grammar

“Gramma, 4/25.”  Copy and Label.

Homer tripped very awkwardly, and hit his fat head on the door.

Checking SMYKs.

“Vocab, 4/25.” One SAW is used, but you have to put the prefix in- on the front of it.

    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. obvious : hidden :: idol : _____
7. Third period’s ______ behavior for the sub earned them a rating of 3. (not miscreant)
8. The prefix of this word means all or everything. _____
9. Rome was at the _____ of its power around 235 AD. It was all downhill from there.
10. In Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain is a 3rd person, ______ narrator.
11. Sometimes you don’t have to speak to be _____; even a look can say a lot.
12. After his victory, he paraded around _____(ly) wearing his gold medal.
13. She signed her autograph with a fancy _____.

 

 

60-Second Examples:

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 4/25.” (10p)

1. (3)
   Explain what’s happening here. Who are the two men who aren’t dead? Why does one appear to be begging or praying?
2. 

(7) Label a-g with the appropriate names from p66-67.

 

 

The Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog!

 

Tomorrow’s Test: Vocab + SAWs, Tom Sawyer, a wee bit o’ Gramma.

Tonight: Click the test link, open your Tom Sawyer book, and LOOK UP THE ANSWERS!

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“Gramma, 4/19.” noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection

1. The main one in a sentence is also known as the predicate.
2. Answers the questions how, where, or when.
3. Answers the questions which one, what kind, how many.
4. A connecting word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
5. A substitute for a noun.
6. A word of surprise or strong emotion.
7. Often ends in -ly.
8. Has a past, present, and future.
9. Intensifies adjectives and adverbs.
10. (2) Only described by adjectives.

 

“Vocab, 4/19.”
  

1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4. _____  5._____
6. I’m _____? Do you even know what that means? (LOL. It’s a joke.)
7. It was rather _____ of Pony and Johnny to rush into the burning church.
8. The fireman jumped out of bed with ____ when the alarm sounded.
9. (2) The Socs always would say the word greaser _____(ly) and with ______(ing).

 

 

Tom Sawyer.  Two questions.

1. How did Tom get back at the maid who dumped water on him outside Becky’s window?
2. What does Tom fantasize about twice in Chapter 3?

 

Chapter 4: Movie excerpt from 1938?

Chapter 6: Let’s meet Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher.

Checking SMYKs.

“Gramma Review, 4/18.  Copy and label. (10p)
(The word on is a preposition. “Doh” is extra credit. The is an article, which is technically a ____.)

Doh! Homer tripped very awkwardly and hit his fat head on the door.

 

 

“Vocab, 4/18.”
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. I am not exactly _____ to helping you out of this mess, since it was your own fault.
6. It was hard for Pony to understand the ____(ing) that Socs had for greasers.
7. The helpful student picked up the trash with _____ after being asked to help out.
8. He was ____(ed) to do all his homework before he watched any tv.
9. He is a rather ____ liar; he tells so many lies, you can never tell which of his stories is true.
10. obvious : subtle :: bogus : _______
11. Aunt Polly thought she was being very _____(ful) as she questioned Tom, trying to trick him.
12. bold : audacious :: patronizing : ______
13. ** People with criminal backgrounds are legally ____(ed) from working for some government agencies like the FBI.

 

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Tom Sawyer.

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 4/18.” Write the answer.

 

1. The Outsiders : Tulsa :: Tom Sawyer :_____
2. (left) What is wrong with this illustration from the original edition?
3. (right) Which scene does the right hand pic show? (That’s Jim with the bucket.)
4. According to MT, what is the difference between work and play?
5. Who is the “great and wise philosopher” mentioned on p15? (I need a NAME.)
6. “bully” = “gay”  a) True  b) False

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(Bonus) Which character in The Outsiders would agree with the philosophy of “spare the rod, spoil the child”?

 

Tom Sawyer: Busy at Love and War.