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Monday, 9/16: Homework, Sentence Combo, Debrief Test #4, Outsiders

Copy homework into planner.

 “Sentence Combining, 9/16.” — Combine each group of short, choppy sentences into one smooth-sounding sentence. You may add, subtract, or change words, but make sure to keep the meaning of all the parts.  You will have to punctuate as appropriate. (Bonus: Write more than one combination!)
1. a) Chuckie bounces wildly in his desk.   b) He is the class clown.   c) He clucks like a chicken.

2. a) His fingers make sounds.   b) The sounds are scratching.   c) They claw the desktop.   d) The desktop is battered.

3. a) Then a voice freezes his behavior.   b) The voice is stern.   c) The behavior is disturbing. (Hint: stern and disturbing are just adjectives.)

 

Debrief “Test #4.” Getting Better!

The Outsiders.  “Nothing Gold Can Stay” ?

Thursday, 9/12: NVA, Vocab, Richard Cory, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: NVA, Vocab (inc. AWs), Plot (open notebook), Outsiders.

“NVA, 9/12.” (9 to find.)

For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought pigs flew like graceful birds across the sky.

 

“Vocab, 9/12.” * = AW.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  5. Johnny persisted ____(ly) in asking about his parents.
  6. My parents were a little _____ about the crowd I was hanging out with.
  7. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  8. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  9. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one.
  10. The jury voted to ______ because there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty.
  11. The students ____(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. “Please?” they begged.
  12. * What is the ____ of school? Transfer of information or teaching thinking?

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!

 

Richard Cory.  Which character from The Outsiders could be compared to Richard Cory?

 

The Outsiders…
What food/supplies would you get? What would you do to pass the time for a week?

Wednesday, 9/11: NVA, Vocab, Plot, Outsiders

Checking SMYKs.

“NVA, 9/11.” (9)

Homer hit his fat head on the corner of the table and fell with a loud thunk.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:

 

“Vocab, 9/11.” (12) * = AW.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Hint: Why did he move?)
  5. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
  6. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
  7. The jury ______(ed) him, so he was free to go.
  8. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
  9. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
  10. Pony was _____ when he thought of his parents, remembering how nice things used to be.
  11. * When you ask, “Why are we doing this?” you want to know the ______ of the lesson.
  12. * S. E. Hinton’s high school experience was the ______ for The Outsiders.

 

 

PLOT. COPY into your notebook!

What would the inciting incident be in… Hatchet? Finding Nemo?  Lion King? Frozen?

  1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
  2. “And they lived happily ever after,” would be the _____ of a fairy tale.
  3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
  4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
  5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  6. We are now in the _____ of the story.

As we correct, write the answers on the diagram. You may use this cheat sheet on the test Friday.

 

The Outsiders…

Monday, 9/9: Homework, AWs, Debrief Test #3, Outsiders

Homies Lesson on motivation.

Copy homework into planner.

“AWs, 9/9.” Copy the words. Then each word is used once for the pics and once for the blanks.
inspiration, enthusiasm, purpose, incentive, desires

6. One of the things they look for in game show contestants is a lot of energy and  ________.
7. Mr. Coward offers a(n) ______ of extra credit to do vocab sentences.
8. He was having trouble with his essay until he had a(n) _______. Once he had an idea, it was easy.
9. Without a ______, life can seem meaningless.
10. Sometimes you have to put off satisfying your ______, and work toward something more meaningful and important.

 

Debrief Test #3.

 

The Outsiders...

Thursday, 9/5: Verbs, AV, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab, Verbs + Adjectives, Outsiders, Library, Husker Du.
Please Note: Depending on how far we get in The Outsiders today, a couple of questions may be added or changed after the preview copy is uploaded.

REMINDERS: KBARR Response (3/4 page) is due tomorrow. “Messy Room” is due tomorrow!

Checking AV SMYKs.

“Warm Up, 9/5.” (NOT COLLABORATIVE!)

  • Name one book you “tasted” yesterday. Bonus of up to +4 for author and/or more titles. Titles of books get underlined!

 

“Verbs, 9/5.” (10) Write the words that are used as verbs in each sentence. There are 10 in all.

  1. “I am wet!” she cried, with a frown on her face.
  2. Millie felt scared as she peeked around the corner.
  3. I climbed Mt. Cheese only to find that the view was disappointing.
  4. Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the predicate says he does.

 

“Vocab, 9/5.” (10) One word gets used twice. #6 and #7 are one sentence. #8-#10 are reruns of previous vocab words.
ambiguous, potential, mature, impact, guideline, status

  1. Since we were separated and without cell phone coverage, we didn’t know the ____ of the other group.
  2. The question was so _____, it was hard to choose the right answer.
  3. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
  4. You can always check the ____ of your grade on PowerCheese.
  5. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
  6. KBARR has a large ____ on your grade…
  7. …so you should make sure you follow the ____ and do it correctly.
  8. Pony can’t understand why the Socs are so ______ of the greasers. “Why do they hate us so much?”
  9. Some people called him weird, but he preferred to be called a (non-)______(ist).
  10. For Pony, the ____ of the word drop-out was someone like Dally, not someone like Soda.

 

The Outsiders.