Yes, some of you still have SSI today..

“Scrambles, 3/9.” A different kind of nonsense. From The Giver.

1. — his elephant exercises  –because  –the Saxophone  –he didn’t often do  –frequently ate cheese  –with his tamale –a little difficult  –and made playing golf

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Yes, I know there’s no SMYK for delusion. I guess you have to make one up!

“Vocab, 3/9.” SMYK’s due Tomorrow.
 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. This pic came from a page called, “Things that are NOT ______.”
5. She scraped her knee _____(ing) around on the blacktop.
6. The root of this word meant “slander.”
7. The original root of this word meant “goat.”
8. The root of this word meant “natural.”
9. The root of this word meant “young shoot.”
10. He ate his hamburger with great ______, savoring every bite.
11. naive : savvy :: optimistic : ______
12. During WWII, giant posters with Hitler’s _______ loomed from almost every wall in Germany.
13. His family’s ______ here in the U.S. was very long, stretching all the way back to the Mayflower.

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“NVAA, 3/9.” (10p) Group Comp.

Homer stupidly hit his very fat head on the corner of the table with a loud noise.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:
Adverbs:

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Pink Sheet: Correct Page Two. (Link to Clauses Review)
This your cheat sheet for the test; make sure it’s correct!

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MARS.

The next expedition… p48-51. “…and the Moon be Still as Bright”

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BOB, p214: Do: Expand Your Vocabulary. Be ready with your sentence.

SSI at LUNCH TODAY: 11: 45.

STAMP Pink Sheet.

“Scrambles, 3/8.” Let’s try couple of nonsense version  yesterday’s! LOL.  (Extra for extras.)

1. — she wangdoodled  –it shimmied all over  –she was moonshining  –and  –because  –on her  shiggy  –about the shoobadoo
2. — as we mowmowed  –Dally cheeselogged  –and nearly wiggied   –out of the Rainbow Trout  –under his noodles  –the binky of the winky

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Review Pink Sheet.

Adverbs answer the questions HOW, WHERE, WHEN, WHY!

Before we correct the homework, for each adverb clause you underlined, circle the VERB it is talking about.

Correct Pink Sheet 1.

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“Vocab, 3/8.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. In order for a species to survive, it must ______ itself.
6. Apparently, second period was under the _______ that it was OK to interrupt the teacher.
7. Dally was very ______ about life; he saw nothing good in it, and looked on the bad side of everything.
8.  In addition to being very functional and useful, the machine was also ___________(ally) pleasing.
9. excited : disappointed :: savvy : _______
10. Most people start to get more _____ as they get hungry.
11. One of the crimes Joan of Arc was burned for was ___________ against the church.
12. The rumor seemed to _______ itself all over the school; by the afternoon until everyone had heard it.
13. Jonas really _____(ed) his time with the Giver and looked forward to it.

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Now let’s read the book’s ending. (p46 -top of p48.)

Which is better? Creepier? Why?

 

The next expedition… p48-51. “…and the Moon be Still as Bright”

 

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Fn2tYmNkSj5EFGMWMyyV9ikQN9b9vAmwd4IVJazWQTM/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner:

• Vocab Due Tuesday and THURSDAY (NEW: SMYK’s due Thursday!) (Link to Clauses Review and Vocab. Scroll to the bottom for vocab.)
• Pink Sheet due Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • Adverb Clauses due Tuesday. (Link to Adverb Clauses.)
  • Module Review due Wednesday. (Link to Clauses Review and Vocab.)

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“Scrambles, 3/7.” Try to punctuate correctly this time! Extra for Extra.)

1. –however  –many more llamas  –I would like  –I don’t have  –to raise  –enough time
2. — she forgot  –it boiled over  –she was concentrating  –and  –because  –on her homework  –about the soup
3. –in fact  — at all  –a beast  –a gentle giant  –is not  –that llama  –he is

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Debrief Test #21…

SSI (<21/30) ALERT. SSI IS TUESDAY, 15 minutes into lunch.

I will have a 10 question Retake with the 10 most-missed questions. You must score 8/10 to avoid coming back the next day for another try.

Your score on the real test reverts to 69.5%.

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The Third Expedition. Alert: Cheese. Also: Ugly wallpaper warning.

 

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Prep Sheet for Test #21:
SMYK’s: ___/10 Vocab Practices: ___12 ___/13

Mental Floss.

1. Serena needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down: butter, milk, eggs, duct tape, cashews, toilet paper, oranges, vinegar, lemon juice…     What was Serena making?
2. Why can’t a man marry his brother’s wife’s mother-in-law? (Assume she’s not dead.)
3. How many numbers between 1 and 799 can be divided by 2? (Alert: Math!)
4. What color is represented by this “word”  BRLEUDE
5. Wacky Wordy:   CLOU__ __
6. An infinite number of mathematicians are standing at a counter ordering root beer. The first asks the man for half a pint of root beer, the second for a quarter pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of root beer will the man need to fulfill all mathematicians’ orders? (Alert: math.)

 

Test #21 – Final

 

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Tomorrow’s Test: Pink Sheet, Vocab, Stories, Giver Movie. Test 21 Preview.

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“Clauses, 3/3.”
1-4: Say whether the underlined part is an independent clause, subordinate clause, or not a clause at all.
5-7: Add an adjective clause (see your pink sheet) to each of the following simple sentences to make them complex. Write out your sentences. Bonus for extras.

1. If you need a llama, you can get one on Ebay.
2. The sound that you heard was a llama in pain.
3. The door opened as the llama walked up the stairs.
4. The door opened as the llama walked up the stairs.
5. Here is the llama.
6. Aunt Sylvia is a talented llama.
7. The llama had shoes.

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“Vocab, 3/3.”  Write and Click.  100% = exempt from vocab tomorrow.

a) derision  b) trivial  c) jovial  d) speculate  e) conglomeration  f) flourish  g) impertinent  h) disposition  i) vigilance  j) audacious

1. It was a(n) _____ plan with a lot of danger, but it just might work.
2. The guards maintained their ______in watching for intruders.
3. This week’s word _____ can be used similarly to a previous word, presumptuous.
4. Everyone likes to ______ about which class is Mr. Coward’s fave, but you are all extra special to me.
5. The unrehearsed and terrible performance elicited _______ from the disgruntled crowd.
6. This word’s root comes from the Latin name of the god Jupiter. _____
7. Captain Williams thought that Mrs. Ttt was worrying about very _____ things when she complained about his muddy boots.
8. “…you have balanced the whole _____; your insanity is beautifully complete!”
9. carelessness : vigilance :: acceptance : _____
10. prosper : flourish :: wonder : _____
11. Mr. Calandro and Mrs. Stamford have very different ______(s).
12. important : trivial :: polite : _____

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Read to p41 in “The Third Expedition.”

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“Previously On… The Giver!”

Which scenes from the movie would you use for the trailer? Why?
What if we were making a “book trailer”? Would you use the same scenes? What would be different?

Finish movie and discuss.

Which ending/version of the story is “better”?
Do the additional elements add or subtract from the story?