Monday, 10/28: Homework, AW’s, Debrief Test #10, TMA

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“AW’s, 10/28.”
attribute (verb) to attach, to associate
attribute (noun) a quality or feature
(in someone’s) interest (idiom) helpful to someone; for the benefit of someone (adjective)
relocate (verb) to move to a new place
project (verb) to predict; to estimate a future amount or direction
statistics (noun) numerical information
atrimarket2017 phishy

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. After her dad got a new job, the family had to ______ to Texas.
  5. It’s ______ to study for the test because it’s your grade not mine.
  6. He has many fine _____(s) such as diligence and kindness.
  7. San Luis Coastal district has _____(ed) that they will lose money when Diablo closes.
  8. People use ____ to try to prove many things, but numbers can sometimes lie.
  9. The successful woman ___(ed) her success to listening to her middle school English teacher.

 

Debrief Test #10. Ooooh Boy Howdy! PROOFREADING!

TMA. Our plot begins! The Inn.

Friday, 10/25: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #10

Prep Sheet for Test #10.
KBAR: ___/40 Vocabulary Homework: ___/20 Vocabulary Practice: ___/11 ___/15 ___/11

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day for years, and now he is a millionaire. How?
  2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
    Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
  3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
  4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
  5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
    umop
  6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

 

TEST #10

Doodle Theme: Free (the) Doodle.

Could you handle it?

Friday, 10/18: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #9, End of Q1!

End of the First Quarter!

TMA Slang.
Corpus Bones = Christ’s bones = OMG
clodpole = foolish or clumsy person
nincompoop = fool
lackwit/nitwit = idiot

 

Prep sheet for Test #9.  (Latest Version: 7:20 am, Friday)
KBARR: ___/40 Transitions: ___/13
Vocabulary Homework: ___/20  Vocabulary Practice:___/14 ___/13 ___/13
Other Extra Credit: Periods 5 and 6 claim +3 for Vocab Relay, Period 2 gets +1. If you knew from Tantalus, +1.  +1 for TOURNIQUET, +2 if you actually spelled it correctly.

 

Mental Floss = Wacky Wordies.

 

Test #9.

Doodle Theme: Cheese Rolling!

Thursday, 10/17: S&T, Husker Du, Vocab + Relay, TMA

Tomorrow’s Test: Transitions, Vocab/AW’s, Husker Du FROs (sigh), TMA.

“Transitions, 10/17.” in fact, consequently, because, furthermore, instead, for example, nevertheless 

A vegan can be defined as someone who does not eat meat, fish, or other animal products, such as eggs or cheese; 1) _____, he or she eats vegetables, fruits, grains, and seeds. 2) _____ this diet consists of non-meat food sources, a vegetarian typically consumes less fat and cholesterol than an individual who consumes meat. 3) _____, raising animals for food uses valuable land, water, and energy. This is one of the reasons many people become vegans. 4) _____, adopting a vegan diet helps conserve the valuable resources that our future depends on.

 

“Husker Du, 10/17.” Write the ANSWER.

  1. We have three ______ in our class. (Morris)
  2. The upstairs library is a great place to quietly study.  Adjectives?
  3. us: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
  4. That moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence is embarrassing.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence
  5. Up, up, and away went my beautiful llama balloon.    a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Correct Sentence

 

“Vocabulary 10/17.”
 bridge   

  1. (roguish pirate pic)_____
  2. (two side of a bridge under construction that don’t line up)_____ (not sham)
  3. (a woman hungrily eyeing a jar of cookies)_____
  4. (a guy striking a huge gong) ____
  5. (2) Job Applicants’ Coach: “Always remember that the most ____ person is the person who can hide his ____(ce) best.”
  6. Everyone promised to ____ by Judge Judy’s decision.
  7. The large donation was quite a(n) _____ for the poor little non-profit organization.
  8. Investors lost millions on the ______ investment scheme. (not incompetent)
  9. The cat liked to “bite at the ____(ingly) moving pen.”
  10. (2) Is high-technology a _____ for mankind, or is it a _____ and just another way for companies to sell more stuff?
  11. * Make sure that ladder is _____ before you climb it.

 

Vocab Relay!

TMA.

  1. At the end of Chapter 6, do a group 1-1-1-1: Each person does 1 on his/her own, and then you all share with each other and write them all down. Sorry about groups of three; some will have to do two (for extra credit).
  2. The questions below will be on tomorrow’s test. You and your homies figure them out today, so you can study tonight.
    • On p26, what does the word “laden” mean? (middle paragraph)
    • Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? What is it he likes about her? (p29)
    • What is the “heat and light within” Beetle on p32 referring to?
    • Read the paragraph on p33 that begins, “‘ Alyce!’ The midwife snorted…” What does it mean when she says “punctuated each name with a pot thrown in the girl’s direction…”?
    • Why does Alyce save Will?
    • What does “pluck” mean? (p39)
    • What do you think “pretended they hadn’t” means? (p39)

Monday, 10/14: Homework, AW’s, Click and Debrief Test #8, TMA

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KBARR Responding is NEW and DAILY this week! 4×4 = 1+1+1+1 x 1+1+1+1.

  • 1 Summary Sentence= What happened.
  • 1 Reaction Sentence = What you thought and why. (because, since, etc.)
  • 1 Prediction Sentence = What you think will happen next and why. (because, since, etc.)
  • 1 Curiosity Question = What do you just want to know more about just because it seems kinda kewl.

 

“AWs, 10/14.” I know you’ve already had diminish, but I also know you have the memories of goldfish.

estimate (noun) a rough calculation
regime (noun) a government in power
displace (verb) to force from one’s home or homeland
diminish (verb) to make smaller; to become smaller
stable (adjective) not easily changed
   

6. (2) There is much debate about whether the United States should use its power to ____ _____(s) in other countries that are cruel to their people, or whether we should stay out of other countries’ problems.
7. Children should be raised in a _____ environment.
8. They don’t know the exact amount, but one ____ is 5 million dollars.
9. The strength of the army was greatly _____(ed) by outbreaks of disease.

 

Test #8:
Clicker Up: Click in the answers you marked on Friday.   Debrief.   Collect.

 

TMA. 1-1-1-1 after.