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Tuesday, 9/12: S/V, Sentence Combo, FRO’s, Vocab, Outsiders

THIS is the link for LNN.

Link for Advisory Slides, 9/12: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_g7c0mNO6a1126EpRegoDpwyVu3p4dVEcE-MYME1M40/edit?usp=sharing

Messy Rooms:

“ I found rats that looked very dehydrated and looked like they haven’t eaten in days in my closet digging hole with cockroaches in there trying to run away I shut the closet door with a disgusted feeling I can’t no more I did the best I could but  this room is a horror site I was so sickened by this horrific room the rats the nauseating odor the MAGGOTS I couldn’t clean up this room no more next thing I know I was packing up my things that were not covered by mold and left that room I decided I was definitely going to pay somebody to clean up that foul room hopefully the people that do clean this up do not die before they finish the job but I wouldn’t doubt it. “

“ He flew to the bed before the cockroaches invaded his leg the hiss of the cockroaches below him struck him in a cool sweat. You could hear his hyperventilation in every breath. His bed was infested with clothes and other drenched in sweat socks. You could see the smell of the item it was burning the air!”

“The burgers are decomposing and rotting with all of the poop from the rats. I look to my right again and see a bat sitting in the corner watching me.
On my left is a desk with moldy creamed corn, bubbling and steaming. It looks inedible and like a person would blow up from eating it.”

 

“You look down at your hand to see a maggot crawling over you, as you get it off you see that you’re now covered in maggots. All you can feel is all of them crawling all over you, they’re on every inch of you your feet, your legs, your torso, your arms, on your face, even in your hair!”

GREAT IDEAS…BUT…

SHOW!!!!! WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?!?!?!?!

“S/V, 9/12.” Name the Subject and Predicate of each sentence.

  1. The ending of the The Llama Movie was lame.
  2. The llama, in the course of the dodgeball game, took one to the face.
  3. After his big mistake, the llama bravely faced the consequences.
  4. With a wink of his eye, the llama suddenly disappeared up the chimney.
  5. After that night at the movies, Pony’s life was never the same.

“Sentence Combo, 9/12.”
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 of each for ++!)

  1. a) His teacher appears unamused.   b) His teacher is a woman.  c) She is quiet.    d) She has karate experience. (“His teacher, a…with…appears.)
  2. a) She advances down the aisle.   b) Her advance is slow.   c) Her advance is quiet.    d) Her advance is menacing. (-ly, -ly, -ly)

What’s wrong with the following “sentences”?

  1. The llama in the field.
  2. Every day after school.
  3. Whenever the llama sings.
  4. The llama who is so smart.

What about these?

  1. I love that llama he’s so sweet.
  2. I saw a llama yesterday it was purple.
  3. It’s too far to walk, let’s ride a llama.

Fragments and Run-ons. (FRO’s) How do we fix them? How do we avoid them?

“FRO Practice I, 9/12.”  (7p) Write Fragment, Run On, or Complete Sentence for each word group.

  1. Laughing at the comedian’s act.
  2. Chief Wiggum, the doughnut-eater and chief cop.
  3. Up the mountain we hiked.
  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. Is this a fragment?

“Vocab, 9/12.”  Checking Vocab Defs.
dogged, indignant, conducive, wistful, implore, subside, acquit, leery, gorge, bluff
eating-junk-food5321ef97c9275determination

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____ (Bonus for which Greek myth character!)
  4. _____
  5. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with; she didn’t trust them to make good decisions.
  6. I waited until Mom’s anger _____(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
  7. Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
  8. After a long trial, he was ______(ed) and finally set free.
  9. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
  10. I was ____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
  11. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a gullible one.
  12. The roots of this word meant “to ask for with tears.”
  13. The roots of this word meant “to bring together.”

The Outsiders. We are in Chapter 5.

Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

Homework, Debrief Test #3, Sentence COMBO, Messy Room Examples, Outsiders

“Warm Up, 9/11.”

  1. If you are absent from this class on a Wednesday, what should you do at home? Be very specific.
  2. If you are absent on a Monday, what extra step do you need to take?
  3. If you are absent on a Friday for a test, what should you do?

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test #3. Yay! Much mo’ bettah!

“Sentence Combining, 9/11.”  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 of each for ++!)
1.  a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.     (Hint: Use “-ing.”)

2.  a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.   (Hint: Use the word “as.”)

3.  a) Then a voice freezes his behavior.    b) The voice is stern.    c) The behavior is disturbing.  (Hint: You can eliminate all but one word in b and c.)

Messy Room Example

The Outsiders…

Friday, 9/8: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #3

LNN Link: https://youtu.be/ttv0blUaCYA?si=HUz01mCDRhWg6xVP

Prep Sheet for Test #3:

Previous KBARR: ___/24 KBARR: ___/18   AW’s 9/6: ___/7  AW’s 9/7:___/10  Extra Combos: +____

Mental Floss.

  1. You have six sticks that are vertical on the floor like this:
    |  |  |  |  |  |
    Add five more sticks to make nine. You may not move any of the original 6 sticks.
  2. 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?
  3. 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?
  4. 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)
  5. What is the next thing in this sequence. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ____.  See if you can fill in the blank correctly.
  6. When does 1+1+1=1?

 

Test #3 — FOR #24: Combine into a smooth sentence at the bottom of your test sheet. Punctuation and capitalization count.

Doodle Theme: “WEIRD Planet!”

Thursday, 9/7: AW’s, SS, Subject/Verb, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: AW’s, SS, PLOT, Outsiders. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XIwVwMNuE-5xjgz4HE3sC3ATt7FbtOK7MdhAp-iysm0/edit?usp=sharing

“AW’s 9/7.” potential, mature, impact, valid, status, ambiguous, ambivalent, savvy, ironic

  

  1. They say that Mona Lisa’s “smile” is ______; it’s hard to tell what she’s thinking.
  2. The energy that is about to be released from this slingshot is called “______ energy.”
  3. ______ (LOL)
  4. Being older doesn’t necessarily make you more emotionally ______.
  5. Corvairs and madras shirts were _____ symbols for the Socs in 1967.
  6. The ending of the story is rather _____; you’re not sure which choice he made.
  7. My mom didn’t think my argument was ______, so I didn’t get to stay up late.
  8. The llama was _____ about going to the zoo. He wasn’t completely sure it was right.
  9. (2) The city council studied the ____ ____ of the possible new shopping center on the nearby neighborhood.

“Sentence Scramble, 9/7.”  For each one: Unscramble into one smooth sentence. Do not add or subtract any words. Punctuate! Extra Versions = Extra Credit

  1. –the electrical outlet   –grabbing   –Crazy Cathy   –the cat’s tail   –headed for
  2. –her creamed corn   –yelling   –at the baby sitter   –onto the floor   –Jennifer flipped

 

Messy Room Samples. (Already?!?!)

“Subjects and Verbs, 9/7.” Name the SUBJECT and PREDICATE (main verb) of each sentence below. Each answer should be two words only!

  1. It was a long climb up Mount Cheddar with my llama.
  2. The llama with the grin on his face asked a dumb question.
  3. In his dream, the llama thought of running in the grass.
  4. The llama, in the course of the dodgeball game, took one to the face.
  5. The surprise party really cheered up the llama.
  6. The old milk still tasted fine to the llama.
  7. Ponyboy winced at the pain in his head.

“Richard Cory.”  Which character from The Outsiders could be compared to Richard Cory?

 

The Outsiders.

Link to Online Version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi

Wednesday, 9/6: AW’s, Sentence Scramble, Show not Tell, Plot Mountain (phew!)

I will be looking at PREVIOUS KBARR ALL WEEK.

“AW’s, 9/6.”|ambiguous, potential, mature, impact, valid, status
(One word used twice.)

  1. Since we were separated and without cell phone coverage, we didn’t know the ____ of the other group.
  2. The question was so _____, it was hard to choose the right answer.
  3. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
  4. You can always check the ____ of your grade on Aeries.
  5. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
  6. KBARR has a large ____ on your grade.
  7. My main argument was not ____, so I lost the debate.
  8. BONUS: If the root valent  means “feeling,” use the word ambivalent  in a SM

“Sentence Scramble, 9/6.” Use every word. Do not break up the pieces. DO NOT ADD ANY WORDS. Rearrange the chunks until you get the right-sounding sentence. Write it down. There might be more than one way (bonus)!

  • the roast pig
  • immediately stick
  • when
  • an apple
  • is finished
  • in its mouth
  • to learning
  • used for cheating
  • because they cause distractions
  • cell phones are banned
  • and are sometimes
  •  in most schools

Writing!

SHOW not TELL
“Don’t tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.”
-Samuel Clemens

He was talking about writing. What did he mean?

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things actually LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions! (Yes, I know they are technically adjectives.)
What’s “cool” to you could be “gross” to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

You need to describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND/SMELL/FEEL like:
Compare two examples…

Assignment:  “My Room is Such a Mess” (don’t call it that, though) due next Wednesday, 9/13. 
Show me the most nightmarish room imaginable. I want to feel, see, hear, taste (ewww), smell everything.
1 page (400+ words), Google Doc shared with me + printed, title. mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc. No opinions, just *WDILL?

(*What Does It Look Like?)

PLOT Mountain. Copy into your notebook on a fresh page! You will get to use it on tests. If you finish copying early, decorate it!

Where on The Mountain?

  1. “And they lived happily ever after.”
  2. The 5 W’s usually are given here.
  3. Nemo gets taken.
  4. Where most of the action usually occurs.
  5. Dad finds Nemo in Finding Nemo.
  6. A book with a sequel will sometimes leave out which two parts?

 

Outsiders.

Link to Online version: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=cmljaGxhbmQyLm9yZ3xsYXdod3xneDoyNjgzNWEzYzVjNDUxOWZi