vocabulary

Long Break/Lunch Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: HD for your class, Vocab, Save Spirit Week, Tom Sawyer

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“Husker Du, 5/2.”
Period 1: Test #6, 15-21
Period 3: Test #16, 23-27
Period 4: Test #16, 23-27
Period 5: Test #6, 15-21
Period 6: Test #21, 25-30

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“Twins Quiz.” (7)

1. What kind of words were you supposed to CIRCLE?
2. What is the type of diagram on p356 called?
3. True or False? Annie and Elizabeth are “mirror-image” twins.
4. (2) List the 2 things you wrote under “Elizabeth.”
5. Where was the article taken from?
6. “Identical but not the _____.”

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“Vocab, 5/2.” windfall, gaudy, appease, dismal, prospective, dupe, sumptuous, plausible, alacrity, notoriety, sinuous

 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The root of this root was “a bend.”
5. The root of this word is the same as that of the word pacify.
6. The root of this word meant “known.”
7. The root of this word meant “worthy of clapping.”
8. The roots of this word meant “evil days.”
9. The origin of this word had to do with fruit.
10. The root of this word meant “distant view.”
11. The root of this word meant “spending.”
12. The root of this word meant “enjoyment or merrymaking.”
13. This word would be an synonym for our previous vocab word boon.

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“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 5/2.” (8)

1. (2) (Last paragraph, p41)”But all trials bring their compensations.” (In this case, a “trial” is a hardship; something difficult that you go through..)
   What was Tom’s “trial”? What was his “compensation”?
2. (3) Give 3 reasons why the boys of St. Petersburgh admire Huck even though he’s poor and homeless.
3. Why was Huck carrying a dead cat?
4. What happens to Tom’s pulled tooth?
5. What does Tom say to the schoolmaster that makes him so angry?

 

Tom Sawyer, Chapter 9: Murder in the Graveyard!

“Tutorial” Schedule. (Sigh)

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“Husker Du, 5/1.”
Period 1: Test #6, 7,8, 22-25
Period 3: Test #16, 7-10, 19, 20
Period 4: Test #16, 7-10, 19, 20
Period 5: Test #6, 7,8, 22-25
Period 6: Test #21, 7-11

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“Elephants Quiz.”

1. (3) List the 3 effects you double-underlined.
2. Effect 1:
3. Cause 2:
4. Effect 2:
5. Cause 3:
6. Effect 3:
7. What kind of sentence do most signal words signal? (S, CD, CX?)

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“Vocab, 5/1.” windfall, gaudy, appease, dismal, prospective, dupe, sumptuous, plausible, alacrity, notoriety, sinuous
              

 

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Tom Sawyer

 

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 5/1.”

1. (2) (Last paragraph, p41)”But all trials bring their compensations.” (In this case, a “trial” is a hardship; something difficult that you go through..)
   What was Tom’s “trial”? What was his “compensation”?
2. (3)Give 3 reasons why the boys of St. Petersburgh admire Huck even though he’s poor and homeless.

 

 

“Advisory” Schedule. “Tutorial” is tomorrow.

“Husker Du, 4/30.”
Period 1: Test #6, 9-14
Period 3: Test #16, 11-16
Period 4: Test #16, 11-16
Period 5: Test #6, 9-14
Period 6: Test #21, 12-16

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Check RBC Butterfly. “RBC Butterfly Quiz.” (10)

1. (4) List four “time signal” words you circled on p353.
2. For most butterflies, the egg stage lasts about ____.
3. What is the term for the caterpillar shedding its skin?
4. What key word should you have used in your caption for the pupa stage?
5. What does the caterpillar stage spend most of its time doing?
6. What is responsible for the transformation from pupa to butterfly?
7. What is the name for whole process?

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“Vocab, 4/30.” windfall, gaudy, appease, dismal, prospective, dupe, sumptuous, plausible, alacrity, notoriety, sinuous
    

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. The root of this word was French for this bird which they thought looked especially silly._____
5. When we smelled smoke, and the fire alarm sounded, we got out of the building with ______.
6. Suzie got carsick riding on the _____road all morning.
7. I hadn’t studied for the very difficult test, so it was a _____ to me when it was cancelled.
8. Jonas was kidnapped by singing aliens is NOT a _____ explanation for the ending of The Giver.
9. He spent all week trying to _____ his mom after he got in trouble, so he might be able to go to the party.
10. Tom _____(ed) the boys into paying him to do his work for him.
11. ______ teacher aides must fill out an application by the deadline to be considered.
12. The root of this word meant “beads.”  (As in Mardis Gras beads?) _____
13. The grisly murder in the graveyard brought much _____ to the little town of St. Petersburg.

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Tom meets Becky, and we meet Huck. Chapter 6.

1938 Movie version up to the Sunday School incident. (2:08- 19:10)

Copy homework into planner:

• RBC Packet. (Not Available online.)
  • Monday night: p352-353
  • Tuesday night: 354-355
  • Wednesday night: 356-357
  • Thursday night: 358-359
• Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday
  • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday – Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.

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Spin the WoD…

“Husker Du, 4/29.”
Period 1: Test #6, 1-6
Period 3: Test #16, 1-6
Period 4: Test #16, 1-6
Period 5: Test #6, 1-6
Period 6: Test #21, 1-6

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Works Cited for Sources.

At the end of your document, list your sources in this format.

Works Cited.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow,
www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html.

“Athlete’s Foot – Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014,
www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.

MyBib.com

Share with me when it’s ready to grade.

Content (50 points):

Does the essay have a clear and concise thesis statement?

Does the essay provide strong and relevant arguments that support the thesis statement?

Does the essay provide evidence and examples to support each argument?

Does the essay address counterarguments and provide counterclaims where necessary?

Does the essay have a conclusion that summarizes the main points and restates the thesis statement?

 

Organization (15 points):

Does the essay have a clear and logical structure?

Does each paragraph have a clear and concise topic sentence?

Are the ideas presented in a coherent and easy-to-follow manner?

Are transitions used effectively to connect ideas between paragraphs?

 

Language and Style (25 points):

Is the essay written in clear and concise language?

Is the essay free of spelling and grammatical errors?

Does the essay use proper paragraphs?

Is the tone and style of the essay appropriate for grades 7-10?

Are words used appropriately and effectively to convey the intended meaning?

 

Formatting and Citations (10 points):

Does the essay have the words “works cited”?

Does the essay properly format the work cited entries?

Are all sources properly cited in the essay?

Are the citations used correctly to support the arguments and evidence presented in the essay?

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Tom Sawyer. Chapter 4 and 6. We meet Huck and “The Adored Unknown.”

Prep Sheet for Test #30:

SMYK: ___/10 TS QUIZ: ___/8 Essay Warmup: ___/6 Other Bonuses:

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Mental Floss.

1. A house painter paints numbers on all the new houses in a neighborhood from 1-100. How many times does he have to paint the digit 9? (Not a trick; I’m just betting you can’t count.)
2. What do all the words in this list have in common? Lead, Sow, Bass, Wind, Tear, Object
3. During a visit to a mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criteria is that defines if a patient should be institutionalized. “Well,” said the Director, “we fill up a bathtub. Then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup, and a bucket to the patient and ask the patient to empty the bathtub.”Okay, here’s your test:
   a)  Would you use the spoon?  b)  Would you use the teacup?  c)  Would you use the bucket?
   What is the answer?
4. Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, you’ll make a familiar phrase. For example, “Thighbone/Swallowtail” conceals “High & Low.”
   • a) Skyrocketing/Trolleyman
   • b) Thermometer/Populous
   • c) Delaware/Bordering
   • d) Surprised/Trashiness
5. One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it.
   Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crim, Mark Crim, and Paul Crim.
   The next day Holmes got a note on his door that read:
   “? Crim. He broke your window.”
   Which of the three Crim brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?

 

Test #30. Doodle Theme:  Future Boy

 

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Husker Du Section For Test #30. ANSWER NOT LETTER.

Period One  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person limited  d) 3rd person objective  e) 3rd person omniscient

1. “I got this,” Jimmy thought confidently approached the house not knowing the llama knew he was coming and was ready for him._____
2. As soon as your grandpa says, “I give up,” jump out and shout, “Here I am!” ________
3. “He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long gray cloak, and a silver scarf. Small hobbit-children ran after the car all through Hobbiton and right up the hill.”____
4. “Everyone else said of her: ‘She is such a good mother. She adores her children.’ Only she herself, and her children themselves, knew it was not so. They read it in each other eyes.” ____
5. Tom Sawyer _______

Period Three. Yesterday, the llama stupidly hit his fat head on a closed door and fell awkwardly.

1. yesterday  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) pronoun  f) preposition  g) NOTA
2. his  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) pronoun  f) preposition  g) NOTA
3. on   a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) pronoun  f) preposition  g) NOTA
4. closed a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) pronoun  f) preposition  g) NOTA
5. and  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) pronoun  f) preposition  g) NOTA

Period Four.   a) Prep Phrase  b) Independent Clause  c) Dependent Clause  d) Neither

1. If you searched in a more organized way, you might actually find it. _____
2. To pass the test most of you will probably have to study. _____
3. We can wait here until the llama calls us. _____
4. He didn’t want go to the store, so he didn’t._____
5. As part of his occupation, his partner was a llama with a leather jacket. _____

Period Five. a) S  b) CD  c) CX

1. The llama studied however he ultimately failed._____  
2. The llama ate several hotdogs, so he felt refreshed._____
3. If you don’t repair the dam in time, the llamas will rush through._____
4. In most circumstances, I like llamas. _____
5. #1: however.  a) noun  b) verb  c) adjective  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun  g) NOTA

Period Six.  While llamas can be cute as a button, I once had a bad experience with a llama, and I am now afraid of them.

1. I am now afraid   a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
2. as a button  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
3. with a llama  a) dependent clause  b) independent clause  c) prepositional phrase  d) NOTA
4. furry   a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun
5. them   a) noun  b) adjective  c) verb  d) adverb  e) preposition  f) pronoun