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Friday, 12/8: Paperwork, Mental Floss, “Test” #15, Research Continues

Prep sheet for “Test” #15:
Outsiders Project: ___/60  OR ___/75 (Go look!)
Vocabulary Practices: ___/13  ___/16  ___/14       Vocabulary h/w: ___/20    
Other Extra Credit:

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Wacky Wordy: What phrase is represented by the following?look kool XtXhXeXsXtXrXeXeXtX
  2. What musical instruments are represented below?
    a)  P O     b)  BA BA    c)  ECLART     d)  @ # $ %
  3. Add together each of the defined words to get a whole new word.
    Example: to shout + what you say when you feel pain = yellow.
    a) A light brown color + to leave = ____
    b) Vehicle + an animal pal = _____
    c) A store’s announcement + a type of women’s clothing  = ______
  4. These groups of three definitions describe three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter. (Example: king, ring, wing.) What are they?
    a) finished, to sleep lightly, a measured quantity     b) sneaky, to secretly observe, an enclosure for pigs
  5. What does the following group of statements represent?
    (2 word answer ending in -s. It’s sort of a Wacky Wordy too.)
    Jenni drowned Frosted Flakes.  Isaiah buried Cap’n Crunch six feet under.  Stephanie threw Rice Krispies off a cliff.  Emma shot Cocoa Puffs.

 

 

Test #15.

Thursday, 12/7: Vocab + SAWs, Research

Extended Homies Schedule for WEB People.

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, SAWs, Husker Du.

 

Vocab, 12/7.” (13)
   

  1. _____  2. _____  3. _____
    4. “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes.” _______
    5. It is nice to work with someone who has such a positive and happy _______.
    6. I didn’t sleep well because of a _____ dream I had.
    7. _____ would be one of the “social studies.”
    8. The mom was _____ when she couldn’t find her toddler in the crowd.
    9. (2) His ____ eyesight allowed him to _____ the numbers on the car’s license plate from far away.


    paradigm, comprise, gender, adapt, conduct
     
    10. *_____  11.*_____
    12. *Tomorrow’s test will ____ three sections: vocabulary, SAWs, and Husker Du.
    13. *The current ____ for education is more about collaboration than it used to be.

 

Research Requirements Review:

  • Due next Friday, 12/15.
  • Approximately 1000 words.
  • 3+ sources w/ properly formatted Works Cited.
  • 3+ graphs, charts, maps, etc. These should help explain, not just decorate.
  • In-text citations.
  • Introductory anecdote.
  • Evident organization. (By question, by sub-topic, etc.)
  • Proper mechanics.

Wednesday, 12/6: Vocab + SAWs, Research

Checking SMYKs!

“Vocab, 12/6.” (16)
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  1. _____ (What subject are Calvin and his dad discussing?)
  2. _____ (He has a pleasant one.)
  3. _____ (The competition, not the tongue.)
  4. _____
  5. The ____ relatives burst into tears at the funeral.
  6. A parent’s job is not just to feed, clothe, and shelter her children, but to ____ them.
  7. The root of this word means “to feel.”
  8. The waiter was _____(ed) for forgetting the customer’s order.
  9. The news that an escaped criminal was loose in my neighborhood was rather ____.
  10. The characters in The Outsiders are so realistic, that we _____(ize) with them and their problems.
  11. The main test for college supposedly measures your _____ for school work.
  12. The roots of this word literally mean “to separate with a stick.”
     
    paradigm, adapt, gender, comprised, conduct
  13. * (2) _____   14. * (2) _____

 

 

Research. You should…

  1. …have two TITLED documents going: Works Cited, Notes
  2. …have at least 2 sources, properly formatted, on the WC document.
  3. …have 4-5 questions organizing your notes doc.
  4. …READ and take A LOT of notes today.
  5. …thinking about your opening anecdote paragraph.
  6. …be looking for your “graphical” elements.
  7. Not like this:

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Tuesday, 12/5: SAWs, Debrief Test #14 (Yay!), Vocab, Research

“SAWs, 12/5.” One word used twice.
gender, paradigm, comprise, adapt, conduct

  1. The first iPhone created a new ____ for the smart phone industry.
  2. A healthy diet is _____(ed) of a variety of protein, fruits, and vegetables.
  3. Sixth Period’s poor ____ with the guest teacher earned them a 7 rating.
  4. According to the theory of evolution, species that can’t ____ to changes in their environment die off.
  5. Nouns in English, unlike many other languages, do not have a specific _____.
  6. Please ____ yourself respectfully in the museum.

 

Go over Test #14. Que Milagro! Studying works!

 

“Vocabulary, 12/5.” (13)
One word is used four times. You will use them all.
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  1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4._____
    5. Be careful! That knife has a ____ edge.
    6. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ___(s) he might have.
    7. Even after being up all night, his mind was ___ enough to figure out the puzzle.
    8. Which is more important, the genes you inherit or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. ___ question.
    9. Wow, the new iPhone looks pretty _____, Daddio!
    10. The teacher’s crabby ____ sort of brought the whole class down.
    11. The word ____ has the same roots as the word citizen.
    12. The competition at the state level track meet was pretty _____.
    13. It was too dark to _____ the numbers on the houses.

 

Research! Chromie up!

  1. Start a Google Doc with the title “Works Cited.”
  2. Open your first source in a new tab. Copy the url and open another new tab.
  3. Go to EasyBib.com.
  4. Paste your url into the form and create a citation.
  5. Paste it into your Works Cited doc.

  1. Start another Google Doc and title it “Notes for _____.”
  2. Find your five questions about your topic and put them on your notes sheet to organize your notes.
  3. Start reading and note-taking!

  1. Start ANOTHER Google doc. Title it ________ (your topic).
  2. Your first paragraph or two should show “your topic in action.” If your topic is diabetes, for example, you might show us what goes on inside the body of someone with diabetes and how the insulin goes to work. Or you might show a day in the life of a diabetic person, and all the things they have to be aware of.
  3. The rest of your paper should be organized by your questions. Use each one as a “section” of your paper. When you’re finished, we’ll take out the questions, and be left with a well-organized paper.

 

TAKING NOTES! (Thanks to Scholastic.com for the help on this one.)


All, are, part of a, that includes, and

What do you think this sentence is about? What? You don’t know?

 

living things, food cycle, producers, consumers, decomposers

What do you think this sentence is about?

The first group is comprised of CONNECTOR WORDS. They connect ideas and INFORMATION WORDS like the ones in the second set.

 

All – living things  are – part of a – food cycle – that includes – producers – consumers –  and – decomposers.

Your notes should be all about the information words.

TIPS:

  • Look for font changes and titles and such. These probably signal something important.
  • Make sure you record your sources on your works cited doc and be sure to note which sources your notes are coming from.

By the end of the period, you should have three Google docs:

Works Cited.

  1. Source #1
  2. Source #2
  3. etc.
Notes for SWAT Officer.
What is a SWAT officer?What training…?Etc.
SWAT Officer.
(rough draft)
SWAT Officer Jim Dandy listens to the voice in his earphone as he slowly approaches the building where…

I’ma come see your source and help you take notes.

 

Final Requirements for Research Paper. Due next Friday, 12/15.

  • Approximately 1000 words.
  • 3+ sources w/ properly formatted Works Cited.
  • 3+ graphs, charts, maps, etc. These should help explain, not just decorate.
  • In-text citations.
  • Introductory anecdote.
  • Evident organization. (By question, by sub-topic, etc.)
  • Proper mechanics.

Monday, 12/4: Homework, SRI

Copy homework into assignment book.

SAWs for Homies.

“SAWs, 12/4.”

paradigm: A model/example or way of looking at the world.
gender: Social category related to sexual identity.
comprised: Made up of.
adapt: To change to fit the environment.
conduct: To behave in a certain way.

    

Get a Chromebook. Log in. Open Chrome. Come here to middleschool.mrcoward.com.

Click:  https://h100000583.education.scholastic.com/slms/studentaccess

Click the blue RI icon on the lower left. Follow the directions. Make a note of your score. The last time we did this was 9/5. You should have written your number down back then. Compare!

If you finish early, start your definitions.

 

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