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Wednesday, 9/21: Spelling/Vocab, FROs, Outsiders

Checking: Show-Me-You-Know sentences.

“Warm Up, 9/21.”  * = spelling.  ** = vocabulary or current SAW. (14p)

  1. * it is : ___ :: who owns : ___ (2p)
  2. * antagonist : protagonist :: villain : _____
  3. * John murdered the Cheerios and then he offed the Captain Crunch and then he snuffed out the Wheaties. John is a _______ killer. Get it? This is a joke on which pair of words? (Bonus: What kind of joke is it?)
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  4. ** _____
  5. ** _____
  6. ** Which pair of homophones? ______ and ______
  7. ** A twisted rubber band has _____ energy that can be used to fly a small plane.
  8. ** “You’re so ___. You probably think this song is about you.”
  9. ** Every time Dr. Pavlov rang a bell, he _____(ed) a response from the dog, who thought he was going to be fed.
  10. ** Please stop ____(ing) me. I am not 5 years old any more. (Not mimic.)
  11. ** It was very (in)____ to cheat on a test and then brag.
  12. ** This word literally means “discovered speechless.” ______
  13. ** The prefix of this word means across or through: _____.

 

FROs!
What is a sentence fragment? How could we fix it?
What is a run-on? How could we fix it?

“FRO Practice I, 9/21.”  (7p) Write CS, F, or RO for each word group. How could we fix the FROs?

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we trudged.
  4. The wagon was loaded with food it was pulled by two teams of horses.
  5. There are shells all over the beach let’s collect some!
  6. On his back, the bug wriggled his little legs.
  7. Into the hole fell he.

 

The Outsiders

In chapter 2, Cherry said something to Pony that relates well to the meaning of the poem “Richard Cory.” What did she say to Pony? (Two quotes possible.)

 

“Nothing Gold Can Stay”

What “gold” has Ponyboy lost? Soda?  Darry?

 

Tuesday, 9/20: Spelling/Vocab, Outsiders

BLOGS!  We had seven who busted a move last night and three who came close.

Checking: Vocab definitions.

Bonus homophones:
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Spell all three correctly for +3!

“Warm Up, 9/20.” * = spelling.  ** = vocabulary. Do not copy. (15)

  1. (2) The roots of the word homophone means _____  _____.
    2. * Dally is Johnny’s _____.
    3. Do you understand the ____(s) of dividing fractions?
    4. * The word ____ comes from the French word for body.
    5. (3) ____ books have been sitting ____ for a long time; I hope ____ coming back soon.
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    6. ** _____  7. ** _____  8. ** _____  9. ** _____
    10. **  buy : sell :: boycott : _____
    11. **  legitimate : illicit :: combined : _____
    12. **  The teacher tried to ____ the correct response from the students by giving hints.

“NVAA , 9/20”
1-5: Name the part-of-speech of each boldfaced, underlined word above.

 

Plot Practice. Use the appropriate terms from the diagram in your notebook to fill the blanks. (7p – 6 minutes.)

  1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
  2. “And they all died,” would be the _____ of a dystopian fairy tale.
  3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
  4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
  5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  6. We are now in the _____ of the story.
  7. The part where he says that he likes the Green Eggs and Ham. ______

 

 “Richard Cory” 9/20.

Write a sentence about Richard Cory that begins with the word although.

 

The Outsiders!

 

Monday, 9/19: Copy Homework, Debrief Test #4, “Richard Cory”

Vocab Monday for Homies.
This week’s SAWs:
impact, transfer, feature, design, potential

  1. A twisted rubber band has _____ energy that can be used to fly a small plane.
  2. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____.
  3. (2) A ______ ______ of the new iPhone is the lack of a physical home button.
  4. (3) The city council studied the _____ _____ of the new shopping center on the local neighborhood before asking the developer to ______ a more pedestrian-friendly environment.
  5. The new car had many optional _______(s) you could add for extra money.

 

Copy homework into planner. Previous student blogs are here.

Bonus Question: This week’s spelling theme is homophones. The roots of the word homophone mean _______  ________.

Warm Up, 9/19/16. Copy 1-3. *= spelling, ** = vocabulary.

  1. * friendly : hostile :: active : _____
  2. * its, whose, ____
  3. * Sacramento : ______ :: Mr. Calandro : ______ (2)
  4. * It is said that many stereotypes start with a _____ of truth.
  5. *_______ books are *______?  (Must get both.)

Go over Test #4.

“Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson

 

Time? Outsiders.

Third Period needs the PLOT diagram from Thursday.

 

Friday, 9/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #4

Prep sheet for Test #4:
IMPORTANT! PLEASE ADD KBARR SCORE.  “KBARR: ___/40”
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
NVA: ___/8  NVAA: ___/10
Vocab Practices: ___/10  ___/12  ___/12
Other Extra Credit:  May include: +1 for Lolly III, +3 for Per3 for Vocab Relay.

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
  2. You have six sticks that are vertical on the floor like this:
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    Add five more sticks to make nine.
  3. An archaeologist uncovers an ancient tomb, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.  Two, unclothed, long-dead bodies are found in the tomb.  One is an adult male, the other an adult female.  Both bodies are perfectly preserved, although dry and leathery with age.  The archaeologist takes one look and exclaims: “It’s a miracle! I have found Adam and Eve.”  How did the archaeologist know this at a glance?
  4. Here is a question on international law: If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S.-Mexico border, where would they be required to bury the survivors?
  5. Removing an appendix is called an appendectomy, removing tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. What is it called when they remove a growth from your head? (haha)
  6. What is the next thing in this sequence. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ____.  See if you can fill in the blank correctly.

Test #4.

Thursday, 9/15: NVA, Vocab, Plot, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: NVAA, Vocab, Plot, Outsiders, Library, Husker Du.


“NVAA, 9/15.” (10p)

Homer stupidly hit his very fat head on the corner of the table with a loud thunk.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:
Adverbs:

 

“Vocab, 9/15.” (Also SAWs; one previous one.)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  6. Johnny persisted ____(ly) in asking about his parents.
  7. The students ____(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. “Please?” they begged.
  8. My parents were a little _____ about the crowd I was hanging out with.
  9. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  10. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  11. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one.
  12. The jury voted to ______ because the evidence was not sufficient to find him guilty.

 

VOCABULARY RELAY! Can anyone beat Period Three?!

 

The Outsiders.

PLOT. Copy into your notebook!

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  1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
  2. “And they lived happily ever after,” would be the _____ of a fairy tale.
  3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
  4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
  5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  6. We are now in the _____ of the story.

As we correct, write the answers on the diagram. You may use this cheat sheet on the test tomorrow.