vocabulary

“Advisory” Schedule.

“Warm Up, 5/14.”

1. What were the two theories brought up in the Lois Lowry interview (one by each person) about why the book gets banned?
2. What were the two examples she gave of the extreme reactions when the book came out?

“Grammar, 5/14.” 1. Copy and Label.  2. What kind of sentence is it?  3. Rewrite it as another kind and say which you chose.
He was a very scary bear, and we beat a hasty retreat from his lair.
Hints:
noun- PPT
adjective- describes a noun or pronoun
pronoun- subs for a noun (“My pronouns are…”)
verb- What the subject does. (Also any form of to be.)
adverb- how/where/when
conjunction- “…hooking up words and phrases and clauses.”
preposition- always in a phrase that ends with a noun

“Vocab, 5/14.”  trifle, subdue, clamor, relic, laud, ensconce, avert, fallible, feeble, traverse
All words once; two twice.

Tom Sawyer, p 79—>>

and The Cat and the Painkiller!

Late Start Monday.

Copy homework into planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
• Vocabulary  due Tuesday and Wednesday.
  • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s

“Grammar, 5/13.” Copy the sentence and label each word with its part of speech.
Yesterday, Beetle bravely endured their anger and cruel taunts in silence.
Hints: Beetle, anger, and taunts are people, places, or things.
What did Beetle DO? (verb)    How/Where/When did she do it? (Adverb)
What kind of…? (Adjective)  Pronouns include possessive ones.
Prepositions always have a noun soon after. Conjunctions connect words, phrase, or clauses.

Debrief Test #31.

Lois Lowry Interview

• What do they both say that The Giver is Really all about?
• Why do you think they both say it’s more relevant than ever today?
• Why is this book banned?

Tom Sawyer. Blood Oath!

(Tuesday/Thursday Odd & Wednesday/Friday Even)

No Homework this week due to SBAC.

This week’s Schedules. No “Advisory” or “Tutorial.” Tuesday/Thursday: 1,3,5.  Wednesday/Friday: 2,4,6.

Chromies and Headphones for FastBridge:

1. Check your sound volume BEFORE YOU LOG IN TO FASTBRIDGE – you need to hear computer instructions.
2. Fastbridge link. (https://slcusd.illuminatehc.com/login)
3. Sign in to Illuminate using the RED google button.
4. Select the blue Continue to Portal bar.
5. Select FastBridge Learning from the side menu.
6. Select FastTrack Reading

Finished? Work on Other Class homework or ESSAY!

Prep Sheet for Test #31:
SMYK:___/10 Packet: ___/20  Butterflies: ___/10  Elephants:___/9  Twins:___/7  TS Quiz: ___/8   Other Bonus:

Mental Floss.

1. A horse has a five foot rope tied to its neck. There is a bale of hay seven feet away. Without breaking the rope or any help, the horse was able to reach the hay. How?
2. A hot dog vendor at a soccer game sells one half of his supply of hot dogs during the first half of the game. During intermission, he sells a total of five hot dogs. During the second half, he sells three eighths of his original supply. He is left with only four hot dogs. How many did he have to start with?
3. Even if you give this to someone else, you still keep it. What is it?
4. If men have two hands, and monkeys have four hands, what has three hands?

Husker Du is 24-30
Period 1 and 5: Test #6,  a) barrage  b) circumvent  c) reminisce  d) sullen  e) siege  f) defunct  g) exploit  h) delirious  i) dispel  j) pensive

1. The adventurer’s ____(s) made for a great novel.
2. The root of this word meant “to drive away.”  _______
3. The school newspaper has been __ for a long while, but they hope to revive it next year. 
4. The root of this word meant solitary, not wanting company. _____
5. The root of this word evolved from “to weigh” to “to think.” _____
6. I was _____ and bored when Mom made me go to my sister’s ballet recital.
7. The large farm owners are often accused of ____(ing) the workers who pick the crops.

Period 3 and 4: Test #16, a) quarantine  b) hypochondria  c) pandemonium  d) defray  e) miser  f) resolute  g) intercede  h) disgruntled  i) wallow  j) pauper

1. The root of this word meant “poor.” _____
2. The roots of this word meant “undo the cost.”_____
3. The original root of this word meant “to disintegrate or dissolve.”_____
4. Artie is worried about furthering the racist stereotype of the ____(ly) Jew, but Vladek actually fits it.
5. The roots of this word meant “the soft part under the ribs.” _____
6. The roots of this word meant “go between.” _____
7. The ______ customers who were scammed…

Period 6: Test #21, a) anachronism  b) archaic  c) imperious  d) vapid  e) brood  f) poignant g) deft  h) relish

1. After the accident which killed his brother, he spent weeks _____(ing) about it.
2. The world of The Giver seems very ____ and meaningless to us even if it might be safer.
3. Percy Jackson’s father, Poseidon, is known as one of the more ______ of the Greek gods.
4. The ending of the movie was so _____ that everyone left the theater in tears.
5. Jonas ____(ed) his free time with his friends and was worried about losing that during his training.
6. The root of this word meant “lacking in flavor.”_____
7. The root of this word meant “to poke.”______

Test #31.