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Friday, 12/16: Paperwork, Mental Floss, “Test” 16, Research Due!

Prep sheet for “Test” #16:
Outsiders Project: ___/60  OR ___/75
Vocabulary Practices: 12/13:___/13 12/14: ___/15  12/15: ___/16       Vocabulary h/w: ___/20
Warm Up (SAWs): 12/14: ___/10
Other Extra Credit:+1 for Que Milagro

Mental Floss.

  1. Find the English word that can be formed using all these letters: PNLLEEEESSSSS.  (Not a trick. Hint: Les Goodman.)
  2. How far can you walk into the woods?
  3. How many letters are there in the correct answer to this question? (hahahahahahaha)
  4. The more you take away the bigger it gets; the more you add, the smaller it becomes. What is it?
  5. Wacky Wordies:
    ZERO 
    PhD 
    BSc. 
    B.A. 
    (a)    		 N 
    E 
    V 
    E 
    S 
    (b)    		 ONHOLEE 
    (c)

“Test” #16.

Research is now due and payable!

  • Share the document with me.
  • Double check for name and period.
  • Use the link below to print your essay. Staple it and put it in the basket.
  • Print Link.
  • Relax.

Monday, 12/12: Copy Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #15, Research

Copy homework into assignment book.
Research Paper Must be Finished by Friday! Requirements below.

 

“Warm Up 12/12 – SAWs.”
abandon, frivolous, contemporary, exploit, dramatic
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The roots of this word mean “of the present time.” _____
  6. There was a _____ change in his behavior after he started the medication.
  7. It is usually easy to _____ a little sister’s lack of savvy.
  8. He ____(ed) the project before it was finished because he ran out of money.
  9. _____ can also mean an adventure.
  10. One reason people may dislike lawyers is due to ____ lawsuits that waste everybody’s time and money.

 

Debrief Test #15.

 

Requirements for Research Paper.

  • Approximately 1000 words.
  • 3+ sources w/ properly formatted Works Cited.
  • 3+ graphs, charts, maps, etc. These should help explain, not just decorate.
  • In-text citations.
  • Introductory anecdote.
  • Evident organization. (By question, by sub-topic, etc.)
  • Proper mechanics.

Get to work!

Friday, 12/9: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 15, MoMS!

Prep sheet for Test #15:
Vocabulary Practices:  12/7: ____/12  12/6: ____/15
Vocab H/W: ___/20
Other Extra Credit: Period 3 gets +3 for Vocab Relay, Period 6 gets +1. Also: Cerro San Luis +1, phenomena +1, 1941 +1.

Mental Floss.

  1. Wacky Wordy: What phrase is represented by the following?look kool XtXhXeXsXtXrXeXeXtX
  2. What musical instruments are represented below?
    a)  P O     b)  BA BA    c)  ECLART     d)  @ # $ %
  3. Add together each of the defined words to get a whole new word. Example: to shout + what you say when you feel pain = yellow.
    a) A light brown color + to leave = ____  b) Vehicle + an animal pal = _____   c) A store’s announcement + a type of women’s clothing  = ______
  4. These groups of three definitions describe three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter. (Example: king, ring, wing.) What are they?
    a) finished, to sleep lightly, a measured quantity     b) sneaky, to secretly observe, an enclosure for pigs

Test #15.

The Monsters are Due on Maple Street
You have just crossed over into… The Twilight Zone!

 

Tuesday, 12/6: Debrief Test #14, Vocab, Research

Plagiarism or Not? (1-3)

Debrief Test #14. #23?! What the heck?!  #31?

“Vocabulary, 12/6.”  (15p) Bonus: What was the misspelled word on the vocab sheet? Bonus 2: What’s the plural form of phenomenon?
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. “If there are no other ideas, then it’s agreed we blame the media.” _____
  5. Since I hadn’t studied, I was ______ about my chances on the difficult test.
  6. The hill with the M on it is known _____(ly) as Madonna Mountain, but its real name is… (Bonus: en Espanol.)
  7. Mr. Calandro is trying to _____ a sense of kindness in the students of Laguna.
  8. The replays of the rescue ____ TV watchers all over the country.
  9. The _____ of two full moons in one month is called a blue moon.
  10. (2) Everyone was talking about the _____  _____ they saw in the sky last night. What the heck was it?
  11. The root of this word means “shape.”   ______
  12. True or False? Always taking the same route to school is a good example of an idiosyncrasy. 
  13. *** (2) The protesters’ _______ has managed to get construction of the Dakota Pipeline temporarily _______(ed).

 

Chromie up!

  1. Start a Google Doc with the title Works Cited.
  2. Open your first source in a new tab. Copy the url and open another new tab.
  3. Go to EasyBib.com.
  4. Paste your url into the form and create a citation.
  5. Paste it into your Works Cited doc.
  1. Start another Google Doc and title it Notes for _____.
  2. Find your five questions about your topic and put them on your notes sheet to organize your notes.
  3. Start reading and note-taking!
  1. Start ANOTHER Google doc. Title it ________ (your topic).
  2. Your first paragraph or two should show “your topic in action.” If your topic is diabetes, for example, you might show us what goes on inside the body of someone with diabetes and how the insulin goes to work. Or you might show a day in the life of a diabetic person, and all the things they have to be aware of.
  3. The rest of your paper should be organized by your questions. Use each one as a “section” of your paper. When you’re finished, we’ll take out the questions, and be left with a well-organized paper.

 

Friday, 12/2: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test 14, “Time and Punishment”

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Prep sheet for Test #14:
Vocabulary Hw: ___/20     Vocabulary Practice: 12/1: ___/11    11/30:  ___/13     11/29:___/16
Warm Ups: 12/1:___/5    11/30:___/5    11/29:___/5    11/28:___/10
Other Extra Credit: Per3 +3, Per6 +2, Per1,2 +1 for Vocab Relay, +1 for Pedro, +1 for stars.

Mental Floss.

  1. Wacky Wordies. The colors are not part of the clues.
    a)    b) 
    c)  d) 
  2. Figure out what the three things in each set have in common. Each answer is a six-letter word ending in -s.
    • a) trombone, playground, microscope
    • b) railroad, muddy shoes, music cd
  3. What living creature has fur, four legs, and a tail, eats cat food, meows, and sees equally well from both ends of its body?
  4. Name an English word (there are actually two) of more than two letters that both begins and ends with the letters -he in that order. “Hehe” is not an acceptable answer.

Test #14.

Doodle Theme: Christmas Parade.

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“Time and Punishment”