I will reading/checking KBARR and vocab definitions while you do adjectives and vocab.
“Adjectives, 8/27.” (5p) Copy the underlined word in each sentence and write “adj.” or “not adjective.” (Bonus Opportunity: If it’s not an adjective, say what it is!)
- With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
- With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
- I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
- Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
- The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming. (Bonus for +1: What does quadruped mean?)
“Vocab, 8/27.” (11p) Read #6 and #7 together as one sentence. No need to copy anything; write the appropriate vocabulary word. You may use words more than once. Always be prepared to explain your reasoning.
- _____
- _____
- _____
- ____
- The gentleman _____(ly) opened the door for the ladies.
- At the party, he stood ______(ly) off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities.
- The paper said that the business man was a(n) ______ to society…
- …but _____(ly), he was secretly a gangster.
- common : elite :: cowardly : ______
- gain : freedom :: _____ : capture
- True or false? It would be ironic if a poor hobo spent his last dollar on a lottery ticket, and won.
“The Outsiders, 8/27.” (7p) Below are descriptions that Ponyboy gives of our main characters. COPY the underlined part and say which character it describes. Steve, Darry, Sodapop, Johnny, Dally, Ponyboy, Two-Bit
- “understands everybody”
- “thinks Ponyboy is a tag-a-long”
- doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”
- kept them “laughing at themselves”
- has a “hatred of the whole world.”
- “digs movies and books”
- “everyone’s kid brother“
(Bonus for extra credit.) What does every story require in order to actually be a story?
Read aloud.
