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Copy homework into assignment book (aka planner). The prepositions sheet is NOT homework.

Finish/Correct Test #23.

“Warm Up, 2/22.” COPY!  Yes, spelling counts. Sigh.

1. * read : illiterate :: think : _____ (2)
2. * read : illiterate :: to BE read : ______
3. * try : attempt :: escort : _______
4. * delinquent : irresponsible :: infinity : ______
5. * task : assignment :: variety : _____

106!

Vladek if time.

Prepare sheet for Test #23:
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
Vocabulary Warm Ups: ___/16  ___/16
Other Extra Credit: +1 (per1) +3 (per3) +3 (per4) for vocab relay, mistake spotting on Perfect Paper +2 each.

Mental Floss.

1. Try to figure out the noun or adjective that is common to all the items each group.
   • a) person, clock, cliff
   • b) feather,  torch,  low-calorie 
   • c) fishing rod, actor, checkout counter
2. What three-letter word can be added to spaces below to form four words? (Same three-letter word all four times.)
   T__ __ __ SIT
   ST __ __ __ D
   F __ __ __ TIC
   B __ __ __ D
3. Wacky Wordy: my you’re way
4. The following not only describes a famous monument, but is an anagram for its name. What is it?   Built to Stay Free.
5. A donkey behind another donkey,
   I’m behind that second donkey,
   But there is a whole nation behind me.
   It is a murder you can describe in a word: ______
6. For each, find a three-letter word that ends the first word and begins the second word.
   a) birth _ _ _ light       b) knock _ _ _ line

Test #23.

Doodle Theme: Water.

Warm Up, 2/18. Paying attention and following directions. Instructions:

• Title: “Selective Attention Test.”  Date: 2/18.
• Number 1-2.
• The video will begin two (2) minutes after the official start of class.
• If you speak at any time once the video begins, you will receive a 0/10.
• Your job is to count how many times the players wearing white pass the basketball. You may use tally marks if you wish.
• I will ask you two questions when the video finishes. Write your answers in your notebook.
• You will have one (1) minute to complete the two questions.
• NOT COLLABORATIVE!
• DO NOT SPEAK AT ANY TIME UNTIL I CALL ON YOU, or you will receive a 0/10.

“Selective Attention Test, 2/18.”

1. How many passes did you count?
2. Did you notice anything else about the video? If so, what?

Tomorrow’s Test (already?!): Vocabulary, Proofreading, Husker Du, Vladek.

Checking: Show Me You Know’s and Interview Questions.

“Vocabulary Practice, 2/18.” (16p)
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. “I warned you that the next time you got in a fight, I was going to apply economic _____(s) on your allowance.
5. Mr. Coward does not _____ the use of phones in class.
6. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _______, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
7. (2) He made a speech to the whole school asking for ______ for his terrible ______ at the assembly.
8. My brother found my ______ of candy and ate it all.
9. If you pass math and English, you will be ______(ed) to eighth grade.
10. (2) The industrial ______ was full of ______ machinery.
11. Vladek ______(ed) his valuables inside the chimney.
12. (3) I liked almost every ______ of the new teacher’s ______ to _____(ing) her class. (The order matters.)

Vladek.

“Izzit Poifect? 2/17/16.” If you don’t look closely, you might miss something obvious.

List the mistakes you find on the “volunteer” “perfect” paper and the fixes for the mistakes. What score should it get? If it is perfect, say so.

“Vocabulary Practice, 2/17.” (16p)
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. Art Spiegelman didn’t want to show his father as a racist ______  of a Jew, but he wanted to show him honestly.
6. Some people see boxing as legally _____(ed) violence.
7. (2) It was a ____ problem, with many ____(s) to consider…
8. …so I had to look at  all my options before deciding how to _____ the situation. (not conduct)
9. Please ______ yourself properly in the library.
10. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted _____ for the things he had done.
11. Mr. Coward’s lowest grade in seventh grade was  for ______. Obviously  he had some trouble following the rules too.
12. The essay prompt asked you to compare and ______ the two characters.
13. Art Spiegelman didn’t want any _____(ions) for Maus, such as action figures and vests.
14. I politely ______(ed) Efren about borrowing his Porsche for my date.
15. Which one is the allegory?  (Write the ANSWER!) a) Using animals instead of people in Maus.  b) The early bird gets the worm.  c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) B and D.  f) All are allegories.  g) None are allegories.

 
Oral History Toolkit: How do I ask the questions?

Which ones apply to our assignment? Which ones don’t?
Which two do you think are most important for us?

Documentary Interview Tips.
12 Ways to Conduct a Great Interview.

105?! Really?  (10:05–>)

Vladek.

Vladek.

Copy homework into assignment book.

INTERVIEWS! Your chance to be Artie!
Preliminary questions due Thursday.

Perfect Papers are due by 3:00 pm.
Any takers on “live correcting”?

Debrief Test #22. Oh My!

Vladek.