Thursday, 10/3: Clauses, Apostrophes, Vocab + Relay, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: See Below. Most of the test will be reruns of what we do today. Preview after Period 4.

“S/CD/CX, 10/3.”

  1. Up the  steep hill we climbed slowly.
  2. The llama ran awkwardly with crutches, but he still won the race.
  3. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.
  4. We will wait here until the llama comes to get us.
  5. The llama ate a green doughnut, and he got sick.
  6. Because the llama ate a green doughnut, he got sick.
  7. (Why is #6 a better sentence than #5?)

“The Floating Comma, 10/3.”

  1. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  2. _____ going with them?  (who)
  3. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky.  (llama)
  4. We have three _____ in the class. (Elvis)
  5. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (lady)
  6. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
  7. The duck honked ____ horn.  (it)
  8. (3)_____ llamas have been ____ an long time. I hope ____ coming back soon.  (they)
  9. (2) ___ not going to believe ____ eyes! (you, you)

“Vocab, 10/3.”  adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

  1. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you _____ is not necessarily what the reality is.
  2. The amount of crime _____(ed) when police started patrolling the neighborhood more often.
  3. The 5 hour Advanced Placement exam was very _______. I needed a long rest afterward.
  4. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and refuses to buy their products. (Bonus: What is that protest refusal to buy called?)
  5. The root origins of this word meant “curse and proclamation.”
  6. The root origin of this word meant “NOT considered worthy.”
  7. The root origin of this word meant “ghost.”
  8. The root origin of this word meant “made cheerful.”
  9. The root origin of this word meant ” in large (fat) letters.”
  10. The root origin of this word meant “turned against person.”
  11. The root origin of this word meant “to get one’s punishment.”
  12. The root origin of this word meant “to understand.”
  13. The root origin of this word meant “steadiness.”

Vocab Relay!

The Outsiders (NEW online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

  1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
  2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
  3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important?
    • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
      OR
    • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
  4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT!
  5. Return Pink Handout to the stack.
  6. Continue reading Chapter 10 up to the BOTTOM OF PAGE 155.
  7. Go see Mr. Coward for the Chapter 10 question. Return to your desk and thoughtfully answer the question in your notebook under the title: “Why? 10/2”
  8. If there is still time, work on your essay or SMYKs.
  9. Everything above should be finished by EOP Thursday. Otherwise finish at home Thursday night.