I will reading/checking KBARR and vocab definitions while you do adjectives and vocab.

“Adjectives, 8/28.” (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!)

1. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
2. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
3. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
4. Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
5. The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming. (Bonus for +1: What does quadruped mean?)

“Vocab, 8/28.” 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.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. ____
5. The gentleman _____(ly) opened the door for the ladies.
6. At the party, he stood ______(ly) off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities.
7. The paper said that the business man was a(n) ______ to society…
8. …but _____(ly), he was secretly a gangster.
9. common : elite :: cowardly : ______
10. gain : freedom :: _____ : capture
11. True or false? It would be ironic if a poor hobo spent his last dollar on a lottery ticket, and won.

“The Outsiders, 8/28.” Below are descriptions that Ponyboy gives of several main characters. COPY the underlined part and say which character it describes.

1. “understands everybody”?
2. “thinks Ponyboy is a tag-a-long”
3. doesn’t understand anything that isn’t “plain, hard fact”?
4. kept them “laughing at themselves”?
5. has a “hatred of the whole world.”
6. “digs movies and books”?
7.  (Bonus for extra credit.) What does every story require in order to actually be a story?

Read aloud.

I will reading/checking KBARR while you do adjectives and vocab.

“Adjectives, 8/29.” (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!)

1. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
2. With his silly attitude, he fits the role of the jester perfectly.
3. I wonder how Vivian can afford to wear the very latest styles.
4. Two-Bit nodded wisely. “Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.”
5. The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming. (Bonus: What does quadruped mean?)

“Vocab, 8/29.” 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.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. ____
5. The gentleman _____(ly) opened the door for the ladies.
6. At the party, he stood ______(ly) off to the side of the room, quietly watching the festivities.
7. The paper said that the business man was a(n) ______ to society…
8. …but _____(ly), he was secretly a gangster.
9. common : elite :: cowardly : ______
10. gain : freedom :: _____ : capture
11. It would be ironic if a poor hobo spent his last dollar on a lottery ticket, and won.  a) True   b) False

“The Outsiders, 8/29.” Which character…

1. “…gets drunk on just plain living”?
2. …thinks Ponyboy is a “tag-a-long and a kid”?
3. “…doesn’t understand anything that isn’t plain, hard fact”?
4. …kept them “laughing at themselves”?
5. …has a “hatred of the whole world.”
6. …”digs movies and books”?
   

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7.  (Bonus) What does every story require in order to actually be a story?

Read aloud.