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Wednesday, 10/4: Vocab + Relay, Story, Outsiders

“Vocab, 10/4.” More than one possible on some.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Not aplomb this time.)
  5. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)
  6. His feeling of accomplishment was ______(ed) when he found out that EVERYONE received an A on the test.
  7. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This means that whoever is doing the _____(ing) is the one judging how beautiful something is.
  8. She speaks both French and German with equal ______.
  9. His political ____(s) tried to prevent him from winning the election.
  10. Which word best captures the Soc’s attitude  (attitude!toward the greasers? ____
  11. He was ___(ed) to his room until his homework was finished.
  12. As the snowfall ____(ed), we were finally able to see the road.
  13. * During the rising action, the ____ builds until it breaks at the climax of the story.

VOCABULARY RELAY!!

Story Worksheet. Be ready to tell your story tomorrow. Share what you have now. What’s the most exciting way to tell it?

The test Friday: Vocab + SAWs, Husker Du, Outsiders.

 

Outsiders!

 

Tuesday, 10/3: Vocab, Sentence Combo, Tell Me a Story, Outsiders

New Seating Chart.

Checking: Definitions.

“Vocab, 10/3.” ALL PICTURES!

“Sentence Combining, 10/3.”

  1. The water came from it.  The water was like liquid ice.  The water tasted funny.  It was water. (Use the word but.) (p69)
  2. I realized something.  These three people appealed to me.  These three people were like heroes.  The heroes were in novels. The novels were ones I read.  (Use the words that and because.)  (p76)

    Bonus.

  3. I could remember every detail.  I could remember the whole night.  It had the quality. It was unreal. It was like a dream. (Use the word but and change the word like to the word of.) (p69)

 

Work on Story Worksheet. Share the story with your new homies.

 

Outsiders!

Monday, 10/2: Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #6, Outsiders

Copy homework into planner.

“SAWs, 10/2.”  duration, adopt, ensure, tension, consent
    

In the old days, a woman’s father would have to give his ____ before she could get married.
There was a lot of _____ between my mom and me after our fight.
Please be quiet for the _____ of the film. You may talk at the end.
It would be wise to ______ the same good habits your scholarly friend has.
To ______ good health, make sure you exercise regularly.

 

 

Debrief Test #6.

Story Worksheet.

Outsiders.

Friday, 9/29: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #6

Prep sheet for Test #6. (Reload to see the latest version:
FROs Homework: ___/15 (include bonus)  KBARR:___/40   Outsiders Quiz: ___/6
Vocabulary Homework:___/20     Vocab___/15  ___/11  ___/11     SC Bonus: +____
Other Extra Credit:

 

Mental Floss.

  1. What can be seen in the middle of March and April that cannot be seen at the beginning or end of either month?
  2. What is 3/7 chicken + 2/3 cat + 1/2 goat?
  3. I am so fragile that when you say my name you break me. What am I?
  4. What letter can you place on the line, other than E, to complete this sequence?
    SEQUENC__
  5. + 5 + 5 = 550
    Add ONE STRAIGHT LINE to make the equation correct. No, you can’t make a not equal sign. That would be an inequality, not an equation.

  6. While riding in the car I saw a license plate that read like this: IXMNIZ. What occupation did the man in the car have?

 

Test #6. Doodle Theme:

Thursday, 9/28: Vocab + Relay, FROs, Outsiders, Lightning Round?!

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab + SAWs, FROs, SC, Outsiders, Husker Du.

Checking Pink Sheet: FROs Side 2, Part B.

“Vocab, 9/28.”
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1.”Don’t blame me! I don’t make the laws, I just _____them!”
2. “What’s a _____, Joey?” “I knew you were going to say that!”
3. It was Ug’s discovery, but it would be____(ed) by others.
4. “Finding work may not make you happy, but it would make me _____(ly) happy.”
5. I was _____ and bored when Mom made me go to my sister’s ballet recital.
6. Dally’s [_____] ______(s) have landed him in jail more than once.   [  ] = one of last week’s vocab words = extra credit.
7. The school newspaper has been __ for a long while, but they hope to revive it next year.
8. Grandpa Simpson likes to ____ about his days as a young man when things were better.
9. The greasers and the Socs have agreed to a sort of _____-fire before the rumble. They have agreed not to fight until the big one.
10. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.
11. * If you want to stay on top of your grade, you should take the ______, and check Powerschool regularly, and talk to the teacher if you see a problem.

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!

Correct Pink Sheet, Side 2, Part A. (5p)

NEW! Sentence Scrambles. Use every word. Do not break up the pieces any more. Rearrange until you get the right-sounding one. Write it down.

1a. as we roared
1b. Dally cussed
1c. and nearly tore out
1d. out of the Dairy Queen
1e. under his breath
1f. the transmission of the T-bird

 

2a. looked up from his scrambled eggs
2b. once upon a sunny morning
2c. who sat in a breakfast nook
2d. quietly nibbling the roses
2e. with a gold horn
2f. a man
2g. to see a white unicorn
2h. in the garden

 

Test Preview: Lightning Round! 10 Questions from tomorrow’s test! Earn at least 8 for extra credit!

 

  1. The adventurer’s ____(s) made for a great novel.  a) sullen  b) smolder  c) exploit  d) siege e) circumvent  f) NOTA
  2. It is sometimes fun to ___ a little brother or sister’s lack of savvy.  a) exploit  b) cease  c) juvenile  d) delirious e) circumvent  f) NOTA
  3. obey : ignore :: predict : ______  a) siege  b) circumvent  c) sullen  d) reminisce  e) delirious  f) NOTA
  4. The strange life of the llama.   a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  5. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  6. Why would Johnny be “having the time of his life” in the church?  a) He wants to pay back for what he did to Bob.  b) He feels needed for the first time.  c) He likes little kids.  d) He thinks the cops will go easy on him.  e) He secretly wants to die.  f) NOTA
  7. Johnny’s behavior (not scared, having fun, very decisive) inside the burning church is both ironic and not ironic.  a) True  b) False
  8. What do we learn about Dally when he talks to Johnny about jail?   a) Dally is proud of his past.  b) Dally is cold and mean.  c) Dally has jail savvy.  d) Dally cares about something.  e) NOTA
  9. The curtain opened the show began.  a) Fragment  b) Run-On  c) Complete Sentence
  10. The scene in the burning church would be considered part of the _____ of the story.   a) climax  b) inciting action  c) exposition  d) rising action  e) falling action  f) resolution

 

The Outsiders.