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Monday, 1/30: Copy Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #20, Vladek

Late Start Schedule.

Copy homework into assignment book (AKA planner).

“SAWs, 1/30.” (10p)
convince, enormous, integrity, persistent, reluctant

  1. (2) While not antonyms (they’re not even the same part of speech), ____ and ____ are often found together when two people have different opinions about doing something.
  2. In the fable of the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise wins because he is _____.
  3. “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.”  ______.
  4. (3) Being _____, and having _____ can pay _____ benefits.
  5. She was _____ to turn her friend in for cheating on the big test, but her ____ wouldn’t let her not report it.
  6. His excuse was not ____(ing) so his mother didn’t believe him.

“S/CD/CX (again), 1/30.” Write out the whole sentence for each one following the directions.

  1. His dog is named Snakefinder.  — Add a dependent clause to make a COMPLEX (CX) sentence.
  2. The UFO landed.  — Add an independent clause to make a COMPOUND (CD) sentence.
  3. Suddenly a llama appeared.  — Add a phrase that describes how the llama appeared or what kind of llama it was or both, BUT keep the sentence SIMPLE (S).

Debrief Test #20. ???!! Gonna be a lot for Husker Du this week.

Vladek.

Friday, 1/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 20

Extended Homies Schedule for WEB presentation/activity.

Prep sheet for Test #20:
SAWs: ___/7    S/CD/CX: ___/6  ___/10  ___/9
Vladek quiz: ___/9    Vocab h/w: ___/20  
Vocab w/u: ___/14  ___/15  ___/11
Other Extra Credit: +1 for P6, +3 for P1, +3 for P3, for vocab relay, +1 for Lent, +1 for Fat Tuesday, +1 for Rudolph Valentino, +1 for bandwagon.

Mental Floss.

  1. How can you perform a subtraction from seven so that the result will be even, but without subtracting any odd numbers?
  2. What is so light that anyone on Earth can hold it, but so heavy that nobody can hold it longer than about 20 minutes?
  3. At noon, you look at the old-school clock in your bedroom. The big hand is on the five and the little hand is in between the three and the four. What time is it?
  4. Two fathers and two sons own 21 horses between them. Explain how it is possible to evenly divide the herd among them. (NO, you don’t get to cut up any horses!)
  5. Where do you leave a “place” by closing the “window”?  (On a _____.)
  6. In a small town in the country, a male cow swallowed an explosive device. The town newspaper had a front page story about it.   Which one-word headline did they use?
    * Shocking!  * How?  * Dangerous!  * Terrifying!
    * Abominable!  * What?  * Horrible! 

Test #20.

Doodle Theme: Create a propaganda poster.

Thursday, 1/26: Clauses, Vocab, 120, Maus

Extended Homies Schedule for WEB presentation/activity.

Tomorrow’s Test: Clauses, Vocab, Maus, Husker Du.

“S/CD/CX, 1/26.” 1-8: S, CD, or CX.

  1. He ate his doctor-recommended doughnut for breakfast this morning.
  2. It seemed essential to eat broccoli, but I watched tv instead.
  3. The cheese is on the table with little toothpicks in it.
  4. After I ate a doughnut, I felt blissful.
  5. Jimmy ate a doughnut; he got sick.
  6. Because Zoltan forgot his wallet, he couldn’t buy broccoli.
  7. As part of his occupation, he had a llama with a leather jacket.
  8. He tried to hug the llama although he was told not to.
  9. The FANBOYS are all _______(s).

 

“Vocab, 1/26.”
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  1. This kid is not_____(ed).
  2. “Ali’s _____ for his new business was not always appreciated by his clients.”
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Not non sequitur.)
  5. _____
  6. His ____ appearance was one sign that he had been up for days.
  7. The pain in his gut was sudden and _____ as soon as he ate the poison blowfish.
  8. In The Outsiders, the Socs had both wealth and social _______.
  9. It would not be very smart to show up for a job interview at a clothing store looking _____.
  10. (2) Often people and institutions use _______ to try to increase their ______.

VOCABULARY RELAY!

120 Seconds!

 

VLADEK! “Mouse Holes”

Monday, 1/23: Copy Homework, Debrief Test 19, Vladek

Late Start Schedule!

Copy homework into assignment book.

Interview with your Elders?!

“SAWs, 1/23.”
derogatory, stereotype, connotation, slur, stigmatize
red wiggum

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. The root of this root means “to brand.”  (As in with a hot iron.)  _____
  4. Dally was the ______ of a greaser, but Pony was not.
  5. For Pony, the word dropout had the ____ of a delinquent like Dally, and not somebody like Soda.
  6. complimentary : derogatory :: compliment : _____
  7. Sometimes _____ remarks can hurt as much as physical bullying.

Debrief Test #19.

White Sheet, p151. Compound Sentences.

Vladek.

 

 

Friday, 1/20: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 19

Prep sheet for Test #19:
Clauses: ___/6   ___/9   ___/6      120 Warm Ups. ___/6
Vocabulary Warm Ups: ___/12   ___/11       Vocabulary H/W: ___/20
Other Extra Credit: Period 3 gets +3, Period 6 gets +2, Periods 1 and 2 get +1 for Vocab Relay.

 

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.
NOTE:
#24: The person on the right.
#25: The person with glasses.