Month: January 2025

“TuTu” Schedule.

Prep sheet for Test #16:

KBARR: ___/24   SMYK: ___/10  Vocab 1-9: ___/13    Other Extra Credit: Period 5 gets +2 for Vocab Relay; all other classes get +1.

Mental Floss.

1. What two words contain the most letters?
2. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
3. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words? (Hint: Sing them to yourself.)
   gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
4. Below are clues to two homonyms. Figure out what pair of words the clues are describing. Example: Rabbit fur = hare hair. You must get the order of the words correct and spell them correctly.
   a) What a metal thief would do.     b) A basic truth about a school leader.     c) A loud noise from tennis devices.
5. This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
6. What is this poem talking about?
   “The beginning of eternity
   The end of time and space
   The beginning of every end,
   And the end of every place.”

Test #16.

Doodle Theme: A car that matches your personality!

Tomorrow’s Test: Paragraph Scramble, Vocab, Vladek. Link after period four.

“Paragraph Scramble, 1/9.” Write out the paragraph in the correct order.

1.  Summer is a beautiful time of year.
2. There are more vehicles on the road; thus there are more accidents.
3. At the beaches, people are playing in the sand and water.
4. In addition, older people may be more prone to heart attacks.
5. On the other hand, summer can be a hazardous time.
6. Beaches, picnics, vacations, and fun are in store.

“Vocabulary, 1/9.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Not allegory)
5. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
6. The protesters _____(ed) for change in the unfair law.
7. She said she found the cute, slightly-used dress for a low price at the _____(ment) store.
8. The roots of this word meant “other speaking.” ______
9. The original root of this word was “unforeseen.”______
10. The roots of this word meant “to loosen, to free.”______
11. This root of this word originally meant “an evil person or thing,” but gradually the connotation changed to a positive one. _____
12. The root of this word was “to mark with the sign of the cross.” _____
13. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Sneetches”   d) He slept like a rock.  e) Diary of a Wimpy Kid  f) B and D  g) NOTA

VOCAB RELAY!!!!!

Vladek to p. 219. (p59 in online version)

Interviews. Share FINISHED ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day next Wednesday, 1/15.

Checklist and Rubric.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 200-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 50-75 words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

“Paragraph Scramble, 1/8.” Write out the paragraph in the correct order. No hints this time.

1. The risky hours are from 6:00 p.m. until dawn.
2. Walking through the jungles of Brazil is very dangerous at certain hours of the day.
3. Alligators that can chew off one’s foot, and deadly black widow spiders also live in those jungles.
4. One swift, stinging snake bite can cause paralyzation or sudden death.
5. Lurking constantly in the jungle are deadly, nocturnal snakes.

“Vocab, 1/10.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction
     

1. _____ (Not shrewd.)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. “You’re __(ing) I ate your goldfish?”
7. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _________, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
8. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
9. Years of work were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the terrorist organization.
10. The Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany ____(ed) Jews to second-rate status.
11. This word’s roots mean “to bend/lean inward.” ______
12. The roots of this word  meant “driven.” ______
13. The roots of this word meant “loathing or disgusted.” _____

Maus to p215. (p55 in online version.)

Interviews. Share FINISHED ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day next Wednesday, 1/15.

Checklist and Rubric.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 200-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

“PARAGRAPH Scramble, 1/7.” Unscramble the sentences below into an organized paragraph. WRITE IT OUT! Be sure to indent the first line.
(Bonus: If you think there is a second way to do it, write out the numbers in the order you think they could go.)
Ponyboy wakes up that first day in the church…

1. I was still groggy
2. Suddenly I realized that Johnny wasn’t there.
3. * Finally I quit pretending and pushed myself up. *
4. It was awful quiet with just the sound of the rushing wind in the trees.
5. I was stiff and sore, but I had never slept so soundly.
6. I pushed off Johnny’s jeans jacket and blinked, scratching my head.

“Vocab, 1/7.”  fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
6. He tried to _____ himself into the “cool crowd” by hanging around them A LOT.
7. North Korea is still under economic and trade _____(s) by the United States and others for the treatment of their citizens.
8. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
9. I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
10. Mr. Coward does not ______ the use of cell phones at school.
11. The annoying kids taunted the dog over the fence until he was _____(ed) enough to jump over it. 
12. (2) He fooled his pursuers with a _____ trick that he ______(ed) on the spot.
13. Which one is the allegory? (ANSWER, NOT LETTER.) a) Using animals instead of people in Maus.  b) The early bird gets the worm.  c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) B and D.  f) All are allegories.  g) None are allegories.

Vladek to the middle of page 207.

Work on Interview Essays. Final due next Wednesday, 1/15.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 200-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Examples of Finished Products.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSzrjuvzOKwGb9NgWsHsDl-a9zBQUNMqgj_M6hKInIo

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjCch7x9N_VfCe2b37Au1D3Jjr9Zzhha1bg1uSuw23s

Advisory Schedule.

Remember! Interview materials are due WEDNESDAY at the latest. We might start working on them tomorrow for those who are prepared.

Copy homework into planner:

BRING CHROMEBOOKS AND INTERVIEW NOTES TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK LONG!
DO NOT SHARE YOUR INTERVIEW NOTES WITH ME!

• IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE 120, SEND ME A VIDEO BY FRIDAY!
• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
• Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday.
  • due Tuesday– Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
• Interview Essay  due NEXT Wednesday, 1/15.

“Husker Du 2025″
–a duck  –up the hill  –the llama  –on his head  –while he balanced   –slowly climbed

1. Unscramble into a correct sentence.
2. CD or CX?
3. Circle the two clauses separately.
4. Label them Independent or Dependent.
5. Underline/label the subject.
6. Box/label the predicate.
7. (2) Label “up the hill” and “on his head” as _______  _______(s).
8. (2) Label the words slowly and his as n,v,adj, etc.
9. Change the sentence into the other type: cd–>cx or cx–>cd.

Vladek.

Go over Test 15 Vladek questions for review.

A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 2