Wednesday, 9/21/11 - Finally a regular schedule!
Checking: Vocabulary.
Warm Up. Copy. * = spelling word ** = vocabulary word {}
= do not copy. OPEN MOUTH!
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*"jumbled sound" = ________
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*"self life writing" = ________
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*"light write" = _________
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*author : pen :: musician : ____
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*"together sound" = __________
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**It was very (in)_____ to cheat on a test, and then brag about it.
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**S. E. Hinton says that she didn't have the ______ to be a teacher. {It
just wore her out.}
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*{When you spell a word the way it sounds, like kat, it is
called the _____ spelling.}
Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest 4. There are two words from last week's list
included.
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 (4)_________
about the crowd I was hanging with. She thought they might influence me
into some (5)__________ or illegal activities. I told
her that I would be (6)______, but that only (7)______(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 (8)______ decisions, and each
one was important. I got (9)____________ with her for treating
me like a gullible little kid, and I told her to quit (10)_______(ing)
me. I also said, "Mom, don't get all (11)__________ 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 (12)________
to argue with me any more. She said OK.
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A) PATRONIZE B) STAMINA C) DISCREET D) VAIN
E) HYSTERICAL
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A) HYSTERICAL B) STAMINA C) MIMIC D) ELICIT
E) ILLICIT
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A) DISCRETE B) STAMINA C) MIMIC D) ELICIT E)
PATRONIZE
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A) CONDUCIVE B) WISTFUL C) LEERY D) INDIGNANT
E) DOGGED
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A) VAIN B) ILLICIT C) MIMIC D) ELICIT E) HYSTERICAL
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A) DISCREET B) ILLICIT C) MIMIC D) DISCRETE
E) HYSTERICAL
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A) DISCREET B) ILLICIT C) MIMIC D) ELICIT E)
HYSTERICAL
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A) HYSTERICAL B) STAMINA C) DISCRETE D) ELICIT
E) ILLICIT
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A) CONDUCIVE B) WISTFUL C) LEERY D) INDIGNANT
E) DOGGED
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A) PATRONIZE B) STAMINA C) DISCREET D) MIMIC
E) HYSTERICAL
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A) PATRONIZE B) ELICIT C) DISCRETE D) VAIN E)
HYSTERICAL
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A) HYSTERICAL B) STAMINA C) HYSTERICAL D) VAIN
E) MIMIC
Voibs! Click only
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In English, we use helping verbs to help express
past and future tenses. a) True b) False
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Exactly how does the brain work? Verb Phrase?
a) how does b) does work c) how does work d) how work
e) NOTA
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We may know the answer to that question in the
future. Verb Phrase? a) know b) may c) may know
d) may know answer e) NOTA
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I should have bought a souvenir cheese keychain. Helping Verb(s)?
a) have b) bought c) should d) should have e) should
have bought
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We might go to the cheese factory tomorrow. Helping Verb(s)? a)
might b) go c) might go d) to e) NOTA
The Outsiders.
Key Terms: protagonist, antagonist, flashback, foreshadowing, ironic,
stereotype, perception