Thursday, 1/28: Husker Du 120, Vocabulary + Relay, 120 Seconds, Vladek

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocabulary, Argument (Pink Sheet), Vladek, Husker Du.

“Warm Up, 1/28.” What do we do with book titles when we type them?
Period One.

  1. Which book was about how people’s perceptions and beliefs can change what they think the truth is?
  2. Which book did we hear from that was sci-fi set in a dystopian future?
  3. Which teen fiction book sounded like it would be sad?
  4. Which book involved a dragon?

Bonus: What does dystopian mean?

“Warm Up, 1/28.” What do we do with book titles when we type them?
Period Three.

  1. Which book was set on a ship?
  2. Which book involved orphans?
  3. Which book was set in a dystopian future?
  4. Which book is a magical fantasy?
  5. Which book is set in Florida?

Bonus: What does dystopian mean?

“Warm Up, 1/28.” What do we do with book titles when we type them?
Period Four.

  1. Which book had a theme of overcoming discrimination?
  2. Which book involved a place of escape?
  3. Which book was a sports book?
  4. (2) Which book was of the fantasy genre?

Bonus: What does dystopian mean?

“Warm Up, 1/28.” What do we do with book titles when we type them?
Period Five.

  1. Which book was about a spy?
  2. Which book was a mystery?
  3. (2) Which books were sci-fi set in a dystopian future?
  4. Which book was fantasy?

Bonus: What does dystopian mean?

 

“Vocabulary 1/28.” (11p)

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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Vladek _____(es) Artie for using too many wooden matches…
  6. …because he is too “_____” to buy them.
  7. Artie says Richieu’s picture on the wall of his parents’ room was a sort of ______ to him, implying that Richieu would have been a better son than he is.
  8. (2) She tried to stay awake during math, but it was ______, and she finally _______(ed) to the boredom and nodded off.
  9. During the TV marathon, we _____(ed) for two days on chips and pizza.
  10. In The Outsiders, when we referred to a facade, we would be saying that the person was ______(ing) about their true feelings.

Vocabulary Relay! Could we have a FOUR WAY TIE?!

 

Dun Dun Duuuuuuh!

120 Seconds. Are you ready to be chosen?

Audience: Tomorrow on the Test, I will ask one question about each of today’s presentations. You may rely either on your photographic memory or on any notes you might take during the talks.

 

Vladek

Wednesday, 1/27: Vocabulary, 120 Seconds (LISTEN!), Vladek

Checking Show-Me-You-Know sentences.

“Warm Up, 1/27.” NOT collaborative. (3)

Name at least three books we have heard about during 120 Seconds. You may name up to 2 more for extra credit.

Tomorrow on the Warm Up, I will ask one question about each of today’s presentations. You may rely either on your photographic memory or on any notes you might take during the talks.


 

“Vocabulary, 1/27.” Collaborative. (11)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (It’s a paper clip. The subheading says, “The only tool you’ll ever need.”)
  5. The diplomats rushed to ______ together a treaty before everyone changed his mind.
  6. There used to be a TV show called The ____ Gourmet which showed you how to eat well without spending a lot of money.
  7. Art Spiegelman once published magazines of ____ comics like “The Prisoner of Hell Planet.”
  8. It is _____ to whine about things that you can’t change.
  9. Horror movies are sort of ________ for many people.
  10. On the train, Vladek ______(ed) and “didn’t let on” he was a Jew. Spiegelman represents this by having Vladek wear a pig mask.
  11. “I never knew a person more _____ than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.”
  12. Which vocabulary word has prefix that means BOTH? _____

  13. Bonus: #5: S, CD, CX?
  14. Bonus: #6: S, CD, CX?

 


 

Dun Dun Duuuuuuh!

120 Seconds. Are you ready to be chosen?

Audience: Tomorrow on the Warm Up, I will ask one question about each of today’s presentations. You may rely either on your photographic memory or on any notes you might take during the talks.


 

 

Vladek.

Friday, 1/22: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 19

First Period has some reading to do (again).

Prep sheet for Test 19:
Warm Ups: ____/10  ___/10
RCA H/W: ____/9  ___/ 11 ___/5
RCA Quizzes: ____/8  ____/9

Other Extra Credit: Yeti? Sasquatch? All 10 right on the warm up yesterday?

 

Mental Floss.

  1. What do you get when you add 1 and 11 four times?
  2. An archeologist claims to have dug up a coin that is clearly dated 46 B.C. How do we know he’s lying?
  3. Which three numbers give the same result when they are multiplied as when they are added? (Alert: math)
  4. Below are clues to two homonyms. Figure out what pair of words the clues are describing. Example: Rabbit fur = hare hair. You must get the order of the words correct and spell them correctly.
    1. a) What a metal thief would do.     b) A basic truth about a school leader.     c) A loud noise from tennis devices.
  5. This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching!
  6. What is this poem talking about?
    “The beginning of eternity
    The end of time and space
    The beginning of every end,
    And the end of every place.”

 

Test #19

Doodle Theme: Create a bunker.