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Tomorrow’s Test: NVA, Vocabulary, MWA, Husker Du.
NVA Study  Tip:

• the ____  = noun
• Mr. Morton _____(ed).  = verb
• We began _____ing. = verb
• He was a ____ bear. = adjective

“Warm Up, 11/19.”

1. Write a sentence that uses the word meddling as a noun.
2. Write a sentence that uses the word meddling as a verb.
3. Write a sentence that uses the word meddling as an adjective.
4. Will might love Alyce.   N/V/Adj?
5. We were behind, but still in the running.    N/V/Adj?
6. Alyce has more savvy than she thinks she does.    N/V/Adj?
7. Feel the love everybody!    N/V/Adj?
8. I bought new running shoes.    N/V/Adj?

“Vocabulary, 11/19.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The book was a ____ of all the author’s best stories and other writings.
6. The trail _____(ed) through the woods and then ran out.
7. compliment : taunt :: MYOB : _____
8. Guillermo’s project was almost finished, and then his mother started to _____ with it.
9. Many times organizations try new things and make major changes without testing the ____ of the changes.
10. Jane the Midwife _____(ed) into the room and quickly took charge of the situation.
11. I never forgave her for her ______.

The Midwife’s Apprentice
Book Dedication: What does it mean?

Bonus Question: This is a large bowl of moss. What was it used for in the middle ages?

Read On!

“Warm up, 11/18.”

1. Write a sentence that uses the word love as a noun.
2. Write a sentence that uses the word love as a verb.
3. Write a sentence that uses the word love as an adjective.
4. You savvy pretty well.  N/V/Adj?
5. Your mouth had better stop running.   N/V/Adj?
6. The running of the bulls was exciting.   N/V/Adj?
7. To pass this class you need some savvy.   N/V/Adj?
8. He’s rich because he was a savvy investor.   N/V/Adj?

“Vocabulary, 11/18.” (11p) You will use words more than once.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. He was always very _____ about doing his homework just right every time.
   
6. The holiday season is a time for _____  and for quiet family gatherings. (2?)
7. Since there was no specific topic, the discussion _____(ed) on for hours and never got anywhere.
8. “Will, so happy with twice the _____ he expected (from Tansy), made sure to tell everyone” about how much help Alyce was.
9. They say that remedy works, but nobody has tested its _____ in treating a cold.
10. Please don’t be late; leave yourself _____ time to get here before it starts. 
11. He didn’t know how to do the job he was assigned, and he _____(ed) around for a few days before he asked for help.

The Midwife’s Apprentice
“MWA, 11/18.”

1. Write a good sentence about chapter 12 – The Inn that begins, “Although Alyce…”
2. Write a good sentence about anywhere in the book that begins, “If Alyce…”

Aloud.

More…

“Warm Up, 11/17.” Write three sentences, each using the word savvy. Use savvy as a noun, a verb, and an adjective. Be sure to label which is which.

“Vocabulary, 11/17.” You will use words more than once.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. After a large dinner and two _____ servings of pie, I was a little overly full.
7. My friend was such a ____ of information, we called him the Encyclopedia Guy.
8. Unless you leave Laguna with some good reading and writing skills, you will ____ in high school.
9. Sometimes the ____ of a cure lies in the mind of the person who believes it will work.
10. wander : meander :: rush : _____
11. fear : pluck :: mourning : _____

The Midwife’s Apprentice

“MWA, 11/17.”

Write an SWBS sentence (or two) for chapter 11 – The Leaving.

Aloud.

Copy homework into planner.

“Warm Up, 11/16.”

Use the word running in three different sentences: as a verb, as an adjective, and as a noun. Please label which is which.

Correct Test #12.

The Midwife’s Apprentice.

Friday, 11/13/15.

Prep sheet for Test #12:
Weather Homework: ___/15  Weather Quiz: ___/11  Bus Schedule: ___/7
Vocabulary: ___/13  ___/15  ___/10
Other Extra Credit: (May include… +3 for 3rd and 5th period for Grammar Relay, +1 for atheist. Other extra credit should be rolled into the assignment it was a part of.)

Mental Floss.

1. From what can you take away the whole, and still have some left?
2. I am more microscopic than microscopic; I am more minuscule than minuscule. I am smaller than small and I am tinier than tiny. Yet surprisingly, I am still big. What am I?
3. Wacky Wordy. What 6-word phrase is represented?
   

   T A H W

   M U S T

   D O W N

4. Wacky Wordy: (2 words, one hyphenated)
   1. Do Do
   2. Dew Dew
   3. Due Due
5. If men have two hands, and monkeys have four hands, what has three hands?
6. A cat had three kittens: Mopsy, Topsy, and Spot. What was the mother’s name. Remember to please capitalize the name of the momma kitty when you write.
7. What do these three things have in common? Corn, Weasel, Balloon

Test #12.
Word List for Husker Du Grammar (#21-25).
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, subject, predicate, interjection, cheese
You won’t use them all, and some might be used more than once.
Test #12.

Doodle Theme: “A Perfect World.”