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Checking SMYKs.

I. “Vocab 9/20.” * = SAW.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______. (Yes, the order matters.)
5. “You’re so ____. You probably think this song is about you.”
6. Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
7. S.E. Hinton has said that she didn’t have the ____ to be a teacher. Worrying about the kids’ problems wore her out.
8. It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
9. The root of this word means “to struggle against.”  ______
10. I am never going to ____ that store again after they were so rude to me.
11. * (3) Our _____ consisted of four _____(s). The ____ showed this was the best way to do it.

II. “Sentence Combining, 9/20.” — Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination!)
1.  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.

2.  a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.

III. “FROs, 9/20.”  CS = Correct Sentence.  F = Fragment.  RO = Run on.

1. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!
2. The chuck wagon, a rolling kitchen on wheels.
3. The word chuck means “food” or “grub,” and that is what they served.
4. Laughing at the comedian’s act, Jimmy fell off his chair.
5. The cook was one of the most important persons on the trail, and he was highly paid.
6. Looking after saddles was also one of the cook’s jobs.
7. Explained the rules of the game and demonstrated it.
8. I love that story; I have read it three times.
9. Over the hills and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.
10. True/False: One of the ways to fix a run-on is with a conjunction such as and or but

IV. Outsiders and Plot.

Oral – Not Written. Talk them over with your group. When you think everybody in your group has all the answers correct, raise your hands. I will choose whom to call in the group.

1. The fact that Johnny is getting more out of the book they’re reading than Pony, even though Pony is the “smart” one, is an example of irony.  a) True  b) False
2. The real message of  “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is that bad things always happen.  a) True  b) False
3. Which quote best relates to “Richard Cory”?  a) “I was wrong.”  b) “…some of us watch the sunset too.”  c) “I can’t stand fights.”  d) “Things are rough all over.”  e) “I know better now.”
4. The part where Nemo gets taken by the divers.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
5. The part where Marlin and Nemo are reunited and Nemo saves Dory.   a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution
6. All the things that happen while Marlin is looking for Nemo. _____.  a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution

Outsiders aloud.