Wednesday, 9/23/09
Warm Up. Copy (1-6) and Click.
  1. "jumbled sound"   a) symphony  b) phonograph  c) megaphone  d) microphone  e) cacophony
  2. "self life writing"  a) autograph  b) bibliography  c) paragraph  d) autobiography  e) graphic
  3. "light write"   a) phonograph  b) telegraph  c) calligraphy  d) geography  e) photograph
  4. "distant sound"  a) phonograph  b) telegraph  c) telephone  d) phonetic  e) photograph
  5. author : book :: musician : _________  a) audience  b) performance  c) instrument  d) microphone  e) autobiography
  6. "sound write" =  a) symphony  b) phonograph  c) megaphone  d) microphone  e) calligraphy
  7. When you spell a word the way it sounds, like kat, that is called the _____ spelling. a) phonics  b) symphonic  c) phonetic  d) automatic  e) natural
  8. A lot of cake was served during Cindy's wedding.  (simple subject?)   a) cake  b) a lot of cake  c) lot  d) Cindy  e) wedding
  9. Captain Queso, the chief of police, directed traffic during the president's visit. (simple subject?) a) Captain Queso  b) Queso  c) chief  d) chief of police   e) Captain Queso, the chief of police
  10. The town of El Queso Grande, I believe, has an 18 foot wheel of cheese.  (simple subject/simple predicate?)  a) town/believe  b) El Queso Grande/has  c) town/has  d) El Queso Grande/believe  e) I/believe
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest 4.
     My mom was singing along to her oldies station, "You're so (1)_____; you probably think this song is about you..." So, instead of laughing and (2)______(ing)her silly "dance" moves, I figured I might ask about the party again. We had been arguing about whether I was old enough to (3)_____ an all-ages dance club by myself.
     "Please, please, please, let me go to the party, Mom!" I said imploringly, but she said she was leery about the crowd I was hanging with. She thought they might influence me into some (4)__________  or illegal activities. I told her that I would be (5)______, and make good decisions, but that only (6)______(ed) an angry response from her. She said I was being too nonchalant about the risks involved, and that I ought to take her more seriously. She explained that life was made up of a million (7)______ decisions, and each one was important.  I got indignant with her for treating me like a gullible little kid, and I told her to quit (8)_______(ing) me. I also said,  "Mom, don't get all (9)______ and crazy on me; you've taught me to be savvy  enough to make the right decisions."
     I guess Mom just didn't have the 10)________ to argue with me any more. She said OK.
  1. A) PATRONIZE  B) STAMINA  C) DISCREET  D) VAIN  E) HYSTERICAL
  2. A) HYSTERICAL  B) STAMINA  C) MIMIC  D) ELICIT  E) ILLICIT
  3. A) DISCRETE  B) STAMINA  C) MIMIC  D) ELICIT  E) PATRONIZE
  4. A) VAIN  B) ILLICIT  C) MIMIC  D) ELICIT  E) HYSTERICAL
  5. A) DISCREET  B) ILLICIT  C) MIMIC  D) DISCRETE  E) HYSTERICAL
  6. A) DISCREET  B) ILLICIT  C) MIMIC  D) ELICIT  E) HYSTERICAL
  7. A) HYSTERICAL  B) STAMINA  C) DISCRETE  D) ELICIT  E) ILLICIT
  8. A) PATRONIZE  B) STAMINA  C) DISCREET  D) MIMIC  E) HYSTERICAL
  9. A) PATRONIZE  B) ELICIT  C) DISCRETE  D) VAIN  E) HYSTERICAL
  10. A) HYSTERICAL  B) STAMINA  C) HYSTERICAL  D) VAIN  E) MIMIC

 
 

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Show Examples.
Things I liked: use of vocabulary words, good ideas, enthusiasm
Things to work on: proofread aloud for run-ons (commas) and paragraphing, WDILL??? no padding, verb tenses, the word smelt means to melt metals together (or tiny fish)

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