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Tomorrow’s Test: S/CD/CX (sigh), Vocab, Vladek. Preview: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eTZWn1KC6SCjRqTbLlSsfjRZK0KyJjL63Om3LijUJ80/edit?usp=sharing

“S/CD/CX, 12/8.”  ALSO TELL WHY!

1. As part of his occupation, the llama carried nunchucks.
2. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched the llamas instead.
3. The llama ate several hotdogs and felt refreshed.
4. Since my llama left me, I’ve found a new place to dwell.
5. Zoltan forgot his wallet, so he couldn’t buy broccoli.
6. Before you pet a llama, you should ask permission.
7. We didn’t repair the dam in time; the llamas will rush through.

“Vocab, 12/8.”  succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
 

1. _____  (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Multiple answers accepted.)
5. _____
6. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips, pizza, and Dr. Pepper.
7. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we were saying that the person was _____(ing) about their true feelings.
8. (2) Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches because he is too “_____” to buy them.
9. The roots of this word meant “to bring low.” _____ (not subsist)
10. This word is French for “advance guard.” _____
11. This word’s roots meant “to bring back close.” _____
12. This word’s roots meant “leaky” and “pour.” _____

VOCABULARY RELAY RETURNS!!!!!

Vladek to at least p138. Link for those at home: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVm8Wm1glcMJYXJeUsgoyDFjjdsNau-h/view

120 Seconds. Next Performances are Tuesday. Write your book/author on the board after your presentation.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

ATTENTION: FINALLY A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 1,  Book 2

“S,CD,CX? 12/7.” ALSO TELL WHY YOU THINK SO!!!

1. I saw a llama skating with your hamster yesterday, and I died.
2. The llama studied, but he ultimately failed.
3. Although they are kind of creepy, I like llamas.
4. I saw a llama skating and falling yesterday in the bathtub.
5. The llama studied since he didn’t know the words.
6. I like llamas unless they are rude.

“Vocab, 12/7.” succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
  

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. There used to be a TV show called The ____ Gourmet which showed you how to eat well without spending a lot of money.
5. Art Spiegelman once published magazine collections of ____ comics like “The Prisoner on the Hell Planet.”
6. We rushed to ______ together a float for the parade before the upcoming deadline.
7. Horror movies are sort of _______ for many people.
8. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows what I say is true.”
9. The athlete was ___ about the use of steroids. He knew they were harmful, but they helped his performance.
10. The root of this word meant “to disguise or conceal.” _____
11. The root of this word means “to clean out.” _____
12. (2) She tried to stay awake during math, but it was ______, and she finally ______(ed) to the sleepiness and nodded off.

VLADEK to page 129.

120 Seconds. Next Performances are tomorrow.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Please Click in your answers for Test #14.

Debrief Test #14.

“Vocab, 12/6.” succumb, subsist, presumptuous, avant-garde, reproach, cathartic, frugal, cobble, futile, dissemble, ambivalent
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. It would be ___ of a dishwasher to tell the master chef how to do things.
6. Much of the agriculture in the rest of the world is made up of _____(ence) farms, that barely grow enough food for the family working on it.
7. MacGyver could ____ together almost anything from a bazooka to a hang-glider from bits of trash he found lying around.
8. After the long siege, the city knew it was ____ to resist any longer…
9. …and they finally _____(ed) to the stronger army.
10. She blamed him for the accident and always looked at him with _______ afterwards.
11. This word’s roots mean feeling both ways. _____
12. This word’s meaning evolved like this: fruit -> economical -> ______.
13. The words roots meant to take before. _____

120 Seconds Begins TOMORROW. Volunteers?

Writing your intro. You need about 200 words.

1. Start with a little hook:
   • Imagine yourself…
   • Throughout history mankind has…
   • It was a dark and stormy night…
   • What do you call a… (joke)
   • Once upon a time…
   • Have you ever wondered…
   • What if…
   • Jimmy was a boy who…
   • Scary, gripping, and difficult to put down…
   • Etc.
2. Give us the required info:
   • Title
   • Author
   • Genre (Not just fiction/non; we want something like romance, sci fi, horror, mystery, fantasy, comedy, historical fiction, etc.)
3. Time for the 5 W’s for the BOOK:
   • This is the story of…
   • This book is about…
   • Set in the future…
   • Not too much detail; you have less than a minute.
4. Now to set up the PASSAGE:
   • This is the part of the book where…
   • This is the scene when…
   • _____ is about to _____

Vladek.

1. What is one reason Artie says he became an artist?
2. What possession of Anja’s is Artie so interested in finding?
3. Why is Vladek unfriendly with Artie on p98?
4. What is Artie a prisoner of in “Prisoner on the Hell Planet”?

Read to p120+

Welcome Guest Teacher! I will do the Slides on Tuesday!

Copy homework into planner:

KBARR
Vocabulary as usual.

Go to NEWSELA and do Holocaust Part 2.

• Read the article.
• Do the Quiz.
• Do the Writing. (50 word minimum.)

Done? Start Vocab Definitions.

Done? Writing your intro. You need about 200 words. If you don’t have a book yet….WHY?!?

1. Start with a little hook:
   • Imagine yourself…
   • Throughout history mankind has…
   • It was a dark and stormy night…
   • What do you call a… (joke)
   • Once upon a time…
   • Have you ever wondered…
   • What if…
   • Jimmy was a boy who…
   • Scary, gripping, and difficult to put down…
   • Etc.
2. Give us the required info:
   • Title
   • Author
   • Genre (Not just fiction/non; we want something like romance, sci fi, horror, mystery, fantasy, comedy, historical fiction, etc.)
3. Time for the 5 W’s for the BOOK:
   • This is the story of…
   • This book is about…
   • Set in the future…
   • Not too much detail; you have less than a minute.
4. Now to set up the PASSAGE:
   • This is the part of the book where…
   • This is the scene when…
   • _____ is about to _____

Prep Sheet for Test #14:

SMYK: __/10  Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/13   ___/10 

Other Extra Credit: Period   gets +2 for Vocab relay. All others get +1. +1 for Lent, +1 for Fat Tuesday

Mental Floss.

1. How far can you walk into the woods?
2. What do you get when you add 1 and 11 four times?
3. Which three numbers give the same result when they are multiplied as when they are added? (Alert: math)
4. The more you take away the bigger it gets; the more you add, the smaller it becomes. What is it?
5. Wacky Wordies:
   

   ZERO PhD BSc. B.A. (a)

   N  E  V  E  S (b)

   ONHOLEE  (c)

Test #14. No Clicking. We will correct when I get back.

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