Day: August 20, 2024

Tuesday, 8/20: Warm Up, Vocab, KBARR Check, Adjectives, Outsiders

I’m coming to see your first KBARR!

“Warm Up, 8/20.” (5) Write the answer (NOT LETTER) in your notebook. Do not copy the question. Do not forget to write the Title and Date.

  1. What’s the message of the poem “Motto”?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how you want to be treated.  d) “Dig it!”  e) NOTA
  2. The expression “Mind your own business” is a motto.  True  / False
  3. The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto.   True  / False
  4. What pronouns are associated with a first person narrator?
  5. (2) Which word doesn’t belong? WHY?  a) evaluate b) predict c) question d) summarize e) react

“Vocabulary, 8/20.” (in your notebook, collaborative) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. You can ____ from this picture that the person on the other end is upset.
  6. The roots of this word mean “same shape.” _____
  7. For the llama, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
  8. Every time Homer Simpson says, “D’oh!” he is being ____ about something he did or didn’t do.
  9. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
  10. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.
  11. This word came from Spanish for “you know.”
  12. cool : good :: dig : ______
  13. rules : requirements :: happiness : ___

“Adjectives, 8/20.”

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

The Outsiders.

  • What is it about our narrator that drives his oldest brother Darry crazy?
  • Which brother “understands everything, almost”?
  • Which brother “likes to lone it”?
  • As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
  • As used in The Outsiders, the words Soc is short for _____.

Read Aloud.