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vocabulary

Wednesday, 4/14 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 4/15 (Periods 5,6)

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38 More Days of School!

Test 15 on Friday. S/CD/CX + Vladek + Vocab. The Preview is Here: Test15 Preview.

“S/CD/CX/Frag, 4/14 (4/15).” 

  1. I like turtles   because they are cute.
  2. The llama is a quadruped   with fins for swimming.
  3. I sent the llama to the store   before the party started.
  4. Katy tried to call me  , but   my phone was dead.
  5. You would like it   if you were a llama.
  6. Herbie the llama ate some pizza  , so   he didn’t want dinner.
  7. He failed the test   after he ignored the warning.
  8. He forgot to practice    with his llama.
  9. *Jenni ate the hot dog  , and got sick.
  10. Because Jenni ate the hot dog,   she got sick.

“Vocab 4/14 (4/15).”Each word will be used ONCE.
ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant

  1. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was _____ for days.
  2. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____, and pouts about everything.
  3. The light in the room didn’t seem to come from any one source; it just sort of ______(ed)  the walls, casting a soft glow.
  4. Since they were so tired, they walked at a very _____ pace.
  5. By definition, a meme is ______.
  6. When Anja died, Vladek expected Artie to give him _____, not the other way around.
  7. The root of this word means “omen.”
  8. The roots of this word mean “change to sweet.”
  9. The roots of this root mean “to be like.”
  10. The original root of this word meant “fear.” (As in fear of failure?)

 

LIVE ACTION ONLY: VOCABULARY RELAY!!!!!!!!

120 Seconds, Day One.

Timer, Umm counter, Judges.

Judges’ Rubric.

  1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
  2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
  3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
  4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
  5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
  6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?
  7. (1-?) Level of Difficulty: A typical page from The Outsiders = 3

Vladek.

  1. What was a Selektion?
  2. How does Vladek help Anja with her cruel kapo?
  3. Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard?
  4. What was “Black Work”?

Monday, 3/12 (Periods 1,2,3) – Tuesday, 3/13 (Periods 5,6)

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Welcome Back! 40 More Days of School!

“Warm Up, 4/12 (4/13).” DL: PUBLIC IN CHAT.
–Write a Complex Sentence that tells what book you are doing for 120 Seconds, and why you chose it. (Because! Since!)
–Write a Compound Sentence that briefly describes it.  (It is full of.., but it also has…)

Go over Homework for the week:

  • 120 Seconds Begins WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY!!!
  • KBARR(espond) is Back. New Forum is up!
  • 600/week STARTS again TUESDAY, 4/13; first check 4/20.

120 Seconds Scheddy:

Wednesday, 3/14.
Period 1 – Live: Ella, Colbin, Bailey, Mason
Period 1 – DL: Everyone.

Period 2 – Live: Manuel, Skyler, Kalayah, Diana
Period 2 – DL: Marcos, Neve, Eve, Holland

Period 3 – Live: Grady, Carly, Brian, Ruby A.
Period 3 – DL: Ryan, Ally, Lily, Sterling

Thursday, 3/15.
Period 5 – Live: Justin, Eshaan, Sofia, Maggie, David
Period 5 – DL: Lupe, Corwin, Jennifer, Luke

Period 6 – Live: Giovy, Mateo, Gianna, Sophia
Period 6 – DL: Bear, Julien, Haley

“Vocab, 4/12 (4/13).” ominous, solace, permeate, languid, ubiquitous, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant
  16c51727932d19ecb4b4085293d8cbab office-smell-wars

  1. _____ Pic of a lazy polar bear napping.
  2. _____ Cartoon of a guy in a robe on a pillow enjoying a cup of hot chocolate and smiling with his eyes closed.
  3. _____ Cartoon of a guy looking at his computer which says, “Oh no… Not another internet cartoon.”
  4. _____Pic of scary clouds that look like a monster.
  5. _____ Cartoon: Smell Wars: Office. Who will triumph? Bad perfume or burnt microwave popcorn?
  6. Towards the end of the book, Vladek gets very ____ and weak because of his health issues.
  7. It is taking us awhile to ______ the concepts of compound and complex sentences.
  8. Vladek is so ____, he spent four hours unpacking, refolding and then repacking their luggage.
  9. For awhile last year, fidget spinners were _____.
  10. He spoke in an _______ voice about the upcoming battle which they would probably lose.
  11. (2) When your sadness is _____(ed), your soul has found ___. (Awww.)

Vladek.

“Maus, 4/12 (4/13).”

Why might Artie draw himself with a MOUSE mask? (Hint: Look on pages 176 and 204.)
Review Questions:

  1. What’s a barrack (aka a block)?
  2. Why does the tin shop foreman, Yidl, dislike Vladek? 
  3. What does Vladek do to change Yidl’s opinion?
  4. What was Appel?
  5. Who helps Vladek establish and maintain contact with Anja?

    Read Aloud.  Look for answers to:

  6. What was a Selektion?
  7. How does Vladek help Anja with her cruel kapo?
  8. Why does Vladek get beaten by a guard?
  9. What was “Black Work”?

 

Wednesday, 3/31 (Periods 1,2,3) – Thursday, 4/1 (Periods 5,6)

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Remember: 120 Seconds Presentations will begin Wednesday, 4/14 – Thursday, 4/15. Two days later than before!

EVERYONE send your KBARR charts tonight!!!!

“Warm Up, 3/31 (4/1) – NVA.” In Notebook. 9 to find!
The purple llama roared loudly in our scared faces as the crowd screamed like little babies.
N:
V:
A:

Let’s see those 120 Intros.

120 Intro Samples. Volunteers? Or do I pick? Read it out loud!

Timer? Does it get a six?

“Vocab 3/31 (4/1).”

       

  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. The man finally ______(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.
  7. The smell of brownies _____ the house and made me very hungry.
  8. The goal of immigrants used to be _____(ion), but these days people are proud of their differences.
  9. With more than 42,000 locations worldwide, Subway Sandwich places are _____.
  10. Mr. Coward is not happy about Zoltan’s less than _____ papers. They are very difficult to decipher, and scores might get entered incorrectly.
  11. (2) Whenever she was _____, she always seemed to find _____ in her music.

(Morning – In Notebook) – “Vladek Check 4/1”
(Afternoon) Vladek Check in Chat (PRIVATE):

  1. An example from Book II of Vladek’s ridiculous skinflint behavior is complaining about Mala opening another container of salt. (BE CAREFUL!)  True / False
  2. Why does Artie say it’s so hard to tell Vladek’s story in comic form? a) “Somehow I wish I had been in Auschwitz with my parents…”  b) “…so much has to be left out or distorted…”  c) “Maybe everyone has to feel guilty.”  d) “If it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s be kinda funny…”  e) “It’s so presumptuous of me…”
  3. What does Artie mean when he says he had a “sibling rivalry with a snapshot”?  a) “If it wasn’t so pathetic, it’s be kinda funny…”  b) “It’s so presumptuous of me…”   c) “…so much has to be left out or distorted…”  d) “Maybe everyone has to feel guilty.”  e) “…he was the perfect child. I couldn’t compete…”
  4. What gave Vladek hope when he first got to Auschwitz?  a) Talking to Mandelbaum’s nephew.  b) Seeing Mandelbaum.  c) Knowing the Poles who sold him out got sent there too.  d) The priest’s explanation of his number. e) NOTA
  5. What’s a kapo?  a) a German guard  b) a member of the Nazi party  c) a prisoner in charge of other prisoners  d) the stick the guards carry  e) NOTA
  6. What got Vladek special treatment from the kapo?  a) Bringing the Kapo food.  b) Teaching the kapo English.   c) Vladek gave him a bribe.  d) Vladek turned in someone who was hiding.  e) Because he was such a hard worker.

 

Vladek Aloud…

 

Monday, 3/29 (Periods 1,2,3) – Tuesday, 3/30 (Periods 5,6)

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ZOOMERS IN CHAT: Word count for 3/23-3/30

“Warm Up, 3/29 (3/30) – Noun, Verb, Adjective (NVA).” (In notebook)
List the Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives in the following sentence. (9 Total to find.)

For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought pigs flew like graceful birds across the sky.

N:
V:
A:

Go over Homework: KBARR, Vocab (No SMYK’s), 600, 120 Intro. VACAY is coming!

I save grades TODAY for the 3rd quarter!

Debrief Test #14B – Retakes (<11) will be available after 3pm.

Reading Beyond the Classroom – Medicine Label. Click for Full Size. Live Action People can go grab a physical copy (p374). DO NOT WRITE IN THE BOOK!

  • Title in Notebook: “RBC – Medicine, 3/29 (3/30)”
  • Read the directions and the bottle label.
  • Where it says to circle, you write the letter (A-D) of the section of the label that gives that info.
  • Do 1-6 in your notebook.

Here’s a PDF Version.  rbc-medicine

“RBC 1 Quiz. 3/29 (3/30).”  IN NOTEBOOK. Write the answer not the letter!

  1. The medicine is labeled for use in all these cases, except…  a) flu.  b) common cold  c) aches and pains  d) headache  e) It is labeled for all these.
  2. For up to how many days can this medicine be taken for a headache?  a) 1  b) 3  c) 10  d) 14  e) It doesn’t say.
  3. This is an OTC drug, as opposed to a prescription one. What does OTC mean? 
  4. This drug can be used to reduce swelling.  a) True  b) False
  5. Who should not take the tablets at all?
  6. Since this is an OTC drug, it can be considered completely safe.  a) True  b) False
  7. As it is used on the label, what does the word Indications [A] mean?

VLADEK.

Friday, 3/26 – All Classes

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End of the 3rd Quarter!

120 Seconds Intro due Wednesday (1,2,3) – Thursday (5,6). Counts for the next 600 if you do it by Tuesday and put into your doc!

KBAR CHARTS ARE LATE AFTER 1:00 TODAY! ALL SHOULD SEND (In-Person too!)

Numbers In Chat: Vocab: ___/17  ___/12  C&C: ___/12

Mental Floss PRIVATELY in Chat

  1. How can you perform a subtraction from seven so that the result will be even, but without subtracting any odd numbers?
  2. At noon, you look at the old-school clock in your bedroom. The big hand is on the five and the little hand is in between the three and the four. What time is it?
  3. Two fathers and two sons own 21 horses between them. Explain how it is possible to evenly divide the herd among them. (NO, you don’t get to cut up any horses!)
  4. Where do you leave a “place” by closing the “window”?  (On a _____.)
  5. In a small town in the country, a male cow swallowed an explosive device. The town newspaper had a front page story about it.   Which one-word headline did they use?
    * Shocking!  * How?  * Dangerous!  * Terrifying!
    * Abominable!  * What?  * Horrible! 

 

TEST #14B – The Maus book is your only resource. Write your answers in your notebook. You may leave when you are finished.
Retakes (<11) will Monday/Tuesday after we go over the test.

Test 14B – Period 1

Test 14B – Period 2

Test 14B – Period 3

Test 14B – Period 5

Test 14B – Period 6