Month: December 2024

“Vocab, 12/11.”
     
mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____ (LOL)
6. They took up a collection to help _____ the cost of the party.
7. When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned from the first moon walk, they were _____(ed) to make sure they didn’t bring back any “space germs.”
8. Many of you have pretended to be sick to get out of stuff, but a _____(c) actually believes he is sick.
9. Mala says that, even though Vladek is rich, he still lives like a _____.
10. The root of this root means “wretched” or “very unhappy.” _____ (NOT disgruntled.)
11. The prefix of this word means between._____
12. After Johnny and Dally died, Ponyboy was ______(ing) in misery and self-pity, and Darry told him to stop.
13. Anja was ______ about not giving up Richieu until it was too late to save him.

“Yertle the Turtle.”

Beginning 

https://youtu.be/EkwGOVH17Y8?si=wdTjxCqroeatzDW6  (Start at 2:20)

120 Seconds. The next performances will be tomorrow.
Rubric (40 points)

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Maus. Finish Book One (chapter 6). Begin Book 2 with New Actors.  (LINK to ONLINE VERSION.)

“Sentence Scramble, 12/10.”

1. –with a llama  –at the castle gate  –and  –you are  –it is midnight  –standing
2. S, CD, CX?
3. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?
4. –slowly  –although  —off the field  –the llama  –was uninjured  –he walked
5. S, CD, CX?
6. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?

Debrief Test #14: Nice Improvement.

“Vocab, 12/10.” mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper

1. _____ (2 possible)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The roots of this word meant “40 days.” _____
7. We were completely _____(ed) by the amazing acrobatic performance.
8. The ______ customers who were scammed by the kombinator…
9. …needed someone to _____ for them to get their money back.
10. Fourth period is often the scene of _____, and that is why they rarely get a “10” from a guest teacher.
11. The root of this word meant “to roll about.” _____
12. (2) They separated all the people with _____ to an imaginary ______. (haha)

120 Seconds. Next Performances are tomorrow.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Advisory Schedule.

Copy Homework into Planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
• Vocabulary due Tuesday and Thursday.
  • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
• Preliminary Interview Questions due Thursday!
• 120 Seconds continues T-Th until all have finished.

Interviews! Just the Questions are due Thursday!

Volunteers for 120 Seconds tomorrow?

“The Sneetches”

What makes people treat others differently?   So a star on your belly isn’t difference enough? What is?

1. Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?
2. Are belly stars good or bad? Explain.
3. What lesson do the Sneetches finally learn?
4. What is this story Really about?

Vladek: Mouse Trap.

TuTu Schedule.

Prep Sheet for Test #14:

KBARR: ____/24   SMYK: ___/10    Outsiders Project:___/60 or ___/75    Other Extra Credit:

VOCAB RELAY!!!

Mental Floss.

1. A word I know, six letters it contains.
   Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
   What word is it?
2. Wacky Wordy: TTTT RRRRRRRRR
3. Wacky Wordy: Must get here. Must get here. Must get here.
4. Wacky Wordy: history history history history
5. When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, this day will be as far from Friday as this day was from Friday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it?
6. The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth?

Test #14.  Doodle Theme: Invent a new game or sport.

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, Vladek, Reruns. Preview after Period 4.

Checking SMYKs.

Vocab, 12/5.”  succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
 

1. _____  (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Multiple answers accepted.)
5. _____
6. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips, pizza, and Dr. Pepper.
7. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we were saying that the person was _____(ing) about their true feelings.
8. The roots of this word meant “to bring low.” _____ (not subsist)
9. This word’s roots meant “taken before.” _____
10. This word is French for “advance guard.” _____
11. This word’s roots meant “to bring back close.” _____
12. This word’s roots evolved from “from below to stand” to “stand firm” to our present meaning._____
13. (2) Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches because he is too “_____” to buy them.

Vocab Relay!

120 Seconds. Next Performances are Tuesday.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Vladek questions on tomorrow’s test:

1. ID: Srodula. 
2. ID: bunker.  
3. ID: p101, Panel 7, the one in the dress. 
4. ID: p108, Last Panel, the one talking. 
5. ID: p111, Panels, 5,6,7. 
6. ID: p114, Last Panel, the one with the book. 
7. Why does Haskel say he can’t help Anja’s parents. 
8. How does Vladek’s group get caught? 
9. What is Tosha’s relationship to Anja? 
10. What is Lolek’s relationship to Anja?  
11. ID: kombinator.
12. Why are the roads on p127 shaped like a swastika?

Vladek to the end of Book 1?