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Wednesday, 10/12: The Levitating Comma, Vocabulary, Outsiders

“Warm Up, 10/12.” No peekee @ the Pink Sheet! Do not copy. Write the correct form of the word for each blank. You might have to pluralize and/or possessify. YOU get ONE S.

  1. Correctly spell the actual name for the levitating comma.
  2. The  _____ car is equipped with laser cannons. (spy)
  3. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
  4. _____ going with them?  (who)
  5. All the ____ clothing is on the second floor. (woman)
  6. We have three _____ in the class. (Jesus)
  7.  “_____ all go to the lobby!”  (Let)
  8. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
  9. Five _____ parents will be slimed at the event. (student)
  10. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (lady)
  11. Try not to use too many ____ in your essay. It gets repetitive. (and)

 

“Vocabulary, 10/12.” Write the vocab word or SAW***.
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  1. What a(n) ______(ing) smile!
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. “I’m not paranoid! I’m _____ about being apprehended!”
  5. While Mr. Buffy was in training, he took several different vitamin ______. (You’ll have to change the form of the word.)
  6. The principal had to ____ through all the conflicting stories to get at the truth.
  7. The fan ____(ed) her way into the sold-out concert by flirting with the security guard.
  8. I was ____ when I saw the 5/10 rating from the guest teacher!
  9. People get cosmetic surgery because they think it will _____ their appearance.
  10. Cigarette smoking has ___(ed) since 1967 to its lowest rate ever.
  11. (2) After the first _____, there will be _____ punishment consequences.
  12. *** (3) Rosa Parks is famous for her role in the _____ Rights Movement, which helped ____ African Americans into our society, and forced states to allow equal ____ to all Americans.

 

The Outsiders.

  • Finish ch. 9 silently.
  • Grab a Chromebook and go to blogger.com, open your blog, and start a new post on your blog.
  • Choose one of the quotes below, copy and paste it into your post, and respond with at least a paragraph. Use at least one example from the book to back up whatever you say. Give your post an appropriate and creative title. BONUS: Connect the two quotes!
    1. Dally: “…Crazy for wanting Johnny to stay outa trouble, for not wantin’ him to get hard.  If he’d been like me he’d never have been in this mess.  If he’d got smart like me he’d never have run into that church.  That’s what you get for helpin’ people.  Editorials in the paper and a lot of trouble… You’d better wise up, Pony… you get tough like me and you don’t get hurt.  You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (pssst: irony.)
    2. Johnny: “Stay gold.”
  • Put your Chromebook away and continue reading ch 10.
  • Faster Readers: Keep your mouths shut.
  • When you are finished with chapter 10, go to blogger.com, open your blog, and start another new post on your blog.
  • Come to my desk, read the secret question, and answer it using at least one example from the book. You don’t have to write the question, but your answer should make the question obvious. Your response should be at least a paragraph long. Give your post an appropriate and creative title.
    • Why does Dally’s death seem sadder than Johnny’s?
  • Go get a Chapter 10 Quiz (white) from the stack or click the link. Do not write on the sheet! In your notebook, write the letter and the first four words of the answer.  Open Book! Return the sheet to the pile.

Finished with that?

Click here for the S.E. Hinton profile. Read it and answer the questions at the end on a separate sheet of paper. Put the sheet in the basket when you are finished.

Thursday, 9/29: Vocabulary, FROs, Outsiders, Plot

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocabulary (including SAWs), FROs, Outsiders/Plot, Husker Du.

Blog of the Day: Rozy Can Read!

“Vocabulary, 9/29.” *** = Current SAW.
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1.”Don’t blame me! I don’t make the laws, I just _____them!”
2. “What’s a _____, Joey?” “I knew you were going to say that!”
3. It was Ug’s discovery, but it would be____(ed) by others.
4. “Finding work may not make you happy, but it would make me _____(ly) happy.”
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6. The adventurer’s ______(s) made for a great novel.
7. The school newspaper has been __ for a long while, but they hope to revive it next year.
8. Grandpa Simpson likes to ____ about his days as a young man.
9. The greasers and the Socs have agreed to a sort of _____-fire before the rumble. They have agreed not to fight until the big one.
10. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.
11. I was _____ and bored when Mom made me go to my sister’s ballet recital.
12. The villain’s evil plot was ______(ishly) clever.
13.  *** (2) He made a ______ and generous ______(ion) to the Save the Whales campaign. (There is only one answer for the first blank, not two.)

 

VOCABULARY RELAY!!!

FROs.
EXAMPLE 1: The dry desert soil and hardly any water. CS, RO, F? WHY?
EXAMPLE 2: Not much rain falls in the desert, some animals still live there.  CS, RO, F? WHY?

“FROs Pretest, 9/29.” CS, RO, F? 10/10 = EXEMPT!

  1. Hide in burrows and beneath rocks.
  2. As I wandered too close to the fire.
  3. With a sword in one hand and a shield in the the other.
  4. Herds of fiendish llamas called dooms roam the empty countryside.
  5. Months may pass between attacks when they do occur, they are violent.
  6. There are shells all over the beach, let’s collect some!
  7. Is this a fragment?
  8. The strange life of the llama.
  9. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
  10. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.

 

Outsiders and Plot. Bonus Lightning Round.

After we are introduced to the characters and their situations in the 1)______, we get to the 2)______, which sets our story in motion. The 3)______ is usually the longest part of the story and full of ups and downs. This is where we build up the anticipation for the 4)_____ of the story, which is the highest point of the action in the story and steers us toward our 5)_______.

Tuesday, 9/27: Vocab + SAWs, FROs, Outsiders

 I will be checking: a) vocabulary definitions and b) p28 of the FRO sheet.

BLOGS!    Blogs are off to a pretty good start. Remember:

  • NIGHTLY!!!!!!!!!
  • Title each post appropriately.
  • Capitalize your title.
  • Mention the book in the post. Underline the book title. (Or use italics.)
  • It’s still KBARR responding: watch out for summaries!
  • Pics are cool, but give credit where you get them.
  • You can start other blogs for other purposes!
  • Go read and comment (intelligently–not just “good job”) on at least 4 other blogs. If you can list the blog titles you commented on, you will receive extra credit on Friday.

“Warm Up 9/27.” All answers will be vocabulary words or SAWs (***) or the word skimpy!. You will use words more than once.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. At the family reunion, we sat around ___(ing) about the last reunion.
  7. One of Tom Sawyer’s most famous ____(s) is the fence-painting scheme.
  8. The quarterback ____(ed) every weakness in the defense, and threw for 5 touchdowns.
  9. “Johnnycake made a kind of a gasp and his eyes were ______(ing)” with rage.”
  10. The school dress code bans _____ clothing.
  11. Ponyboy has a ______ at the end of chapter 4 that something bad might happen. (Bonus: What’s the literary version of this?)
  12. reminisce : predict :: obey : _____
  13. (3) *** My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.

FROs. Correct Part I (Trade and Grade).
+1 for 11/13, +2 for 12/13, +3 for 13/13.

 

Outsiders and Plot.

After we are introduced to the characters and their situations in the 1)______, we get to the 2)______, which sets our story in motion. The 3)______ is usually the longest part of the story and full of ups and downs. This is where we build up the anticipation for the 4)_____ of the story, which is the highest point of the action in the 5)_____ and steers us toward our 6)_______.

 

FIRE!

 

 

Monday, 9/26: Copy Homework, Debrief Test #5, Blogs!

Homies: Schoolwide Academic Words. (9p)

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considerable, contribute, demonstrate, sufficient, valid

  1. _____  2. NOT _____   3. _____  4. _____  5._____
    6. (3) My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.

 

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test #5. Ouch!

BLOGS!

  1. Get a Chromebook. It goes back the way you found it.
  2. Go to Blogger.com and log in there using your @student.slcusd.org username.
  3. Click New Blog.
  4. Create a meaningful title for your blog. You will have to live with it all year.
  5. Create a memorable url for your blog. Try to match the url with the title if possible.
  6. Click Create Blog!
  7. Email the url (the part before .blogspot.com) of your blog to: mcoward@slcusd.org
  8. Tonight: Click the pencil   to write a new POST. Do not create another blog!

 

Finished? Start your definitions or your FROs sheet.