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Tuesday, 5/2: Husker Du, Vocab, Tom Sawyer


“Husker Du, 5/2.”
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, interjection, conjunction

  1. The “Mr. Morton” of the sentence.
  2. Is always in a phrase that ends with a noun.
  3. Answers the questions when, where, or how.
  4. Answers the questions which one, what kind, how many.
  5. A connecting word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
  6. An example is the word yours.
  7. Always separated from the rest of the sentence by punctuation.
  8. Can be turned into an adverb by adding -ly.
  9. Has a past, present, and future.
  10. Describes adjectives and adverbs.
  11. A word that relates one word in the sentence to another.
  12. An article is also this.
  13. What Mr. Morton does.

 

“Vocab, 5/2.”

  

  1. _____ (not miscreant)
  2. _____ (not miscreant)
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Kendra’s huge earrings were too _______ for the low-key funeral.
  6. “For plainly this ______ had sold himself to Satan and it would be fatal” to mess with him.
  7. The homeless are sometimes the ______(s) of today’s society.
  8. While Aunt Polly’s back was turned, Tom _______(ed) a doughnut.
  9. By definition, God is ________.
  10. pariah : idol :: bottom : ______
  11. The sloppiness of the projects was _______ to the teacher.
  12. (2) Depending on whom you talked to, the speech was either _____ or _____(ing).

 

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 5/2.” (7p)


(7) Label a-g with the appropriate names from p66-67.

 

Onward!

 

Monday, 5/1: Copy Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test 31, Tom Sawyer

Copy homework into assignment book.

Book Pitch starts Thursday!

“SAWs, 5/1.”
inequity, resources, adequate, illustrate, disproportionate
     

6. (2) The campers did not have _____ ______ to survive in the wilderness, so they had to come home.
7. He used several examples to _______ his point.
8. Historically there is a(n) ______ between the wages paid to men and to women for the same job.
9. The world’s wealth is distributed very _____(ly), with the wealth of the richest 1% equal to that of the other 99% combined.

 

Debrief Test #31.
Bonus Question fo’ +1: I was wrong on the test (#34); we do have a plot going because we already have a conflict going.
What is our first conflict? _____ vs _____.

 

Tom Sawyer… Our second inciting incident! Chapter 9.

 

 

 

 

Friday, 4/28: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 31

VOCAB RELAY! (Now that you can talk.)

Prep sheet for Test #31:
Grammar: ___/12  ___/12  ___/13    SAWs: ___/11   TS Quizzes: ___/6  ___/5
Vocab h/w: ___/20   Vocab Practice: ___/12  ___/13  ___/15
Other Extra Credit:

 

Mental Floss.

  1. What sort of story begins with a limb and ends with a finish?
  2. Two men got lost while exploring in the desert. Each man had a compass. One headed due East, and the other headed due West. Two hours later, they met. How?
  3. Following are groups of three words. Can you figure out the common link within each group? Example: Hurricane, potato, needle, (answer: eyes)
    a) computer, onion dip, poker game
    b) bowling alley, dress-maker, wrestling match
    c) dentist, oil field, basketball practice
    d) April, locker room, brides-to-be
    e) pelican, legislature, person in debt
  4. Make the matchstick dawg face the other way by moving only 2 matches. His tail must still point up!
  5. There are three buildings standing next to each other. One is filled with orphans, the other with old people, and the third is a homeless shelter. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. Sirens were loudly coming to the scene. People were screaming. Which building did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?
  6. There was a road around a circular lake. A man and his brother each started in the same place and drove around the lake at exactly the same speed, but in opposite directions. The first brother went clockwise around the lake at 40 mph, and the trip took him an hour and 20 minutes. The second brother went counterclockwise around the lake–also at exactly 40 mph–but his trip only took him 80 minutes. Each traveled exactly the same distance: 53.33 miles. How is that possible?

 

Test #31

DOODLE THEME: DESIGN A NEW VIDEO GAME.

Thursday, 4/27: Grammar, Vocab + Relay, Tom Sawyer

Tomorrow’s Test: Grammar, Vocab, Tom Sawyer.

“Grammar Review, 4/27.” (13)
noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, preposition

  1. The main one in a sentence is also known as the predicate.
  2. A word that shows the relationship between two words in the sentence.
  3. Answers the questions how, where, or when.
  4. Answers the questions which one, what kind, how many.
  5. A connecting word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
  6. A substitute for a noun.
  7. A word of surprise or strong emotion.
  8. Often ends in -ly.
  9. Has a past, present, and future.
  10. Intensifies adjectives and adverbs.
  11. Never stands alone.
  12. (2) Only described by adjectives.

 

“Vocab, 4/27.” Two SAWs. (15)
  

1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4. _____  5._____
6. I’m _____? Do you even know what that means? (haha)
7. Pony and Johnny were _____ heroes;  the real deal.
8. The detective _____(ed) the criminal’s identity from the clues he left behind.
9. It was rather _______ of Pony and Johnny to rush into the burning church.
10. There are two commandments of the ten that forbid _____(ing).
11. The fireman jumped out of bed with _______ when the alarm sounded.
12. (2) The Socs always would say the word greaser _____(ly) and with ______(ing).
13. (2) Before he was allowed to ____ the job, he had to prove he was ready to _____ the plan.

Vocab Relay! Old School.

 

“Tom Sawyer, 4/27.” (5)

  1. Why was Tom the cool kid at school after his tooth was pulled?
  2. Why was Huck carrying a dead cat?
  3. What did all the wart superstitions have in common?
  4. What happens to Tom’s pulled tooth?
  5. Why did Tom admit to talking to Huck when he knew it would get him in trouble?

 

Read to end of ch 7.

Then…Movie excerpts from 1938?

Wednesday,4/26: Gramma, Vocab, Tom Sawyer

“Grammar, 4/26.”  Copy and label.
(12 + 1. You should know “the” by now and “Doh” is extra credit.)

Doh! Homer tripped very awkwardly and hit his fat head on the door.

 

“Vocab, 4/26.” One SAW.
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. I am not exactly _____ to helping you out of this mess, since it was your own fault.
  6. It was hard for Pony to understand the ____(ing) that Socs had for greasers.
  7. The helpful student picked up the trash with _____ after being asked to help out.
  8. He was ____(ed) to do all his homework before he watched any tv.
  9. He is a rather ____ liar; he tells so many lies, you can never tell which of his stories is true.
  10. obvious : subtle :: bogus : _______
  11. Aunt Polly thought she was being very _____(ful) as she questioned Tom, trying to trick him.
  12. bold : audacious :: patronizing : ______
  13. The surgeon prepared his ______(s) before the operation.

 

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 4/26.” Write the answer.

  1. (quote – ch1) What is it about the new boy that bugs Tom so much?
  2.  (left) What is wrong with this illustration from the original edition?
  3. (right) Which scene does the right hand pic show? (That’s Jim with the bucket.)
  4. According to MT, what is the difference between work and play?
  5. Who is the “great and wise philosopher” mentioned on p15? (I need a NAME.)
  6. “bully” = “gay”  a) True  b) False

(Bonus) Which character in The Outsiders would agree with the philosophy of “spare the rod, spoil the child”?

 

 

 

Huck and Becky.

(Movie excerpts? 1938?)