vocabulary

Wednesday, 1/18: Clauses, Vocab, 120 Seconds!

“Clauses, 1/18.” (9p)
ONE INDEPENDENT clause: write I (simple).
ONE DEPENDENT clause: write D (fragment).
ONE OF EACH: write either I + D or D + I (complex).
TWO INDEPENDENT clauses: write I + I (compound).
(Tip: You should be able to tell just by scanning and looking for the sentence that is different.)

  1. The llama is a quadruped with a beak for eating and fins for swimming.
  2. I like turtles because they are cute.
  3. I sent the llama to the store before the party started.
  4. When we all finally got there.
  5. Across the street from his house was a teepee.
  6. You would like it if you were a bird.
  7. Herbie the llama ate some grass, and it gave him gas.
  8. He failed the test after he ignored the warning.
  9. So his mom spanked him.
  10. Bonus: When you improperly combine two independent clauses into one sentence, it is a mistake called a ______.

 

“Vocabulary, 1/18.”
 


(**Lepidoptera = moths and butterflies. Moths like to live in places that are dark and not opened very often, like old closets.)
1. _______   2. _______ 3. _______   4. _______   5._______ 6. What is she accusing him of being?_______
7. forgettable : iconic :: emotional : ________
8. She has high ______(ations). She wants to rule the world.
9. huge : diminutive :: inspiring : ______
10. The root of this word means “life.” _____
11. They tried to _______ the angry mob by telling them their concerns would be addressed.
12. Reading Shakespeare for the first time can be rather ______.

 

120 Seconds!

 

Wednesday, 1/11: SAWs, Clauses, Vladek

Tomorrow’s Test: SAWs, Clauses, and Vladek.

Checking Pink Sheet, p149. I will be actually reading this one.

“SAWs, 1/11.” You only get to use each word once! ONLY ONCE EACH!
isolation, confinement, system, mental, solitary
resize  human-body lationmain

 

Correct Pink Sheet, p149 – Part A. 10/10 = +2, 9/10 = +1.

“Clauses, 1/11.” – Write the answer, and CLICK IT!

  1. I sent the llama to the store before the party started.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  2. When we all finally got there.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  3. If you were a bird, you would like it in a tree.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  4. If you were a bird, you would like it in a tree.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  5. He failed the test after he ignored the warning.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  6. He failed the test after he ignored the warning.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  7. The llama is a quadruped with fins for swimming.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  8. Since Jenni ate the hot dog, she got sick.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  9. Jack was much quicker than the llama was.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  10. Joe ate the hot dog even though the llama told him not to.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause
  11. Jill drove the car out to the llama’s house.   a) independent  b) dependent  c) not a clause

 

“Vladek, 1/11.”

  1. (quote) Why does Anja try to break the engagement with Vladek?
  2. (quote) What promise to his father does Artie break?
  3. What is the first foreshadowing Vladek gets of the troubles that are coming?

    Character ID. Identify each person either by name or by explanation. You will use people more than once.

  4. p19, panel 2 (the photo).
  5. p20, panel 1, the person with the cigarette.
  6. p21, panel 6, the person offering Vladek more gefilte fish.
  7. p30, panel 1, the only person in the frame.
  8. p30, panel 3, the seated person.
  9. p31, panel 7, the person with the cigarette.
  10. p33, panel 4, the closeup.
  11. (BONUS) p30 panel 1, the person on the other end of the line.

 

Vladek!

Monday, January 9: Copy Homework, 120 Seconds?! Comics?!

Copy homework into planner.

“Warm Up, 1/9 – SAWs.”
isolation, confinement, system, mental, solitarychildcell

The modern prison 1.______ does not take into account the 2.______ and emotional effects of total 3.______ in 4._______  5._______.

 

Reintro  120 Seconds. Handouts tomorrow.

 

Comics.

How far back in history do you think comics go? (Examples: .)

“Tell me a Story.”

Authors make careful choices about what to show/tell or not show/tell. Change, twist, accelerate the story by subtracting panels. List the panels you would leave. Bring me your modified story by Thursday

 

“Maus” intro.

What does the word anthropomorphic mean?
Why do you think most comics people don’t look like real people?

 

Maus by Art Spiegelman. Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1992. It took him 13 years.

“Maus Log I – 1/9/17”
a) Read the first two pages:

    • Translate his father’s last sentence into a normal English sentence.
    • What does he mean?

b) What is your first impression of Vladek?

 

Aloud. Chapter One. Drama style with parts.

 

 

Wednesday, 12/21: SAWs, Sneetches, The OG

Tomorrow’s “Test”: SAWs Review – 25 Questions!

“Warm Up, 12/21 – SAWs.”

(impact, transfer, feature, design, potential)

  1. The city council studied the _____
  2. _____ of the new shopping center on the local neighborhood…
  3. …before asking the developer to ______ a more pedestrian-friendly environment.

    (element, culture, complexity, tradition, resourceful)

  4. _________ people reuse everything they can.
  5. In American _______, we celebrate our independence on July 4.
  6. He couldn’t handle the _______ of the Webster’s crossword because his vocabulary wasn’t strong enough.

    (adjustment, exposure, modify, monitor, transition)

  7. Many people think that ______ to violence in games and movies can lead to real violence.
  8. To make a(n) ________ is…
  9. …to _______ something.
  10. We have been working on ______ words and phrases such as “for example,” “secondly,” and “furthermore.”

    (attribute, relocate, project (v), statistics, in ____’s interest)

  11. San Luis Coastal district has _____(ed) that they will lose money when Diablo closes.
  12. People use ________ to try to prove many things, but numbers can sometimes lie.
  13. The successful woman ______(ed) her success to listening to her middle school English teacher.

D’oh! Correct Test #16 in most classes.

Correct/Discuss Sneetches.

“Old Glory”
Bonus: What is “Old Glory” a nickname for?

 

Tuesday, 12/20: Welcome Guest Teacher

“Warm Up, 12/20 – SAWs.”  (Collaborative.)
(considerable, contribute, demonstrate, sufficient, valid)

  1. My mom said my argument was not ______(ly) ______, and I did not ______ the need for a new game system, so I was denied.

    (abandon, frivolous, contemporary, exploit, dramatic)

  2. He ____(ed) the project before it was finished because he ran out of money.
  3. _____ can also mean an adventure.
  4. One reason people may dislike lawyers is due to ____ lawsuits that waste everybody’s time and money.

    (fundamental, alter, conflicted, substitute, compound)

  5. There used to be PSA commercials on tv that said “Reading is ____,” with the emphasis on the first three letters.
  6. Your excuse does not ____ the fact that you are guilty.
  7. Ponyboy was ______ about being a greaser.

    (impact, transfer, feature, design, potential)

  8. A twisted rubber band has _____ energy that can be used to fly a small plane.
  9. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____.
  10. The new car had many optional _______(s) you could add for extra money.

 

Correct out loud.

 

The Sneetches. If you haven’t finished the video, watch it on your Chromebook, and then answer the following questions in your notebook. You may review the video as you answer the questions.

“Sneetches Quiz, 12/20.” NOT Collaborative.

  1. Who or what are the Sneetches?
  2. What word best describes the attitude of the Star-Belly Sneetches toward the Plain- Belly Sneetches at the beginning of the story?
  3. What food did the Star Belly Sneetches have at their beach parties?
  4. What was Mr. McBean’s middle name?
  5. Before McBean arrives, how is Sneetch society set up?
  6. “if they should meet one, while they were out walking they’d saunter right by without even ______.”
  7. “They had stars upon thars!” What does the word “thars” mean?
  8. Why does Dr. Seuss use the word “eaches” in this poem?
  9. Why are the Sneetches such a good target for McBean?
  10. What lesson do the Sneetches finally learn?

 

Then… Talk over the following questions with your group or as a class. Write your answers in your notebook.

  1. How do you know one thing is different from another thing? Is it based on things you can see, things you cannot see, or both?
  2. Based on the qualities we chose for deciding what makes something different, are the Star- Bellied Sneetches and the Plain-Bellied Sneetches the same or different?
  3. After the Plain-Bellied Sneetches go through the machine the first time and come out with stars, the Star-Bellied Sneetches say, “We’re still he best Sneetches and they are the worst.”  What makes the Star-Bellied Sneetches think that there is still something different about the Plain-Bellied Sneetches since they now have stars on their bellies?
  4. If there was something that made the Sneetches different, other than their appearance, would it be okay for them to treat each other differently? Are there any qualities that would make that okay?
  5. Is there a rule we can apply to determine when it is okay to treat others differently and when it is not? How does this rule apply to the Sneetches? Based on the rule you develop, is it okay for the Star-Bellied Sneetches to treat the Plain-Bellied Sneetches differently?

Time?

Yertle the Turtle.