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Late Start Schedule.

Copy homework into planner.

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
• Vocabulary due Tuesday, Wednesday.
  • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
  • SMYK’s due Thursday.
• “My Room is Such a Mess” due next Wednesday, 9/6. (Deets Wednesday.)

 

Pass out Vocab Sheets.

 

Check your headphones before starting Fastbridge.

• https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login
• Sign in with Google (red button).
• Continue to Portal.
• Select Fastbridge Learning from the sidebar.
• Reading.
• Do the aReader and the AutoReader (Do all of the mini tests.)

 

Finished Early? Start Vocab definitions.

 

Prep your sheet for Test #1:

KBARR: ___/24 (6p x 4)
Vocabulary Homework: ____/15  (defns. 5 + smyk 10)
Vocab Practice: 8-22___/13 8-23:____/13 8-24:___/13
Other Bonus: Period 6: +2 for Vocab Relay. +1 if you knew Kal-El

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Mental Floss. Do on back of test sheet.

1. A boat has a ladder hanging off the side that has six rungs. Each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
2. Show how it is possible to name the capital of each and every one of the United States in less than a minute.
3. Which is correct, “bigger of two halves” or “biggest of two halves”?
4. Johnny’s mother had four children. The first was April, the second was May, and the third was June. What was the name of her fourth child?
5. There are ten sheep walking in a straight line across a field. What numbered sheep can look back and say he is the third from the last in line?
6. A house painter paints numbers on all the new houses in a neighborhood from 1-100. How many times does he have to paint the digit 9? (Not a trick; I’m just betting you can’t count.)

 

Clickers!

1. Circle/Write the Letter on the sheet.
2. Click that letter and then the square arrow key. It should move you to the next question.
3. The black arrow keys move you back and forth between questions.
4. The Round Arrow Deletes your answer.
5. When you end up back at 1, you are finished.

Test #1.

Optional Doodle Theme: The messiest, most disgusting place you can imagine.

Tomorrow’s Test: Classwork, Adjectives, Vocab, Outsiders. Preview Available after Period 2.

Slides Link for Advisory Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Pevf2U7pqhjdid60-mP7GbwaeL-xQOea1XznXEpelFY/edit?usp=sharing

Advisory Skeddy.

Checking SMYK’s.

“Vocab, 8/24.” bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation

1. Ignorance is ____ means you can’t be sad about things you don’t know about.
2. The coach yelled at me for being too ____ at practice. He said I needed to work harder.
3. hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
4. Some people called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)______(ist).
5. The old man was considered the ____ of the village because of all his experience and wisdom.
6. The root of this word means “shape.” _____
7. The roots of this word mean “not being concerned.” _____
8. The root of this word was old French for “delicate and graceful.” _____
9. sadness : bliss :: ignorance : _____
10. (4) The mystery was (un)______(able). No one had solved it in over 100 years, but the ____ _____ was able to _____ the solution from the evidence.

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“Adjectives, 8/24” (5p) Copy the underlined word in each sentence and write “adjective” or “not adjective.” (Bonus Opportunity: If it’s not an adjective, say what it is!)

1. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
2. The running criminal was finally tackled.
3. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
4. Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
5. I really like lemon pie.
6. Ruefully he apologized for his wrong actions.
7. The llama is his favorite animal.

 

The Outsiders, 8/24. Test Section Preview.

1. The Outsiders has a _____ narrator.  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
2. Dally : the world :: Johnny : _____
   Darry, Soda, Two-Bit, Steve, Ponyboy, Dallas, Johnny
3. …doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”  _____
4. Thinks Pony is a “tagalong and a kid.” _____
5. An actual hoodlum. _____
6. The loner of the crew. _____
7. Goes to school “just for kicks.” _____
8. The gang is kind of his substitute family. ____
9. The most understanding and sympathetic one. ____

Outsiders Aloud.

Checking KBARR. SMYK’s due tomorrow.

 

What kind of bear was he????

“Adjectives, 8/23.” For 4-9, copy the underlined word and say whether it is an adjective or not.

1. What is a noun?
2. What does an adjective do?
3. What is one example of an ending that can change a noun to an adjective?
4. A savvy Kal-El  knew just what to do. (Solo Bonus for +1: who is Kal El?)
5. The running criminal was finally tackled.
6. I hate running in PE.
7. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
8. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
9. I like the sound of running water.

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“Vocab, 8/23.” (13p)
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation

           

9. The roots of this word meant “to mark in addition.”
10. A person who doesn’t like to ______ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
11. Even though their denotations (definitions) are similar, the words nosy and curious have different _____(s).
12. He nodded ____(ly) and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.”
13. Her outlook on life was very _____ after the accident that killed her brother.

 

Vocab Relay?

 

Outsiders Aloud.

1st, 2nd, 3rd person narrators.

Advantages and disadvantages of 1st vs. 3rd.

What does every story have to have in order to be a story?

 

Link for Advisory slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vga3rl2jvjsLdRiLk5TLi1XfFZJunA1YlgaTB1oirXs/edit?usp=sharing

I’m coming to see your defns and your first KBARR!

“Warm Up, 8/22.” (5) Write the answer (NOT LETTER) in your notebook. Do not copy the question. Do not forget to write the Title and Date.

1. What’s the message of the poem “Motto”?  a) YOLO  b) Enjoy the good things while you can.  c) Treat others how you want to be treated.  d) “Dig it!”  e) NOTA
2. The expression “Mind your own business” is a motto.  True  / False
3. The expression “Ignorance is bliss” is a motto.   True  / False
4. (2) Which word doesn’t belong? WHY?  a) evaluate b) predict c) question d) summarize e) react

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“Vocabulary, 8/22.” (in your notebook, collaborative) All answers will be vocabulary words. Use your definitions and your group homies to help you. For #1-4, choose which word best fits the picture, and be prepared to explain why you think so. If you can justify more than one word for a picture, you might receive bonus credit.
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
     

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. You can ____ from this picture that the person on the other end is upset.
6. The roots of this word mean “same shape.” _____
7. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
8. Every time Homer Simpson says, “D’oh!” he is being ____ about something he did or didn’t do.
9. Nobody could _____ why he liked school so much even though he got all F’s.
10. Even though I was nervous, I tried to act cool and ______.
11. This word came from Spanish for “you know.”
12. cool : good :: dig : ______
13. rules : requirements :: happiness : ___

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Adjectives answer the question “What Kind?” about nouns!

 

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The Outsiders. Write the Answer. (5p)

1. What is it about our narrator that drives his brother Darry crazy?
2. As used in The Outsiders, the word hood is short for _____.
3. As used in The Outsiders, the words Soc is short for _____.
4. Which brother “understands everything, almost”?
5. Which brother “likes to lone it”?

 

Read Aloud.