vocabulary

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KBAR CHARTS are due and payable! Essays should have been shared by now!

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SBAC Next Week (M-Th):

Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready. Be sure to have your SSID ready.

In Person: Please read the directions on the web page on Monday very carefully. Bring your own headphones if you want. You will have a sub, but Mr. Schalde will be checking in. Be sure to have your SSID ready.

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Scroll all the way down and choose the type of computer you are using. Follow the directions. EMAIL ME IMMEDIATELY if you have trouble.

 

Mental Floss. PRIVATE in CHAT!

1. Try to figure out the noun or adjective that is common to all the items each group.
   • a) person, clock, cliff
   • b) feather,  torch,  low-calorie
   • c) fishing rod, actor, checkout counter
2. The following not only describes a famous monument, but is an anagram for its name. What is it?   Built to Stay Free.
3. Cross out six letters and you’ll find an easy word. What is the word?  SBAIXNLETATNERSAS

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Test #17. The Maus Book is your only resource. Write down your answers. You may leave when you are finished.

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Test #17 – Period 1

Test #17 – Period 2

Test #17 – Period 3

Test #17 – Period 5

Test #17 – Period 6

 

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Wednesday/Thursday: Essays are Due! Definitions Due!

SEND YOUR KBARR CHARTS THIS AFTERNOON!

Test Friday: Husker Du (inc. prepositions), Vocab, Vladek. Preview is here: Test 17 Preview

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“Husker Du, 5/5 (5/6).” a) dogged  b) indignant  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) implore  f) subside  g) acquit  h) leery  i) gorge  j) bluff

1. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
2. The jury voted to ______ because there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty.
3. I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
   For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.
4. stupidly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
5. fly.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
   (What’s wrong with #6?)
6. Danny told us about the great vacation he had at lunch.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase
7. I am going to skip on my way home from Grandmother’s house.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase
8. I am going to skip on my way to Grandmother’s house.    a)  prep phrase   b) not a prep phrase

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“Vocab, 5/5 (5/6).”
augment, wretched, meager, suppress, exuberant, impede, fleeting, wry, lethargic, escalate

   

1. _____ Pic of a basketball player getting in another player’s way as he drives to the basket.
2. _____ Drawing of a face with hands covering the eyes and mouth.
3. _____ Pic of a little boy very excited and joyful about a pine tree.
4. _____ Pic of a plate with one pea on it and a knife and fork poised over it.
5. The mayfly’s life is very _____. A mayfly only lives to reproduce and is alive for only 24 hours.
6. After the police mishandled the fight, it ____(ed) into a riot.
7. He tried to ___ his income by selling magazines door to door.
8. Although you might think they do, recent studies have concluded that cough _____(ants) don’t really stop your cough.
9. Some teachers keep their classrooms very cold because they think it keeps the students from being too ____.
10. The amount of food coupons given to the Jews only allowed them very ____ portions, not enough to get survive legally.
11. The Lemony Snicket books are known for their ____ humor about seemingly terrible events.
12. On the last day of school, the kids ran _____(ly) through the halls.
13. His pants were so tight they _____(ed) his movement.

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Finish Vladek.

The DP Camp where Vladek got word about Anja: Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons Camp
Discussion.

1. On the last page, when Vladek is finally reunited with Anja, he says with great sincerity, “More I don’t need to tell you.  We were both very happy, and lived happy, happy ever after.” What is sad and ironic about that statement?
2. Art Spiegelman has said that the final page of Maus II really has at least three endings. What stories is it the ending of?
3. Give at least one reason why Vladek would disapprove of MAUS and one reason he would approve.

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Go over Homework:

• KBAR (no response).
• Vocab (no SMYK).
• Essay due Wednesday/Thursday.
• No mas 600 words/week.

SBAC next week means no homework next week.

No Test Retakes this time.
Everybody gets a +1 bump for #1. Yes, it was supposed to be benign.
No credit for vocab misspellings. (Same, same as it it ever was. Copy and paste next time.)

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WARM UP  = WHEEL OF DOOM!

• First Period will spin for everyone.
• Tests 1-15B are fair game.
• If the number is larger than 15, I will divide by 2.

“Husker Du, 5/3 (5/4).”

Husker Du = Do You Remember in Norwegian. This will be part of the test on Friday.
a) dogged  b) indignant  c) conducive  d) wistful  e) implore  f) subside  g) acquit  h) leery  i) gorge  j) bluff

1. fear : panic :: ask : _____
2. I was _____ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
3. Pony was _____ when he thought of what life was like when his parents were alive.
   For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.
4. brief.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA
5. moment.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) NOTA

 

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Maus Essay Examples.

Example One: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MIqReYUuzP4YCwItv_g8ANrIyVca2yhZH9mEfBfvfs0/edit?usp=sharing

Example Two: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16jcoZurX_wP-JNu0SxRL4enUv1pM7Ilw3gpT8KsFFnY/edit?usp=sharing

If we could fuse these two, we’d be pretty close.

Here’s a beauty example!

Kind of like this: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vl9J2EJVVJMpgwEekyAs7ld7JKbESHq6cGxijCv_Ziw/edit?usp=sharing

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Final FASTBRIDGE ASSESSMENT.   If you finish early, start your vocab.

FastBridge Instructions:

1. Click this link: https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login
2. Click “Sign in with Google”
3. Click the blue “Continue to Portal” button.
4. In the grey bar on the left hand side of your screen, click “Fastbridge Learning”.
5. The assessments you’re completing today are the:
   • aReading
   • AUTOreading

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NO ZOOM!

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I will get SMYK numbers on MONDAY/TUESDAY.

I will show examples of the Maus essay and talk tips on MONDAY/TUESDAY, so if you have a rough draft by then, it will help a lot!

Send your KBARR Chart if you haven’t already.

We’ll talk retakes (<13) on MONDAY/TUESDAY.

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Test 16 B Links:

Test 16B – Period 1

Test 16B – Period 2

Test 16B – Period 3

Test 16B – Period 5

Test 16B – Period 6

Bonus question (answer in an email): How do you get down off an elephant?

Have a great weekend!

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28 Days!

Test 16B is tomorrow.  Preview is Here: Test 16B Preview.
Remember: No ZOOM tomorrow, but be sure to go to the website and do what it says to get credit for attendance. This must happen between 7:50 am and 3:00 pm.

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Maus Essay. Due Wednesday, 5/5 (1,2,3) – Thursday, 5/6 (5,6)

P1: (Maybe start with a brief example for an opener.) Restate the question and state your thesis (yes/no), and list your reasons.

P2-4 or 5: Explain your reasons with specific examples from the book and show at least one counter example to prove your point.

Last P: Come up with a “tag line” kinda like theirs (“…impossible to achieve…”), but not quite. 😉

 

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“Scrambles and Transitions, 4/28 (4/29).”  Unscramble into sentences. Do not add or subtract. Try to punctuate correctly! There may be more than one way especially for #3!

1. –however  –more books  –I would like  –I don’t have  –to read  –enough time
2. –nevertheless  –seems effective  –more research  –to see  –the medication  –must be done  — if it’s safe
3. –in fact  — at all  –a beast  –a gentle giant  –is not  –that llama  –he is

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“Prepositions! 4/28 (4/29)” Copy the underlined part and say whether it is a prepositional phrase or not.
Bonus: What kinds of sentences are 1/2,  3/4,  5/6? S/CD/CX?

1. Rudolpho was upset because his llama ate the last of the cheeselog.
2. His llama was upset because his Rudolpho ate the last of the cheeselog.
3. We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through the school!
4. We must repair the fence, or the llamas will rush through the school!
5. We can wait in the limo while the llama checks for crazy fans.
6. We can wait in the limo while the llama checks for crazy fans.
7. Everybody is supposed to run a mile of hilly terrain.

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IN PERSON: VOCAB RELAY!

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“Vocab, 4/28 (4/29.)”
 
tentative, infringe, reprieve, benign, profound, indolent, relinquish, exasperate, (in)conspicuous, (un)scrupulous, haphazard

1. _____ Pic of the classic statue, The Thinker.
2. _____Cartoon of two guys looking out from the top of a skyscraper saying, “Yes, the view is nice—but I mostly want people to look up here and think how rich I am.”
3. _____Pic of a pack of dogs with a fox blending in.
4. _____ Pic of a cute little lamb taking its first steps. (NOT: benign, scrupulous, haphazard, or indolent, or any other “it could be’s.” Sigh.)
5. “Ninety-nine percent of lawyers give the rest of us a bad name.” (haha) ______
6. Much to her relief, the doctor said the tumor was _____ and not cancerous.
7. He prepared so ______(ly) that his presentation was painful to watch. (Not: tentative or indolent.)
8. After asking for (previous vocab word for bonus), the student received a _____ and was released from detention.
9. The neighbor’s fence _____(ed) on our property, so they had to move it.
10. Sometimes second period can be ______(ing), but when certain people are absent, it can be a fun class.
11. The word ______ comes from a word that means ethics or morals.

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Vladek.