“Vocab, 11/20.”
- _____
- _____
- _____
- Abby is a _____ form of Abigail.
- George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are _____ figures in American history.
- She faced a _____ about turning in her friend for cheating.
- The villagers sacrificed a >_____< to try to _____ their angry god. (>___< = Previous vocab word = bonus.)
- The amount of work required in an Honors class can be quite _____.
- The dream was so ____ that I fell out of bed trying to fly.
- inspiring : daunting :: stable : ______
- skinflint : benevolent :: ______ : easy
- Give an example of a saw that is different from the one you used for your SMYK.
| Poem #435 by Emily Dickinson
Much Madness is divinest Sense– |
Madness = insanity divinest = most perfect, the best discerning = looking very carefully/showing good judgement starkest = most obvious All = everything prevail = decides/wins assent = say yes demur = say no |
Each group “translates” one set of lines using the vocab key.
How does this relate to the quote from yesterday?
“It’s like it ain’t so much what a fellow does, but it’s the way the majority of folks is looking at him when he does it.”
“MONSTERS! Review Quiz, 11/20.” SOLO!!!! CLOSED BOOK! (5)
- What do the people of Maple Street think the UFO is at first?
- Who gets them thinking it might be something else?
- So far in the play, who is the scapegoat for all of the fears of the people of Maple Street?
- Why?
- What was our inciting incident. (Be careful!!!)
Connect the Poem to the Play!
Pssst… Act! “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.
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(Copy and complete) “An adjective is a word that…”
I will be checking Vocabulary Show Me You Know sentences.
“Warm Up, 8/21.”
- Explain what the expression “Ignorance is bliss” means.
- (2) Is the expression “Ignorance is bliss” a motto? Why/not?
“Vocab, 8/21.” Just write the answer. You may use words more than once.
- ______
- ______
- ______
- ______
- cool : good :: dig : ______
- hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
- He touched the cut on his cheek ______. Ow!
- A person who doesn’t like to ______ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
- Even though their denotations are similar, the words nosy and curious have different _____(s).
- He nodded ____(ly) and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.”
“Delinquent” by Langston Hughes
The Outsiders by S E Hinton
Key Questions.
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- What are the connotations of the word “outsider”?
- What does it mean to say, “Don’t judge a book by its cover”?
Begin reading…
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