vocabulary

Advisory Schedule. Link.

Copy homework into planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes M-Th, get chart signed (in notebook), respond 1 page (in notebook) by Friday. (Here are some more ideas for responding.)
  NO RESPONSE THIS WEEK!
• Vocabulary due Tuesday, THURSDAY.
  • Defns. from LearnersDictionary due Tuesday.
  • SMYK’s due Thursday.
• Outsiders Project due NEXT Wednesday, 10/16.

“Quotation Marks, 10/7.” Copy and punctuate.

1. Let  me  see  your  diary  said  the llama
2. The  best  llamas  explained  Joey  have  green  eyes
3. Mom  asked  Do  you  need  another  llama

Debrief Test #6. Mo’ Bettah!

Outsiders.

Correct Chapter 9 Quiz.

Talk about Dally.

Outsiders into chapter 11. Online link. If you are absent, you MUST keep up the reading at home.

TuTu Schedule.

Prep sheet for Test #6:
KBARR: ___/24     SMYK: ___/10  Other Extra Credit:
+1 for all correct on yesterday’s vocab, +1 for vocab relay for Periods 1, 3, 5. +2 for vocab relay for Period 6. +1 for BOYCOTT.

Mental Floss.

1. What is the longest sentence in the world?
2. How can you make the following equation correct without changing it at all? 8 + 8 = 91
3. What property do 1, 2, 6, and 10 all have that no other whole number has?
4. How many numbers are there on a standard die?
5. What do all the words in this list have in common? Lead, Sow, Bass, Wind, Tear, Object, Exploit (Not a trick. Hint: Say them all to yourself.)

Test #6. Doodle Theme: SO. MUCH. FUN.

Tomorrow’s Test: See Below. Most of the test will be reruns of what we do today. Preview after Period 4.

“S/CD/CX, 10/3.”

1. Up the  steep hill we climbed slowly.
2. The llama ran awkwardly with crutches, but he still won the race.
3. His doctor recommended buying a llama and going water-skiing.
4. We will wait here until the llama comes to get us.
5. The llama ate a green doughnut, and he got sick.
6. Because the llama ate a green doughnut, he got sick.
7. (Why is #6 a better sentence than #5?)

“The Floating Comma, 10/3.”

1. _____ going to the store for llama cheese. (they)
2. _____ going with them?  (who)
3. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky.  (llama)
4. We have three _____ in the class. (Elvis)
5. All the _____ costumes were hilarious. (lady)
6. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
7. The duck honked ____ horn.  (it)
8. (3)_____ llamas have been ____ an long time. I hope ____ coming back soon.  (they)
9. (2) ___ not going to believe ____ eyes! (you, you)

“Vocab, 10/3.”  adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

1. One of the themes of The Outsiders is that what you _____ is not necessarily what the reality is.
2. The amount of crime _____(ed) when police started patrolling the neighborhood more often.
3. The 5 hour Advanced Placement exam was very _______. I needed a long rest afterward.
4. She has a great _____ for companies that mistreat their workers and refuses to buy their products. (Bonus: What is that protest refusal to buy called?)
5. The root origins of this word meant “curse and proclamation.”
6. The root origin of this word meant “NOT considered worthy.”
7. The root origin of this word meant “ghost.”
8. The root origin of this word meant “made cheerful.”
9. The root origin of this word meant ” in large (fat) letters.”
10. The root origin of this word meant “turned against person.”
11. The root origin of this word meant “to get one’s punishment.”
12. The root origin of this word meant “to understand.”
13. The root origin of this word meant “steadiness.”

Vocab Relay!

The Outsiders (NEW online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important?
   • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
     OR
   • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
     
4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT!
5. Return Pink Handout to the stack.
6. Continue reading Chapter 10 up to the BOTTOM OF PAGE 155.
7. Go see Mr. Coward for the Chapter 10 question. Return to your desk and thoughtfully answer the question in your notebook under the title: “Why? 10/2”
8. If there is still time, work on your essay or SMYKs.
9. Everything above should be finished by EOP Thursday. Otherwise finish at home Thursday night.

“S/CD/CX, 10/2.” Follow the steps below.

1. Write a Simple (S) sentence at least 6 words long with a prepositional phrase.
2. Label it (S).
3. Write another Simple (S) sentence somehow related to the first.
4. Label it (S).
5. Combine them into a CompounD (CD) sentence.
6. Label it (CD).
7. Recombine them into a CompleX (CX) sentence.
8. Label it (CX).

“Apostrophes, 10/2.” Copy the boldfaced part and fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in parentheses.

1. The llama got all ____ on my report card.  (B)
2. We have three _____ in our class. (donkey)
3. _____ llama is that?  (who)
4. _____ llama is rather handsome.   (they)
5. The ____ softball team mascot is a llama. (woman)
6. I think ____ going to be OK. (they)
7. All the ____ haircuts looked dorky. (llama)
8. She’s sure ____ going to be OK. (it)
9. Five ____ parents will be guests of honor.  (student)
10. Is that ____ llama over there?  (you)

“Vocab, 10/2.”

   
adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. confused : savvy :: bored : ______(ed)
7. His feeling of accomplishment was ______(ed) when he found out that EVERYONE received an A on the test.
8. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This means that whoever is doing the _____(ing) is the one who judges how beautiful something is.
9. She speaks both French and German with equal ______. She’s very smooth and confident no matter what language she speaks.
10. His political ____(s) tried to prevent him from winning the election.
11. Which word best captures the Soc’s attitude  (attitude!) toward the greasers? ____
12. When Steve told Two-Bit he should get a job, Two-Bit was _____. (haha)
13. As the snowfall ____(ed), we were finally able to see the road.

The Outsiders (online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important?
   • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
     OR
   • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
     
4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT! 
   •  Chapter 9 questions should be finished by EOP Thursday. Otherwise finish at home Thursday night.
5. Return Pink Handout to the stack.
6. Continue reading Chapter 10 up to the BOTTOM OF PAGE 155.
7. Go see Mr. Coward for the Chapter 10 question. Return to your desk and thoughtfully answer the question in your notebook under the title: “Why? 10/2”
8. If there is still time, work on your essay or SMYKs.

“Simple/CompounD/CompleX, 10/1.”

1. Words like since, unless, and because signify that a sentence is… _____
2. The presence of a comma and one of the FANBOYS usually means the sentence is…_____
3. If we don’t repair the dam,    the llamas will rush through.
4. We didn’t repair the dam   , and    the llamas rushed through.
5. His doctor recommended buying a llama with a nice personality.
6. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t.
7. Although he knew it was a mistake, the llama ate the doughnut.
8. We told him to be ready to leave   , yet    the llama was late again.
9. Since my llama left me, I’ve found a new place to dwell.
10. In the alleys, down by the tracks, roamed the WiLld Llama.

“Apostrophes, 10/1.”

1. Spend as long washing ____ hands…  (you)
2. …as it takes to say the _____.   (ABC)
3. We had four ______ in class.  (Josh)
4. All the ____ clothes are on the second floor. (child)
5. The llama wagged ____ tail. (it)
6. All the _____ uniforms were new. (player)
7. The best era for music was the ____. (70)
8. The team expressed ____ thanks to the coach. (it)
9. The _____ lounge is usually off-limits to llamas. (more than one teacher)
10. All the llamas wagged ____ tails. (they)

“Vocab, 10/1.”
adversary, aplomb, banish, grueling, concoction, disdain, engross, diminish, exhilarating, perceive, aghast

The Outsiders (online link) aloud to page 147. Then…

1. Finish ch. 9 silently.
2. Open your notebook, and title it, “Outsiders, Ch. 9.”
3. Choose ONE of the quotes below, copy it, and respond with a couple of sentences. What’s going on? What does the person mean? Why is this important? Use at least one example from the book to back up whatever you say.
   • Dally: “You look out for yourself and nothin’ can touch you…”  (HINT: ironic.)
     OR
   • Johnny: “Stay gold.”
     
4. Go get a Chapter 9 Quiz from the stack (PINK). IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, under the title “Chapter 9 Quiz,” write the ANSWER, not the letter to each question. DO NOT WRITE ON THE HANDOUT! Return it to the pile when you are finished.
5.  Chapter 9 and questions should be finished by EOP Wednesday. Otherwise finish at home Wednesday night.
6. Close your notebook and continue reading ch 10.
7. Faster Readers: Keep your mouths shut.