Thursday, 1/19: Clauses, Vocab + Relay, 120 Seconds, Maus?

Tomorrow’s Test: Clauses/Types of Sentences, Vocab, Maus.

“Warm Up, 1/19.”

Name at least three of the books we heard from yesterday. Bonus for more and/or for authors.

“Clauses, 1/19.” Write Simple, Complex, or Fragment.

  1. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house in the country.
  2. Joe ate the hot dog even though the llama told him not to.
  3. Since Jenni ate the hot dog, she got sick.
  4. After the llama chased Julia inside, she watched TV.
  5. Although the llama was fast.
  6. Jack was much quicker than the llama was.

“Vocabulary 1/19.”

  1. _____ (NOT diminutive!)
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Abby is a ______ form of Abigail.
  6. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are ______ figures in American history.
  7. She faced a _____ about turning in her friend for cheating.
  8. The villagers sacrificed a *_____* to try to _____ their angry god. (*___* = Previous vocab word.)
  9. The amount of work required in an Honors class can be quite _____.
  10. The dream was so ____ that I fell out of bed trying to fly.
  11. inspiring : daunting :: stable : ______

  12. (Bonus. One answer only.) skinflint : benevolent :: ______ : easy
  13. (Bonus: Give an example of a saw. (Nothing about apples!)

 

Vocabulary RELAY is back!

 

120 Seconds

 

Maus?

Thursday, 1/12: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 18

It’s the last day of the first semester!
Have a great FOUR-DAY WEEKEND!

Notebooks out for KBARR check.

120 Seconds Example.  STARTS WEDNESDAY!

Prep sheet for Test #18:
Clauses H/W: ___/25   (10 + 10 + 5) Clauses Warm Up: ___/5   SAWs: ___/10  Vladek Quizzes: ___/6  ___/10
Other Extra Credit: ?

Mental Floss.

  1. What famous fictional character is represented here?   ants, beetles, termites, rabbit
  2. A man walks into a room, turns around and walks out the same door he went in. When he gets out he is in a different room than when he started. How is this possible?
  3. What number should come next? 144, 121, 100, 81, 64,  _____  (Alert: math.)
  4. Spell the word candy with just 2 letters.
  5. How many F’s (capital or small–no trick here) are in the following sentence? (Alert: Counting.)
    Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.  

 

Test #18.
NOTICE: If you scored 18/20 overall OR 11/11 yesterday on the Clauses Clicker Practice, you are EXEMPT from questions 1-11. On your sheet, write EXEMPT and use your forward button to begin on question #12. When we look at score at the end, ADD 11 to whatever it says to get your actual score.

Doodle Theme: Design a new mascot for Laguna!

 

 

Thursday, 12/22: Mental Floss, Test 17, Vacation

No paperwork! Everybody gets everything!

Mental Floss.

  1. A word I know, six letters it contains.
    Subtract just one, and twelve is what remains.
    What word is it?
  2. Wacky Wordy: TTTT RRRRRRRRR
  3. Wacky Wordy: Must get here. Must get here. Must get here.
  4. Wacky Wordy: history history history history
  5. When the day after tomorrow is yesterday, this day will be as far from Friday as this day was from Friday when the day before yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it?
  6. The moon is about 250,000 miles from Earth. Sound travels at about 650 miles per hour. If a meteor hit the moon, about how long would it take for the sound to reach Earth?

 

Test #17.  Write A (true) or B (False) to the LEFT of each one and CLICK!

Doodle Theme: America’s Funniest Videos

Wednesday, 12/21: SAWs, Sneetches, The OG

Tomorrow’s “Test”: SAWs Review – 25 Questions!

“Warm Up, 12/21 – SAWs.”


(impact, transfer, feature, design, potential)

  1. The city council studied the _____
  2. _____ of the new shopping center on the local neighborhood…
  3. …before asking the developer to ______ a more pedestrian-friendly environment.

    (element, culture, complexity, tradition, resourceful)

  4. _________ people reuse everything they can.
  5. In American _______, we celebrate our independence on July 4.
  6. He couldn’t handle the _______ of the Webster’s crossword because his vocabulary wasn’t strong enough.

    (adjustment, exposure, modify, monitor, transition)

  7. Many people think that ______ to violence in games and movies can lead to real violence.
  8. To make a(n) ________ is…
  9. …to _______ something.
  10. We have been working on ______ words and phrases such as “for example,” “secondly,” and “furthermore.”

    (attribute, relocate, project (v), statistics, in ____’s interest)

  11. San Luis Coastal district has _____(ed) that they will lose money when Diablo closes.
  12. People use ________ to try to prove many things, but numbers can sometimes lie.
  13. The successful woman ______(ed) her success to listening to her middle school English teacher.

D’oh! Correct Test #16 in most classes.

Correct/Discuss Sneetches.

Old Glory
Bonus: What is “Old Glory” a nickname for?

 

Monday, 12/19: Homework? SAWs, Debrief Test 16, Dr. Seuss!

Copy “homework” into planner.

  • All SAWs are active for review quiz on Thursday. Check the Monday Warm Ups to practice on your own.
  • Intro 120 Seconds: It starts after we get back.

 

“Warm Up, 12/19 – SAWs.”
a) accumulation  b) contradict  c) exhibit
d) inevitable  e) manipulate

dominoes waste-rubber entersign

  1. _____  2. _____  3. _____
    4. The root of this word is “hand.” _____
    5. Animals _____ behaviors in zoos that they don’t in the wild.
    6. The roots of this word mean “against say.” _____
    7. There’s an old expression that says that nothing is ______ except death and taxes.
    8. The _____ of snow in the Sierras in the winter  is a major source of water in the summer.
    9. The Outsiders projects are _____(ed) on the back wall.
    10. The crow ______(ed) the tool even without hands.

 

Correct Test #16. Collect.

The Sneetches! (Starts @ :47.)