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Day Two, 8/26 – 27

ZoomaZoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

“Warm Up, 8/26(27)” (Individual – First 4 minutes!) Write the answers in the notebook. GUESS if you don’t know!

  1. What is an analogy?
  2. What is pretty much the only way to earn “extra credit” in this class?
  3. What does SMYK stand for?
  4. What does MYOB stand for?

“Vocabulary, 8/26(27).” (In groups) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit. Write the answers in your notebook.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
sage bleak1wpiStock_why-do-we-conform

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ______
  6. rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
  7. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
  8. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used.
  9. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
  10. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.

As we correct, DRAW A LINE THROUGH ANY INCORRECT ANSWER, and write the correct answer next to it. DO NOT ERASE! Put your total ( /10) at the top.

POEM!

Motto
by Langston Hughes          
I play it cool    
and dig all jive. 
That’s the reason
I stay alive.
My motto,
As I live and learn
is: 
Dig and Be Dug
In Return. 		 “Motto, 8/26(27).” (in your notebook. In groups.)
1) What is a motto?
2) What do you think he means by “Dig and Be Dug In Return”?
3) What other saying(s) have you heard or use might mean something similar?

What TWO things does the slang term DIG mean?

Short Explanation Paper Assignment. Due Next Thursday (Pers. 1-3) / Friday (Pers 4-6).

Day One! ZOOM Link! Fun!

Well, Here we go. Please click the Zoom link below 5 minutes before your class starts.

https://zoom.us/j/6580428380?pwd=SCs3NDRHcUJIbWE1SXdQVUdKUGpZdz09

I. Welcome and Roll

II. Mr. Coward’s Website and how we roll. Have this web page open with your Zoom Window!

Get a notebook! Get an Independent Reading book!

III. Homework for the “Week.”

Each “week” is really two weeks since we meet only every other day.

IV. Vocabulary Homework.

V. Analogies. Practice for Vocab.
x : y :: a : b.
Translation: x is related to y in the same way that a is related to b.
Example –> ice : melt :: garbage : rot.

In Notebook: “Warm Up, 8/24/2020.”  Copy!

  1. tobacco : cigarette : : meat : _____
  2. boxer : athlete :: chair : ______
  3. Which is correct: “18 plus 19 is 36,” or “18 plus 19 are 36″?

VI. Afternoon Minutes. 10 people/period/day at first, until I have talked to everyone, and then we’ll talk about how we’re gonna use that time.

 

 

Time? AMA!

 

 

Welcome to Mr. Coward’s Class 2020!

It’s a whole new year and a whole new way of doing things. But one thing remains the same: Mr. Coward’s Website. This is where you find EVERYTHING related to this class. Everything! Homework, vocab sheets, quizzes, tests, Zoom links, links to discussion forum… Come here if you have questions.

We will be going LIVE Monday, 8/24. I will be in my classroom doing exactly (almost) what I would do if you were there. C’mon, it’ll be fun!

A few things to get you started before we start:

  1. Get a spiral notebook that you will use ONLY for this class. I am going to try to keep the class experience as close to “normal” as possible, and that includes you doing classwork and vocabulary definitions BY HAND in your notebook. You will only be typing for tests and essays! It’s best if you have this ready to go on DAY 1.
  2. Find an independent reading book. It’s called KBARR around here, and it’s a huge part of the class. We won’t start with the official KBARR until about a week in, but in this day and age, it might take awhile to get an actual book.
  3. Make sure you have a spot to “do school.” I will be expecting to see you actually writing in your notebook and holding it up and participating in groups on ZOOM, so you need a “spot” to do that. This won’t really work on your phone.
  4. Keep checking back here and exploring around. I am updating several times a day right now, so there is probably something new.

Wednesday, 3/18: MOOOOOOOOODLE!

Oh Baby! Well then.

Things are obviously different now, but some things won’t change. We will still have KBARR, we will still have 600 Words, and we will still have Vocab. All these regular features however will have some changes:

Vocab: You will not be submitting, and I will not be checking, vocab definitions or SMYK’s. However, as we found before, there’s no way to practice the vocab without at least doing the definitions, so do your definitions in your notebook like always. Check the original homework page for the vocab list every Monday beginning Monday, March 23.

600 Words/Week: 600 starts over on Wednesday, and will now run Wednesday to Wednesday, and you must write something every school day.

KBARR: No KBARR chart. 20 minutes of reading/day. FIVE days/week. Daily response. Daily response to other people’s KBARR.

MOOOOOOODLE!

However, the biggest change will be in our day-to-day classwork. For that we will be moving over to a MOODLE! Moodle is a Course Management Application, that will let us do most of what we do in class virtually.

Here’s the link: https://moodle-lms.etcportal.org/course/view.php?id=4

CLICK the Google Button to login, and then ENTER THE ENROLLMENT CODE FOR YOUR CLASS INTO THE SELF ENROL BOX. Make sure you use the code for your class!

Period 1: Period1!

Period 2: Period2!

Period 5: Period5!

Period 6: Period6!

Be sure to explore around the Moodle. Have fun in the Jibber Jabber Chat Room which is open NOW. Mess with your Profile and Avatar!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Friday, 3/13: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #26

Prep sheet for Test #26:
Giver Quizzes: ___/6 ___/10 ___/9 Husker Du: ___/20  KBARR: ___/35
Vocab Homework: ___/20 Vocab Practice: ___/12 ___/11 ___/11
Other Extra Credit:  Periods 5 and 6 get +3 for vocab relay!

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Add, subtract, and then rearrange, to find the name of an animal:    MARMALADE + OIL – MAE = ________
  2.  You will be given clues for the two words. The second word is the first word with the first letter removed.
    a)  area between mountains –>   narrow passage between buildings
    b) spew out –>  leave out
    c) a shape –>  a number
  3. These word pairs are not in relation to each other, but if you find their synonyms, the two words will rhyme.  Example : Plump Feline = Fat Cat
    a) unadorned necklace   b) Funny/Smart Cat   c) Unusual Rabbit   d) Wedding Limo (2)   e) Untamed Minor
  4. (Palindromes) a) He drank a bottle of __  __  __ as he tied the __  __  __ around the neck of the little __  __  __ so she wouldn’t spill her drink on her dress.
    b)  The pitcher tore the __ __ __ __ __ __  __ cuff in his shoulder, and won’t be able to play for at least two months.
  5. Many people are standing in a line. Each can only see the person directly in front of him. The person at the front cannot see anyone. The person at the back of the line is married, while the one at the front is unmarried. Can a married person see an unmarried person?
  6. Wacky Wordy:
    NIGHTDANCE
    NIGHDANCE
    NIGDANCE
    NIDANCE
    NDANCE
    DANCE

 

 

Test #26. Doodle Theme: Spring. All meanings!