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Tuesday, 12/13: Vocabulary, Research

Periods 2 and 6: Debrief Test #15.

Period 6: Do yesterday’s SAWs Warm Up.

“Vocabulary, 12/13.” (13) One word is used four times; one is not used at all.
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  1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4._____
    5. Be careful! That knife has a ____ edge.
    6. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ___(s) he might have.
    7. Even after being up all night, his mind was ___ enough to figure out the puzzle.
    8. Which is more important, your genes or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. ___ question.
    9. Wow, the new iPhone looks pretty _____ Daddio!
    10. The teacher’s crabby ____ sort of brought the whole class down.
    11. The word ____ has the same roots as the word citizen.
    12. The competition at the state level track meet was pretty _____.
    13. It was too dark to _____ the numbers on the houses.

 

Research. You should…

  1. …have three documents going: Works Cited, Notes, Rough Draft.
  2. …have at least 3 sources, properly formatted, on the WC document.
  3. …have 4-5 questions organizing your notes doc.
  4. …have A LOT of notes THAT HELP ANSWER those questions.
  5. …start/finish your intro anecdote today.
  6. …READ and take A LOT of notes today.
  7. …be looking for your “graphical” elements.
  8. Not like this:

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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.”
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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!

Thursday, 12/8: Vocab Relay, Research, Monsters!

Tomorrow’s (Short) Test: Vocab, MoMS, Husker Du.

NextGen VOCABULARY RELAY! The class that gets around the room fastest with the fewest mistakes wins! If you are one of the people that gets a rerun, you’d better be ready! Count off, remember your number, and preview your question before we get to you.

  1. True/False? Referring to a judge as “Your Honor,” is an example of a colloquialism.
  2. True/False? Always eating chicken before a baseball game is a good example of an idiosyncrasy.
  3. True/False?  In the word insomnia, the prefix in- means into.
  4. True/False?  Shaving your head is an example of a metamorphosis.
  5. True/False? Mr. Coward uses many colloquialisms.
  6. True/False? The word scapegoat is based on actual goats.
  7. True/False? In the word instill, the prefix in– means not.
  8. True/False? The word scapegoat can be used as a verb.
  9. True/False? In the word transfixed, the prefix trans– means nailed.
  10. True/False?To be called a phenomenon, it has to be inexplicable.
  11. True/False? At the end of The Midwife’s Apprentice, Alyce is optimistic.
  12. True/False?  Dally was a pessimistic person.
  13. True/False?  The sun coming up every morning is a phenomenon.
  14. True/False?  The sun coming up every morning is inexplicable.

 

“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” Act II.
(Video tomorrow.)

Let’s preview a few MoMS test questions.

Research.

Anti-Plagiarism Example.

You should have:

Works Cited.

  1. Source #1
  2. Source #2
  3. etc.
Notes.
What is a SWAT officer?What training…?Etc.
SWAT Officers
(rough draft)Officer Jim Dandy
listened to the voice in his
earphone as he slowly
approached the building…

Wednesday, 12/7: Vocabulary, Research, Monsters!

You Better Know: What infamous event in history occurred on this day? In what year?

“Vocabulary 12/7.”
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  1. (2) _____ and ______
  2. _____
  3. “Quick, Bartlett! ______ them with hope!”
  4. “It’s times like these we really need to roll up our sleeves, rally together, and find a _____.”
  5. Everybody has _______(s) that other people might find weird.
  6. Patience with the ways of nature had been ____(ed) in her by her father.
  7. The root of this word means sleep: _____
  8. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____
  9. (2) The prefix of these words means not: _____ (Not instill; that one means “into.”)
  10. *** This word literally means “across to send.” _____

 

“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.” p246.

Discuss in your group:

  • What is the purpose of fear?  (Why do we get scared?)
  • Why do we like it sometimes? (Don’t say, “It’s fun.” Duh.)
  • What are (most) humans scared of?
  • “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Meaning? Bonus: Who said that famous quote?)

ACT I.

 

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.