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Tuesday, 1/28: Vocab, Complex v. Compound, 600 Words, Vladek

“Vocab, 1/28.”
       

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.
  7. The smell of brownies _____ the house and made me very hungry.
  8. The goal of immigrants used to be _____(ion), but these days people are proud of their differences.
  9. With more than 42,000 locations worldwide, Subway Sandwich places are _____.
  10. Mr. Coward is not happy about Zoltan’s less than _____ papers. They are very difficult to decipher, and scores might get entered incorrectly.
  11. (2) Whenever she was _____, she always seemed to find _____ in her music.

 

“Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences.”
I = Independent Clause  D = Dependent Clause.
(S) Simple Sentence (S) = One I.
(CD) Compound Sentence (CD)  = I + I, joined by a comma and one of the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
(CX) Complex Sentence (CX) = I + D or D + I, joined by although, since, because, while, when, if… etc.)

“S/CD/CX, 1/28.”  Write S, CD, or CX for each sentence.

  1. I like turtles   because they are cute.
  2. The llama is a quadruped   with fins for swimming.
  3. I sent the llama to the store   before the party started.
  4. Katy tried to call me  , but   my phone was dead.
  5. You would like it   if you were a llama.
  6. Herbie the llama ate some pizza  , so   he didn’t want dinner.
  7. He failed the test   after he ignored the warning.
  8. He forgot to practice  , yet   he still did well.
  9. Jenni ate the hot dog  , and   she got sick.
  10. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.
  11. Bonus for +1: Why is #10 a “better” sentence than #9?

 

Checking 600 Words. Dates 1/21 – 1/28. Make chart and double check sheets.
Topics for your consideration:

  1. Describe a clothing fashion (fad, hit song, TV show) you like or dislike. Why?
  2. Is there too much violence on TV? In the movies? What makes you think so? If so, what effects might that have on kids?
  3. If you could invite 2-3 figures from history to dinner, whom would they be? Why them? Maybe even show the dinner, especially the conversation. Example: Hitler, Jesus, Albert Einstein (who was Jewish).
  4. What is your favorite word, and why?
  5. “Kids today…”
  6. How to impress your teacher…
  7. Top ten most boring (or exciting or interesting or fun) things, and why!
  8. Turn you paper over and make a dot anywhere on the page. Stare at it for awhile. Now turn your paper over and start writing about what it could be and/or mean.
  9. If I could talk to__________, I would say…
  10. Write a commercial (complete with a jingle) for yourself…for your favorite class…for your favorite…???

 

 

VLADEK.

The original Maus  (1972!), and other background.

Aloud.

 

Friday, 1/24: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #19

Prep sheet for Test #19. KBARR and extra credit only.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. How can you perform a subtraction from seven so that the result will be even, but without subtracting any odd numbers?
  2. What is so light that anyone on Earth can hold it, but so heavy that nobody can hold it longer than about 20 minutes?
  3. At noon, you look at the old-school clock in your bedroom. The big hand is on the five and the little hand is in between the three and the four. What time is it?
  4. Two fathers and two sons own 21 horses between them. Explain how it is possible to evenly divide the herd among them. (NO, you don’t get to cut up any horses!)
  5. Where do you leave a “place” by closing the “window”?  (On a _____.)
  6. In a small town in the country, a male cow swallowed an explosive device. The town newspaper had a front page story about it.   Which one-word headline did they use?
    * Shocking!  * How?  * Dangerous!  * Terrifying!
    * Abominable!  * What?  * Horrible! 

 

 

Test #19!

Doodle Theme: Invent a new sport or game for PE!

 

 

Thursday, 1/23: AWR, Clauses, NEWSELA, Vladek

Tomorrow’s Test: AW Review, Clauses, The Holocaust, Vladek.

“AWR, 1/23.”  enhance, migration, conflicted, fundamental, attribute, despite, integrate, justify, valid, incentive

  3. (NOT!)
  4. The rising cost of electricity provides a strong/powerful _____ to conserve energy.
  5. The interviewer asked me what I consider to be my best _____. I told them it was my listening ability.
  6. The patient died during the night _____ our best efforts to save him.
  7. You can _____ the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.
  8. They have resisted efforts to _____women into the military.
  9. You must present _____ identification to pick up the tickets.

Correct Pink Sheet. The Clauses section of the test will look like the pink sheet and today’s exercise.

“Clauses, 1/23.”
ONE INDEPENDENT clause, write I.
ONE DEPENDENT clause (fragment), write D.
BOTH, write I + D or D + I

  1. Some banks encourage savings accounts for young llamas.
  2. After she watched the news the llama ate a cheese roll.
  3. If you leave money in an account at least six months.
  4. The llama passed the test even though he didn’t study.
  5. Since the llama’s voice was strong, she was the lead in the musical.
  6. The llama read a magazine about raising rabbits.
  7. Although he didn’t like it, the llama always did his homework.
  8. When the llama started college.

Finish NEWSELA Holocaust Article, Quiz, and Paragraph. If you are already finished, work on your 600 words. 10 minutes.

 

Maus Book II: “…And Here My Troubles Began.”

Wednesday, 1/22: AW’s Review, Clauses, NEWSELA, Vladek

Checking Pink Sheet p148.

“AW Review, 1/22.”  (7) enhance, migration, conflicted, fundamental, attribute, despite, integrate, justify, valid, incentive

  1. Ponyboy was _____ about being a greaser.
  2. It is difficult for former convicts to ______ back into society.
  3. Always _____ your KBARR predictions with reasons from the book.
  4. He ______(ed) his great success to listening to the advice of his seventh grade English teacher.
  5. My mom didn’t think my arguments for needing a new videogame were _____, so I was denied.
  6. (2) ______ brought about ______ changes in the population of the country.

Correct Pink Sheet!

“Clauses, 1/22.” (10) Write IND, DEP, or NOT for each boldfaced part of the sentence. For #7, underline your Independent Clause and CIRCLE your Dependent Clause.

  1. He failed the test after he ignored the llama’s warning.
  2. The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming.
  3. Since the llama ate the hot dog, she got sick.
  4. Jack was much quicker than the llama was.
  5. Joe ate the hot dog even though the llama told him not to.
  6. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house.
  7. (4) Write a sentence that consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The order does not matter. (Tip: Use a word like: although, when, if, or after.)

 

Vladek to the end of Book I.

 

NEWSELA: The Holocaust, Part II. Vladek is about to be sent to Auschwitz. The article explains what that meant for millions of people.