Month: October 2024

Thursday, 10/24: Prepositions, Vocab + Relay, Alyce

Tomorrow’s Test: Prepositions, Vocab, Alyce, Reruns from last week. Preview Here after Period 4.

“WoD (Wheel of Doom), 10/24.”  Spin the wheel and we’ll go back to that test for the Warm Up. (1-5)

 

 

“Prepositions, 10/24.” List the 10 Prepositional Phrases in the sentences below.

  1. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite on his phone.  
  2. The llamas in the accident were treated for their injuries. 
  3. I saw a llama riding his bike along the highway, and I waved to him.
  4. He was a llama of wealth driving in a Porsche.
  5. The llama was going to skip on his way from Gramma’s house.

“Vocab, 10/24.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. The crowd was ____(ed) by the magician’s impressive tricks.
  2. The natural garden ____(ed) with wildlife.
  3. _____(y) is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
  4. There are times to be _____ as well as times to be resistant.
  5. Most stores today do not ____. The prices are set and marked.
  6. If you ____ over any one question too much, you won’t finish the test.
  7. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”
  8. If you get them all correct, you can claim a ____ of +1.
  9. I do not _____ you your victory; you worked hard to achieve it.
  10. The harvest was quite _____(ful); there was plenty for everyone.
  11. The midwife told Beetle to hurry and not ____, when she sent back to the cottage for pepper.
  12. (3) I was not ____to the planning, and you were _____ of my _____ suggestions, so I take no responsibility for the mission’s failure.

 

Vocab Relay.

Alyce Chapter 9 Quiz. (5)

  1. What does the Joan ask Alyce for?
  2. Why does Alyce deliver Alyce Little, instead of the midwife?  
  3. The way Alyce helped Joan with the difficult delivery was compared to…?
  4. What prompted Alyce’s first smile?  
  5. If we are in Chapter 10, what part of plot mountain are we on?

Alyce chapter 10 Aloud

Wednesday, 10/23: Prepositions, Vocab, Alyce

“Prepositions, 10/23.” TIP: When you think you’ve found one, ask yourself, “____ what?” If the answer is not a noun or pronoun, it’s not a preposition.

  1. A prepositional phrase must always end with a _____
  2. A prepositional phrase will never have a(n) ____ in it. (Hint: Because then it would be a clause!)
  3. (3) Prepositions show ____, _____, _____.
    Write the prepositional phrases you find in each sentence. Each sentence has two. 
  4. The family of llamas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
  5. I found an old photo of a toothless llama in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
  6. Llamas live in burrows and under bushes, and they are cute.
  7. Llamas have been used for transportation in many places, but that is not a llama.
  8. The llama mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office. (Bonus: What’s wrong with this sentence? LOL.)

 

“Vocab, 10/23.” 
   
heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. The root of this word meant “goodness.”
  7. The root of this word meant “to be struck senseless.”
  8. The root of this word meant “separate or distinct.”
  9. The root of this word meant “to complete (a task).”
  10. The root of this word meant “private.”
  11. The root of this word meant “to complain.”
  12. The root of this word meant “daily.”
  13. (3) The path to school was ____(ing) with dangers, but he was ____ of them all, and he _____(ed) so much that he was late.

Finish and Correct Chapter 7 and 8 Quizzes.

“Alyce Chapter 7 Quiz.”

  1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
  2. What’s wag? (“…Aww this wag grows boresome…” -p41)
  3. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
  4. On what page was Alyce first foreshadowed to be the Devil?
  5. How did the midwife get out of being caught by the Devil?
  6. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?

“Alyce Chapter 8 Quiz.”

  1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
  2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
  3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
  4. What was one of the ways Alyce helped Will with Tansy?
  5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
  6. Why does Alyce not notice this?

Chapter 9 aloud.  Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

 

Tuesday, 10/22: Prepositions, Vocab, Alyce

New Groups for Q2.

A PREPOSITION is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It is ALWAYS part of a phrase.
TIME, DIRECTION, LOCATION.

“Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go on a unicorn.”

“Prepositions! 10/22.”  DO NOT USE THE SAME WORD TWICE! Copy the boldfaced underlined parts.

  1. My llama was lying ____ the couch.
  2. The llama ____ the counter was rude.
  3. The llama flew the chopper ____ the clouds.
  4. The llama who sits ____me is annoying.
  5. The llama ____ the bridge is a troll.
  6. The llama looked ___ the window.
  7. The llama bought a can ___ beans.
  8. The llama limped ___ the hill.
  9. (2) The llama went ____ me ___ the store.

“Vocab, 10/22.” 

   
heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupify, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Dally was definitely NOT _____. Nobody could tell him what to do.
  5. Beetle didn’t yet understand that when the midwife said, “Two eggs and a laying hen,” she was ____(ing) over her fee.
  6. “The merchant’s booth was also filled with ____other wares for wondering at.”
  7. The root of this word meant “swallow.”  _____
  8. Beetle found a _____ of apples on the ground in the orchard and filled her baskets quickly.
  9. Ponyboy was ____(ed) when Cherry first said she could fall in love with Dally. His jaw dropped open.
  10. The Old English form of this word meant “pregnant.” _____
  11. They all ____(ed) Cindy her victory because they thought she cheated.
  12. When Mr. Coward barks, “You’re not doing anything,” it’s probably because you are _____(ing).
  13. Darry’s main complaint about Pony was that he was _____ and didn’t use his head.
  14. A spy is ____to all kinds of top secret information that they must remain —-previous vocab word for bonus—- about.

“Alyce Chapter 7 Quiz.”

  1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
  2. What’s wag? (“…Aww this wag grows boresome…” -p41)
  3. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
  4. On what page was Alyce first foreshadowed to be the Devil?
  5. How did the midwife get out of being caught by the Devil?
  6. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?

Chapter 8. Read silently and answer the following in your notebook.

“Alyce Chapter 8 Quiz.”

  1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
  2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
  3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
  4. What was one of the ways Alyce helped Will with Tansy?
  5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
  6. Why does Alyce not notice this?

 

Monday, 10/21: Homework, Warm Up, Debrief Test #8, Alyce

Advisory Schedule. Slides Link.

Copy homework into planner:

  • KBARR! Read 15 minutes, fill in chart DAILY (in notebook)
    Responding is NEW and DAILY this week! 1+1+1.

    • 1 Complex Reaction Sentence = What you thought and why. (because, since, until, although, etc.)
    • 1 Complex Prediction Sentence = What you think will happen next and why. (because, since, although, etc.)
    • 1 Curiosity Question = What do you just want to know more about just because it seems kinda kewl.
  • Vocabulary due Tuesday (defns), Thursday (SMYK’s).

“Scramble, 10/21.” Extra = Extra

–if  –until  –the midwife approach  –who was  –on the stoop  –she sat  –to know –she heard

Debrief Test #8.

TMA. Aloud through Chapter 7. Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

Time?

Chapter 8. Read silently and answer the following in your notebook.

“Chapter 8.”

  1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
  2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
  3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
  4. In what ways did Alyce help Will?
  5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
  6. Why does Alyce not notice this?

Friday, 10/18: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #8

Welcome to the end of Q1. TuTu schedule.

Prep sheet for Test #8:
KBAR: ___/8   SMYK: ___   MwA Quizzes: ___/4  ___/6  ___/5   Vocab Practice 10-15: ___/13
Other Extra Credit: Extra scrambles, Extra vocab words, tourniquet, pun.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day for years, and now he is a millionaire. How?
  2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
    Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
  3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
  4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
  5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
    umop
  6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

Test #8.

Freeeeee Dooooodle!