vocabulary – Page 227 – Mr. Coward's Seventh Grade English

Tuesday, 9/13: Vocab, Library!

September 13, 2016September 14, 2016 by mrC

Assembly Schedule (3rd Period for Election speeches.)

Quickly now! I am checking definitions.

“Vocab, 9/13.”

_____ (Fill in the blank for the cat.)
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My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with.
I waited until Mom’s anger ___(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
Since I studied, I _____(ed) myself quite well on the test.
At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
I was ______ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.

To the Library!

Monday, 9/12: Copy Homework, SAW Warm Up, Debrief Test #3, Outsiders

September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 by mrC

Copy homework into assignment book.

“Warm Up, 9/12.” (Written by the Homies just this morning.)
element, culture, complexity, tradition, resourceful

Use one separate sheet for each group. DO NOT PUT NAMES. Each group writes 1 cloze sentence for each word this week. DO NOT PUT the answers. The best sentence for each word becomes today’s warm up for the rest of the classes.

We used the _____ of surprise for Joe’s birthday party.
It is a _______ to give Santa cookies and milk on Christmas.
_________ people reuse everything they can.
In American _______, we celebrate our independence on July 4.
He couldn’t handle the _______ of the Webster’s crossword because his vocabulary wasn’t strong enough.

Debrief Test #3. Where did the wheels fall off the cart?

The Outsiders…

Thursday, 9/8: Spelling/SAWs, Outsiders, Voibs!

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 by mrC

Tomorrow’s Test: Spelling, SAWs (all), Outsiders, Husker Du?
(Please RELOAD the test page for the latest version.)

Double-Feature Preview: “Verb!” and “Mr. Morton”

“Warm Up, 9/8.” (17!) Write the answer only. Spelling or SAW (all 10).
maturity, narrative, creative, believable, cooperation, movable,
ignorance, requirement, revision, security, insurance, separately

a) revision b) requirement c) beleivable d) all correct
young : mature :: stationary : _____
(2) His instructions were so ______ that everyone _______(ed) them differently.
His loss in the race was _____ a pulled hamstring muscle.
“_____ is bliss.”
option : requirement :: conflict : _______
(2) A first -person _______ is sometimes more _______ because we usually trust the narrator to tell his own story.

List all the adjectives you find in each sentence.
My pink llama swam smoothly across the calm seas to his hidden lair.
I climbed Mt. Cheese only to find that the view was disappointing.

List the verbs you find in each sentence.
“I am wet!” she cried, with a frown on her face.
Millie felt scared as she peeked around the corner.

Messy Room samples?

The Outsiders!

Wednesday, 9/7: Debrief Test #2, Spelling/SAWs, Outsiders, VERBS!

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 by mrC

Double-Feature Preview: “Verb!” and “Mr. Morton”

Debrief Test #2. Reruns for Friday: #15, 16, 21, 34, 35.
34, 35? Really? Again?

“Warm Up, 9/7.” Copy 2-7! The answers will be spelling words or SAWs from this week. Write the answers for 8-10.

a) insurance b) security c) seperately d) all correct
refusal : cooperation :: childishness : _____
rewrite : revision :: story : ______
purpose : function :: requirement : ______
locker : storage :: _____ : security
knowledgeable : ignorant :: young : _____
soldier : obedient :: artist : _____
The reason we drop the last e from a word like narrate before we add an ending like ive, is that… a) Narrate ends with a consonant sound. b) The ending ive also ends with an e. c) The ending ive begins with a consonant d) The ending ive makes it an adjective. e) The ending ive begins with a vowel.
The reason we don’t drop the last e from a word like separate before we add an ending like -ly, is that… a) Separate ends with a consonant sound. b) The ending -ly ends with an y. c) The ending -ly begins with a consonant d) The ending -ly makes it an adjective. e) NOTA
Based on the videos, copy and complete this sentence: “A verb is a word that…”