide?
  3. A farmer had seventeen sheep; all but nine died. How many are left?
  4. What heavy six letter word can you take one letter away from and have eight left?
  5. A fish weighs 10 pounds plus half its weight. How much does it weigh? (Not a trick; just math.)

“Listening Quiz,” 8/16.  Write the ANSWER in your notebook. Collaborative. (10p)
For the first five, choose from these: grimace, advocate, adapt, motto

  1. The roots of this word meant “to fit.” ____
  2. The root of this word meant”word.” ____
  3. He ____(ed) as the llama pulled the splinter from his hand.
  4. Species of llama that are _____(able) are more likely to survive.
  5. Your counselor will always be your _____.
  6. How often does Mr. Coward assign homework?
  7. If you are absent from this class, what should you automatically do?
  8. How is a motto different from just an old saying?
  9. (2) In the poem “Motto” what two meanings does the word dig have?

Trade and Grade.

“Delinquent, 8/16.”

“It takes a village to raise a child.”   -African Proverb.  (copy into notebook)

What do you think that means? Do you think it’s true? Explain why/not.

What does delinquent mean?

I read the poem out loud. Groups take a shot at the questions in their notebooks. Then we go through it!

Delinquent –Langston Hughes

Little Julie
Has grown quite tall.
Folks say she don’t like
To stay home at all.
Little Julie
Has grown quite stout.
Folks say it’s not just
Stomach sticking out.

Little Julie
Has grown quite wise-
A tiger, a lion, and an owl
In her Eyes.

Little Julie
Says she don’t care!
What she means is:
Nobody cares
Anywhere.

  1. “Folks say she don’t like to stay home at all.” Guess what he might mean.
  2. What kind of “wise” does he mean?
  3. What qualities do we usually associate with lions, tigers and owls? What is he trying to say about Julie?
  4. What is the message of this poem? (In other words, what does Julie need?)

Outro: Connect the poem to the quote!

DAY TWO SLIDES: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MnxTjQn51FWfbozK1qAOhKb-ZTBmj5jPODkl6lslHJI/edit#slide=id.ge817d7f74d_6_32

 

 

IF TIME….

  1. What is a noun?
  2. What does an adjective do?
  3. What is one example of an ending that can change a noun to an adjective?
  4. The running criminal was finally tackled.  ADJ or NOT?
  5. I hate running in PE.  ADJ or NOT?
  6. I like the sound of running water.  ADJ or NOT?