Wednesday, 3/19: Compounds, Vocab, BOB

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“Compound What? 3/19” *compound subject  *compound verb  *compound both  *compound sentence *complex sentence  *NOTA

  1. She forgot to feed her llama and felt guilty about it.
  2. With a duck on his head, the llama climbed languidly up the very steep hill.
  3. The llama read a magazine about raising rabbits but didn’t follow the instructions.
  4. Rudolpho was upset although his llama made his favorite schnitzel.
  5. The llama ate his doctor-recommended doughnut for breakfast this morning.
  6. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched the llamas instead.
  7. Flowers and geometrical designs are permitted and often decorate the llamas.
  8. My friend the llama and I jumped our bikes off the ramp.

Debrief Test #25.

“Vocab, 3/19.” avid, indefinite, inevitable, inquisitive, elaborate, appalling, entail, imperative, sullen, surpass, prone
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The prefix of this word means “above.”
  6. The root of this word meant “to crave.”
  7. The root of this word meant “to grow pale.”
  8. ______ has a better connotation than nosy though the denotations are similar.
  9. The roots of this word mean “to not come to a finish.”
  10. An old cliche is that there are only two really _____ things: death and taxes.
  11. Even though it _____(ed) a lot of risk, there was a good chance of a big reward.
  12. Examples of _____ pronouns are words like anybody, somebody, and nobody.
  13. The root of this word means “work.”  (duh)

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nasa-astronaut-reveals-the-horrors-of-going-to-the-bathroom-

BOB.

If not already completed:

  1. Read Analyze Structure on p239.
  2. Do the “Structure” Exercise below in your BOB.

Copy each keyword and then choose the organizational  structure it signals. Choose from:  a) Classification  b) Cause/Effect  c) +/- (or C/C)

  1. drawback
  2. secondly
  3. because
  4. therefore
  5. on the other hand
  6. finally

DO “WHO?” and “WHAT?” on p238. For WHO, focus on skills and abilities and physical requirements.

Read “Martian Metropolis” (begins p241).

“Martian Metropolis” These are the test questions!

  1. The term “life raft” on p241 refers to…  
  2. What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?  Which was listed as most dangerous?
  3. What structure does the author use in the section “Fourth Rock from the Sun”? a) Classification  b) Cause/Effect  c) +/- (or C/C)  
  4. Why does the author include the section called “Living Off the Land” in the text? (p242)  a) to prove that colonizing another planet is possible  b) to show that it will be expensive to live on Mars  c) to convince readers that people should not farm on Mars   d) to explain that colonists will have to make what they need   e) NOTA
  5. How does the author elaborate on the ideas in this section?    a) by including statistics to explain the conditions colonists face   b) by describing the causes and effects of colonization on Mars   c) by classifying the needs of colonists into categories   d) by including graphic elements that clarify complex ideas
  6. Where would the sewage treatment plant be located in a Martian colony according to the article?  
  7. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14.  Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth? 
  8. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

TIME? Do:

  1. p245
  2. p246 #1 and #2
  3. p248
  4. p249

Correct. Use this as a cheat sheet tomorrow if you need it.