Thursday, 3/1/12
Tomorrow's Test: Spelling (study the ones you missed on Tuesday), Warm ups, Prepositions (pink sheet and pretests), Vocabulary (pretest and ** warm ups), Husker Du, Charlotte 21. Whew.
Due Today: Pink Sheet p125.
Warm Up. Copy, unless you are exempt from that section. * = spelling  ** = vocabulary
  1. * together : separate :: unfair : _______
  2. * ordinary : weird :: permanent : _______
  3. * waiter : restaurant :: _____ : corporation
  4. ** embrace : renounce :: precede : ______
  5. **  attach : affix :: twist : _____

 
 

Pink Sheet p125. Prepositions. Say WHAT? No really, say it.
Correct Pink Sheet. Prize for best guest prepositional phrase for #B5.
Pretest III. Solo. No Pink Sheet. 27/31 or 11/11 = Exempt. Good luck with that.

  1. He made us walk around together to see the sights.  a) around  b) together  c) around, together  d) to, around, together  e) no prepositions
  2. The class about cheese was held outside.  a) about  b) about, outside  c) about, was, outside  d) the, about, outside  e) no prepositions
  3. At noon, the colonel marched across the courtyard to the gate.  a) at  b) at, to  c) at, to, across  d) at, across, to, the(2)  e) across, to
  4. The friendly, little platypus followed me upstairs.  a) the  b) the, upstairs  c) upstairs  d) followed, upstairs  e) no prepositions
  5. The substitute with the strange name made us do jumping jacks outside.  a) with  b) with, outside  c) the(2), with, outside  d) outside e) no prepositions
  6. Please ask the ducks to come inside because of the rain.  a) to  b) to, inside  c) to, because, of  d) to, of, inside  e) of
  7. I like to ride my bike to school.   a) prepositional phrase  b) not
  8. I like to ride my bike to school.   a) prepositional phrase  b) not
  9. Our platypus has been running behind schedule until now.  a) prepositional phrase  b) not
  10. Our platypus has been running behind schedule until nowa) prepositional phrase  b) not
  11. After much supplication and many cookies, the teacher finally forgave the students for their heinous behavior.  a) prepositional phrase  b) not
Charlotte 20.  I'll save the 4 questions for the test tomorrow.
 
 

Lighning Round/Clicker Frenzy. 7 = +1 and up.

  1. a) secratary  b) impartial  c) technical  d) all correct
  2. a) souvenir  b) seperate  c) hysterical  d) all correct
  3. He used some pretty ________ logic to justify his actions. He was really stretching the facts. a) vivid  b) contorted  c) renounced  d) morose  e) melancholy
  4. Their close friendship provided the _________ she needed to keep her life steady.  a) vivid  b) melancholy  c) ballast  d) affixing  e) disarray
  5. The main action in The Outsiders _________(s) over the course of only a week.   a) contort  b) morose  c) transpire  d) affix  e) renounce  a) transpire  b) melancholy  c) ballast  d) affix  e) disarray
  6. At noon, the colonel marched across the courtyard to the gate.  a) prepositional phrase  b) not
  7. At noon, the colonel marched across the courtyard to the gate.  a) prepositional phrase  b) not
  8. eatery : restaurant :: conduct  : _______  a) secretary  b) presence  c) privilege  d) valuable  e) behavior
  9. apart : separate :: unique : _______  a) hysterical  b) temporary  c) valid  d) weird  e) wrecked
  10. restaraunt : menu :: tourist : ________   a) souvenir  b) hysterical  c) temporary d) separate  e) NOTA

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Charlotte 21. "Do please step in."