vocabulary

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.
No TuTu because no school Friday.

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Copy homework into planner. Packet will be graded each day, and there will be a quiz on each one.

• RBC (Reading Beyond the Classroom!)  Packet. Not available online.
  • Monday Night: p346-347
  • Tuesday Night: p374
  • Wednesday Night: p375
• Vocab Review Test Thursday. 1st 5 lists! (Scroll to the bottom of this page and work your way up to find the lists.)

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“Prepositions, 10/28.” Write out the completed sentences.

1. The dream was exciting.  –Add a prep phrase that tells what kind of dream it was.
2. (2) I was running. –Add two prep phrases about how, when, or where you were running.

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How many of these do you remember from Week #1 and #2?
bliss, infer, bleak, nonchalant, gingerly, rueful, savvy, conform, sage, fathom, connotation
aloof , elite, elude, incredulous, contemptuous, roguish, gallant, facade, ironic, asset

1. pain : pleasure :: confusion : ______
2. rules : requirements :: happiness : ____
3. He was a(n) _____ to his community because he volunteered for every event.
4. For Esteban, the word dropout had the ____ of a gang member with a can a spray paint.
5. I was able to _____ the meaning of the word from the way it was used.
6. The root of this word meant “pretending to be dumb.” _____
7. The root of this word meant “at a distance.” _____
8. The root of this word meant “to elect.” _____
9. The root of this word means “believe.”_____
10. The root of this word meant “to hate.” _____

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Debrief Test #9. Mo’ Betta’!

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Alyce. Chapter 11: The Leaving.   Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

If this is our inciting incident, what’s our main conflict?

TuTu Schedule.

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Prep Sheet for Test #9:

KBARR: ___/24    SMYK:___/10    Vocabulary: ___/15  Alyce Quizzes: ___/6  ___/6   ___/5

Other Extra Credit: Periods 5 and 6 get +2 for Vocab Relay. All other classes get +1.

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Mental Floss.

1. Shmartiopolis was bragging to his friends that he was such an excellent darts player, he could hit the dartboard in any location at any time. “I’ll bet a hundred dollars that, no matter what position you name on the board, I’ll be able to hit it from 10 feet away.” Maddy, tired of Shmartiopolis’s bragging, shouted out an answer and won the bet. Where on the dartboard did Maddy suggest? 
   
2. Wacky Wordies:  a)  b) 22Day
   
3. What 8-letter word uses the letter “g” four times?  (Not a trick.)
4. A tennis player is ranked number 200. He moved up 87, went down 28, and went up 117 places. What is he ranked?
5. A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl with the unusual name of Pibbles. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Pibbles seven apples. Why?  (Joke.)
6. Use the clues below to figure out the missing four words to complete the old expression:
    A Baby = Slept peacefully.  A Child = Slept well.   A Woman = Slept restlessly.   The Man = Slept peacefully.
   —>The man ___  ___  ___  ___.

 

 

Test #9. See Below for the last 2 questions for your class.

Doodle Theme: What Mr. Coward would/should be doing if he weren’t a teacher.

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Last Questions for Each Class:

Period 1
#25:  The spinning of the ride made the llama sick. a) ride made b) llama sick c) ride sick d) spinning made e) NOTA

#26:  The top of Jay Mountain seemed so far away.  a) Mountain seemed b) top seemed c) Mountain away d) NOTA

 

Period 2 a) tumultuous b) apprehensive   c) intrigue d) benevolent e) wheedle
#25:  The roots of this word mean “well wishing.”_____

#26:  The root of this word meant “to seize or grasp.”_____

 

Period 3

#25:  The spinning of the ride made the llama sick. a) ride made b) llama sick c) ride sick d) spinning made e) NOTA

#26:  The top of Jay Mountain seemed so far away.  a) Mountain seemed b) top seemed c) Mountain away d) NOTA

 

Period 5  a) tumultuous b) apprehensive   c) intrigue  d) benevolent e) wheedle
#25:  The roots of this word mean “well wishing.”_____

#26:  The root of this word meant “to seize or grasp.”_____

 

Period 6: a) savvy  b) gingerly  c) rueful  d) nonchalant    e) conform
#25: The roots of this word mean “not being concerned.” _____

#26 The root of this word was old French for “delicate and graceful.” _____

Tomorrow’s Test: Prepositions, Vocab, Alyce, Reruns from last week. Preview Here after Period 4.

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“WoD (Wheel of Doom), 10/24.”  Spin the wheel and we’ll go back to that test for the Warm Up. (1-5)

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“Prepositions, 10/24.” List the 10 Prepositional Phrases in the sentences below.

1. The llama with pink fur ate a doughnut while playing Fortnite on his phone.  
2. The llamas in the accident were treated for their injuries. 
3. I saw a llama riding his bike along the highway, and I waved to him.
4. He was a llama of wealth driving in a Porsche.
5. The llama was going to skip on his way from Gramma’s house.

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“Vocab, 10/24.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

1. The crowd was ____(ed) by the magician’s impressive tricks.
2. The natural garden ____(ed) with wildlife.
3. _____(y) is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
4. There are times to be _____ as well as times to be resistant.
5. Most stores today do not ____. The prices are set and marked.
6. If you ____ over any one question too much, you won’t finish the test.
7. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”
8. If you get them all correct, you can claim a ____ of +1.
9. I do not _____ you your victory; you worked hard to achieve it.
10. The harvest was quite _____(ful); there was plenty for everyone.
11. The midwife told Beetle to hurry and not ____, when she sent back to the cottage for pepper.
12. (3) I was not ____to the planning, and you were _____ of my _____ suggestions, so I take no responsibility for the mission’s failure.

 

Vocab Relay.

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Alyce Chapter 9 Quiz. (5)

1. What does the Joan ask Alyce for?
2. Why does Alyce deliver Alyce Little, instead of the midwife?  
3. The way Alyce helped Joan with the difficult delivery was compared to…?
4. What prompted Alyce’s first smile?  
5. If we are in Chapter 10, what part of plot mountain are we on?

Alyce chapter 10 Aloud

“Prepositions, 10/23.” TIP: When you think you’ve found one, ask yourself, “____ what?” If the answer is not a noun or pronoun, it’s not a preposition.

1. A prepositional phrase must always end with a _____
2. A prepositional phrase will never have a(n) ____ in it. (Hint: Because then it would be a clause!)
3. (3) Prepositions show ____, _____, _____.
   Write the prepositional phrases you find in each sentence. Each sentence has two. 
4. The family of llamas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
5. I found an old photo of a toothless llama in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
6. Llamas live in burrows and under bushes, and they are cute.
7. Llamas have been used for transportation in many places, but that is not a llama.
8. The llama mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office. (Bonus: What’s wrong with this sentence? LOL.)

 

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“Vocab, 10/23.” 
   
heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The root of this word meant “goodness.”
7. The root of this word meant “to be struck senseless.”
8. The root of this word meant “separate or distinct.”
9. The root of this word meant “to complete (a task).”
10. The root of this word meant “private.”
11. The root of this word meant “to complain.”
12. The root of this word meant “daily.”
13. (3) The path to school was ____(ing) with dangers, but he was ____ of them all, and he _____(ed) so much that he was late.

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Finish and Correct Chapter 7 and 8 Quizzes.

“Alyce Chapter 7 Quiz.”

1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
2. What’s wag? (“…Aww this wag grows boresome…” -p41)
3. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
4. On what page was Alyce first foreshadowed to be the Devil?
5. How did the midwife get out of being caught by the Devil?
6. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?

“Alyce Chapter 8 Quiz.”

1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
4. What was one of the ways Alyce helped Will with Tansy?
5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
6. Why does Alyce not notice this?

Chapter 9 aloud.  Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

 

New Groups for Q2.

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A PREPOSITION is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It is ALWAYS part of a phrase.
TIME, DIRECTION, LOCATION.

“Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go on a unicorn.”

“Prepositions! 10/22.”  DO NOT USE THE SAME WORD TWICE! Copy the boldfaced underlined parts.

1. My llama was lying ____ the couch.
2. The llama ____ the counter was rude.
3. The llama flew the chopper ____ the clouds.
4. The llama who sits ____me is annoying.
5. The llama ____ the bridge is a troll.
6. The llama looked ___ the window.
7. The llama bought a can ___ beans.
8. The llama limped ___ the hill.
9. (2) The llama went ____ me ___ the store.

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“Vocab, 10/22.” 

   
heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupify, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. Dally was definitely NOT _____. Nobody could tell him what to do.
5. Beetle didn’t yet understand that when the midwife said, “Two eggs and a laying hen,” she was ____(ing) over her fee.
6. “The merchant’s booth was also filled with ____other wares for wondering at.”
7. The root of this word meant “swallow.”  _____
8. Beetle found a _____ of apples on the ground in the orchard and filled her baskets quickly.
9. Ponyboy was ____(ed) when Cherry first said she could fall in love with Dally. His jaw dropped open.
10. The Old English form of this word meant “pregnant.” _____
11. They all ____(ed) Cindy her victory because they thought she cheated.
12. When Mr. Coward barks, “You’re not doing anything,” it’s probably because you are _____(ing).
13. Darry’s main complaint about Pony was that he was _____ and didn’t use his head.
14. A spy is ____to all kinds of top secret information that they must remain —-previous vocab word for bonus—- about.

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“Alyce Chapter 7 Quiz.”

1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
2. What’s wag? (“…Aww this wag grows boresome…” -p41)
3. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?
4. On what page was Alyce first foreshadowed to be the Devil?
5. How did the midwife get out of being caught by the Devil?
6. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?

Chapter 8. Read silently and answer the following in your notebook.

“Alyce Chapter 8 Quiz.”

1. How could people tell Alyce and the midwife were making soap?
2. What did Alyce at first think the noises in the pit were from?
3. What do you think the word “lout” means on p50?
4. What was one of the ways Alyce helped Will with Tansy?
5. Why does the midwife not notice that Alyce is “gaining in knowledge and skill?
6. Why does Alyce not notice this?