Wednesday, 9/18/02
Warm up. Copy.
  1. "rank" =
  2. "broad" =
  3. [Example:  idiot (n) ---> idiotic (adj)] instrument (n) ---> __________ (adj)
  4. stereotype (n) ---> ___________ (adj)
  5. phonics (n) ---> ____________ (adj)
"Verb: That's What's Happening!" (Copy.)
Verb: A verb is a word that shows action, being, or state of being.
Examples: run, jump, be+, think

Practice: ID the verbs. (8 words)
1) Joan felt scared as she peeked around the corner.
2) Matt is a young musician who practices all the time.
3) "I am wet," she cried.
4) Taylor would be a good choice for ASB president.

Correct vocabulary practice.
Vocabulary Pretest. Do not copy. Be sure to add suffixes. There are some words you will not use.

  1. "The Socs were always behind a wall of _________(ness), careful not to let their real selves show through."
  2. At the end of Chapter Two, Pony says, "I know better now." This is an example of ___________(ing), where the author hints that something will happen to change Pony's mind.
  3.  If you make the Scholar List you are a part of the educational ________.
  4. "Two-Bit __________(ly) offered to walk the girls home--the west side of town was only about twenty miles away." (What a gentleman!)
  5. "'No...' Two-Bit said, ___________. 'No, Ponyboy, that ain't right...you got it wrong...'" (Two-Bit was almost speechless.)
  6. "Mickey Mouse was a dark-gold buckskin, sassy and _________, not much more than a colt."
  7. "'Okay,' Pony said _____________(ly), 'might as well.'" (He was trying to act tuff for the girls.)
  8. "'Who is it?' Two-Bit asked. 'The F.B.I.?'...'No,' Cherry said ________(ly), 'it's Randy and Bob.'" (Things look hopeless.)
  9. Dally spat ___________(ly) as he thought of what the Socs did to Johnny.
  10. Dally is the ___________(ical) greaser, but Pony is not.
gingerly, elite, gallant, contemptuous, aloof, stereotype, bleak, dumbfounded, foreshadow, nonchalant, ornery, savvy

The Outsiders Read Chapter 3, p35-42 ("...the blue Mustang vroomed off.")
Answer questions in notebook.