Thursday, 4/18/13
Due Tomorrow: KBARR = chart + 1 pg outline.
Tomorrow's Test: Vocabulary, PoS (again), Vladek, Husker Du, GRQoN?

Grammar Round #7385.
a) Copy and label each word with its part of speech. b) Is the sentence punctuated correctly? (Fix if not.)  c) (2X Bonus) This is a sentence that is a mnemonic device for remembering something. What is that something? (Don't let the t fool you, that will be explained.)  What is a mnemonic device?

Mother very thoughtfully made jelly sandwiches upon new plates.


Good Research Question or Not?
Hint: You gotta be able to have a thesis!

1. Were any of the Salem witches really witches?
2. Does gun control help prevent gun violence?
3. Does being a vegan really help?
4. What is the best dog for my family?
5. What is the best policy for personal electronic devices at school?
6. Should we allow cloning for people? Pets?
   
7. What is the best form of alternative energy?
8. Is television harmful for children?
9. What is the best school schedule?
10. How do mountains form?
    

Go over vocabulary homework.
Vocabulary Pretest.
subjugate, pandemonium, zeal, defray, disheveled, succumb, suave, affectation, non sequitur, acute

1. They took up a collection to help _______ the cost of the party.
2. Sixth period seems to like to interrupt the class with various ___________(s) and random questions.
3. impossible : inevitable :: apathy : _____ 
4. '"Yankee gold,' wrote one Confederate officer, 'is fast accomplishing what Yankee arms could never achieve -- the ___________(ion) of our people.'"
5. The con man _________(ly) convinced the spinster that he was in love with her in order to steal her money...
   
6. ...and she almost-willingly _________(ed) to his charms.
   
7. It would not be very smart to show up for a job interview at a clothing store looking ________.
8. Her fake accent was a(n) _______ she thought would make her sound more sophisticated.
   
9. A heart attack is a(n) __________ sign of an ongoing disease.
   
10. Austin Powers likes to think he is a(n) _______ guy. 
11. He washed the dishes with something less than __________, wishing the whole time he was somewhere else.
12. boredom : zeal :: peace : ______
13. enslave : subjugate :: offset : _____

VLADEK