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Wednesday, 12/14: Vocabulary, Research

“Vocabulary, 12/14.”  (15)
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. The ____ mourners burst into tears at the funeral.
  4. A parent’s job is not just to feed, clothe, and shelter her children, but to ____ them.
  5. The root of this word means “to feel.”
  6. The waiter was _____(ed) for forgetting the customer’s order.
  7. The news that an escaped criminal was loose in my neighborhood was rather ____.
  8. The characters in The Outsiders are so realistic, that we _____(ize) with them and their problems.
  9. The main test for college supposedly measures your _____ for school work.
  10. The roots of this word literally mean “to separate with a stick.”
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  11. _____
  12. _____
  13. “I should have known he had a bad _____ when he put that sign up himself.”
  14. *** (2) He saw a ____ increase in his test scores after started studying. Que milagro! It wasn’t just ____advice from Mr. Coward.

 

Research. You should…

  1. …have three documents going: Works Cited, Notes, Rough Draft.
  2. …have at least 3 sources, properly formatted, on the WC document.
  3. …have 4-5 questions organizing your notes doc.
  4. …have A LOT of notes THAT HELP ANSWER your questions.
  5. …have your opening anecdote finished.
  6. …be writing at least a section or two of your rough draft today.
  7. …have at least 2 of your “graphical” elements and have their sources in your WC.
  8. …be taking A LOT more notes (if you don’t have enough already).
  9. …get to work!

Tuesday, 12/13: Vocabulary, Research

Periods 2 and 6: Debrief Test #15.

Period 6: Do yesterday’s SAWs Warm Up.

“Vocabulary, 12/13.” (13) One word is used four times; one is not used at all.
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  1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4._____
    5. Be careful! That knife has a ____ edge.
    6. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ___(s) he might have.
    7. Even after being up all night, his mind was ___ enough to figure out the puzzle.
    8. Which is more important, your genes or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. ___ question.
    9. Wow, the new iPhone looks pretty _____ Daddio!
    10. The teacher’s crabby ____ sort of brought the whole class down.
    11. The word ____ has the same roots as the word citizen.
    12. The competition at the state level track meet was pretty _____.
    13. It was too dark to _____ the numbers on the houses.

 

Research. You should…

  1. …have three documents going: Works Cited, Notes, Rough Draft.
  2. …have at least 3 sources, properly formatted, on the WC document.
  3. …have 4-5 questions organizing your notes doc.
  4. …have A LOT of notes THAT HELP ANSWER those questions.
  5. …start/finish your intro anecdote today.
  6. …READ and take A LOT of notes today.
  7. …be looking for your “graphical” elements.
  8. Not like this:

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Monday, 12/12: Copy Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #15, Research

Copy homework into assignment book.
Research Paper Must be Finished by Friday! Requirements below.

 

“Warm Up 12/12 – SAWs.”
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The roots of this word mean “of the present time.” _____
  6. There was a _____ change in his behavior after he started the medication.
  7. It is usually easy to _____ a little sister’s lack of savvy.
  8. He ____(ed) the project before it was finished because he ran out of money.
  9. _____ can also mean an adventure.
  10. One reason people may dislike lawyers is due to ____ lawsuits that waste everybody’s time and money.

 

Debrief Test #15.

 

Requirements for Research Paper.

  • Approximately 1000 words.
  • 3+ sources w/ properly formatted Works Cited.
  • 3+ graphs, charts, maps, etc. These should help explain, not just decorate.
  • In-text citations.
  • Introductory anecdote.
  • Evident organization. (By question, by sub-topic, etc.)
  • Proper mechanics.

Get to work!

Thursday, 12/8: Vocab Relay, Research, Monsters!

Tomorrow’s (Short) Test: Vocab, MoMS, Husker Du.

NextGen VOCABULARY RELAY! The class that gets around the room fastest with the fewest mistakes wins! If you are one of the people that gets a rerun, you’d better be ready! Count off, remember your number, and preview your question before we get to you.

  1. True/False? Referring to a judge as “Your Honor,” is an example of a colloquialism.
  2. True/False? Always eating chicken before a baseball game is a good example of an idiosyncrasy.
  3. True/False?  In the word insomnia, the prefix in- means into.
  4. True/False?  Shaving your head is an example of a metamorphosis.
  5. True/False? Mr. Coward uses many colloquialisms.
  6. True/False? The word scapegoat is based on actual goats.
  7. True/False? In the word instill, the prefix in– means not.
  8. True/False? The word scapegoat can be used as a verb.
  9. True/False? In the word transfixed, the prefix trans– means nailed.
  10. True/False?To be called a phenomenon, it has to be inexplicable.
  11. True/False? At the end of The Midwife’s Apprentice, Alyce is optimistic.
  12. True/False?  Dally was a pessimistic person.
  13. True/False?  The sun coming up every morning is a phenomenon.
  14. True/False?  The sun coming up every morning is inexplicable.

 

“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.” Act II.
(Video tomorrow.)

Let’s preview a few MoMS test questions.

Research.

Anti-Plagiarism Example.

You should have:

Works Cited.

  1. Source #1
  2. Source #2
  3. etc.
Notes.
What is a SWAT officer?What training…?Etc.
SWAT Officers
(rough draft)Officer Jim Dandy
listened to the voice in his
earphone as he slowly
approached the building…

Wednesday, 12/7: Vocabulary, Research, Monsters!

You Better Know: What infamous event in history occurred on this day? In what year?

“Vocabulary 12/7.”
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  1. (2) _____ and ______
  2. _____
  3. “Quick, Bartlett! ______ them with hope!”
  4. “It’s times like these we really need to roll up our sleeves, rally together, and find a _____.”
  5. Everybody has _______(s) that other people might find weird.
  6. Patience with the ways of nature had been ____(ed) in her by her father.
  7. The root of this word means sleep: _____
  8. The prefix of this word means across or through: _____
  9. (2) The prefix of these words means not: _____ (Not instill; that one means “into.”)
  10. *** This word literally means “across to send.” _____

 

“The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.” p246.

Discuss in your group:

  • What is the purpose of fear?  (Why do we get scared?)
  • Why do we like it sometimes? (Don’t say, “It’s fun.” Duh.)
  • What are (most) humans scared of?
  • “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Meaning? Bonus: Who said that famous quote?)

ACT I.