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Opening Act: “Unpack Your Adjectives.”

“Warm Up, 8/28  and 8/31.”

1. Based on the video, write a definition of what an adjective is/does: 
   (Copy and complete) “An adjective is a word that…”
2. Explain what the expression “Ignorance is bliss” means.
3. (2) Is the expression “Ignorance is bliss” a motto? Why/not?

“Vocab, 8/28 (8/31).” Just write the answer in your notebook. You may use words more than once. I will be checking Vocabulary Show Me You Know sentences.
 

1. ______
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. cool : good :: dig : ______
6. hopeful : bleak :: proud : _____
7. He touched the cut on his cheek ______. Ow!
8. A person who doesn’t like to ______ to the group is often looked at as an outsider.
9. Even though their denotations are similar, the words nosy and curious have different _____(s).
10. He nodded ____(ly) and said, “It would have been wiser to have someone pick you up.”

“Delinquent” by Langston Hughes

“Adjectives, 8/28.” (6p) Copy the underlined word and say whether it is an adjective or not.

1. A savvy Kal-El  knew just what to do. (Solo Bonus for +1: who is Kal El?)
2. The running criminal was finally tackled.
3. The running criminal was finally tackled.
4. I hate running in PE.
5. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”
6. “He liked fights, blondes, and for some unfathomable reason, school.”

“Vocabulary, 8/28.”  All blanks are vocabulary words except #12.

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. The Socs are the _____ social class in 1967 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
6. Maybe his cold unfeeling exterior is simply a _____ that hides his true feelings.
7. Pony _____(ed) at the thought of his brother being a drop-out. It was a painful memory.
8. mask : facade :: resource : _____
9. “Guess what I’ve been in jail for?” asked Dally, grinning ____(ly).
10. Pony can’t understand why the Socs are so ______ of the greasers. “Why do they hate us so much?”
11. It would be ironic if you suddenly decided not to get on a plane, and then the plane crashed.  True / False
12. The root cred, as in incredulous and incredible, means to _______.

Bonus: If incredulous means you can’t believe something, what might credulous mean? (Don’t say, “You CAN believe it.” It’s more than that.)

Group Quiz.
“The Outsiders, 8/28.” (8) Write the ANSWER, not the letter.
Johnny, Pony, Steve, Two-Bit, Darry, Dally, Soda

1. “The shade of difference that separates a greaser from a hood wasn’t present in _____.”
2. “If it weren’t for the gang, _______ would never have known what love and affection are.”
3. Soda’s best buddy. ______
4. Has “more worries than a guy his age ought to…”  _____
5. “…gets drunk on just plain living.” _____
6. “Usually lone(s) it anyway…” ______
7. “…still a junior at 18 1/2.” _____
8. #7  is ironic. True or False?

The Outsiders aloud.