1. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
2. _____ going with them?  (who)
3. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky.  (llama)
4. We have three _____ in the class. (Elvis)
5.  _____ not going to believe this! (you)
6. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (lady)

“Vocab, 10/10.”  Write the word. You will use words more than once.

1. (2) In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ and the hare is ______.
       
2. “Nothing in the mail but junk mail and a death certificate.” _______
3. “Election years are the best time to land–they never notice us in all the _____.”
4. ______
5. ______
6. After he forgot his wife’s birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
7. He practiced the skate trick ______(ly) until he got it right.
8. My mom didn’t find my reasons for “needing” an X-Box8 very _____, so I was denied.
9. He was so hungry that he ate the food, ____ of the mold around the edges.
10. The warnings about the storm were ____. It was clear you needed to take cover.
11. compelling : boring  ::  cordial :  ____
12. *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!

The Midwife’s Apprentice.

Chapter One Question: Why do the boys bully and taunt Brat/Beetle?

Chapter 2: The Cat

Chapter 3: The Midwife

Check the last of the Story Starters.  Be ready to tell your story tomorrow. What’s the most exciting way to tell it?

The Test is still Friday: Vocab + SAWs, Apostrophes, Husker Du, TMA

1. Spend as long washing ____ hands… (you)
2. …as it takes to say the _____. (ABC)
3. We had four ______ in class. (Jake)
4. The ____ clothes are on the second floor (more than 1 child)
5. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
6. Is the title of this exercise spelled correctly? If not, write it correctly.

“Vocab, 10/9.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. boring : compelling :: aloof : ____
7. The “consequences” for misbehavior in schools in the old days were sometimes pretty ______. I remember getting hit by a ruler more than once.
8. His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
9. Even though there is actually a(n) _____(ce) of  food being grown in the world, most of it doesn’t get to the people who need it.
10. (3) Johnny : ____ :: Pony {at least according to Darry} : ____  :: Dally  : ____  {think about what Cherry said}
11. * dying : defunct :: sufficient : _____

The Midwife’s Apprentice. After each chapter or so: We will stop for you to do a 1,1,1 in your notebook:
One summary sentence. One reaction. One Question.

Chapter One – The Dung Heap: You must use the word because.

Birth and Childhood were dangerous:

One royal family’s woes.

It has been suggested that 25% of children in the middle ages may have died in their first year, half as many (12.5%) between one and four, and a quarter as many (6%) between five and nine.

Women averaged five pregnancies in their lives, and there was an almost 20% chance of dying during or soon after one of them.

10 – 12 minutes. Narrative Prep. Full sheet in your notebook.

• What was the conflict you faced when the incident happened? ______  vs. _____
  It could be internal, like Ponyboy being unsure about being a greaser, or external like Pony vs Darry.
  • Explain the background.
  • Give an example.
• What was the peak moment, the climax, of your conflict? (“It all came down to this…”)
• How did it turn out?
• What are some things you remember being said? (“—“)
•  What are some “showy” details that might make it more exciting?

Try to map the story on Plot Mountain:

“Hey Punk!” (Reveal the conflict/Inciting Incident)
Details/Background  (Exposition/Rising Action)

Finally… (Climax)

And so I learned (etc.) (Resolution)