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vocabulary

Thursday, 4/10: Warm Up, Vocab, BOB, Essay?

Tomorrow’s Test: Stuff like the Warm Up, Vocab, BOB. Preview after Period 4.

“Warm Up, 4/10.”

  1. Give 2 examples of Relative Pronouns.
  2. Give 2 examples of Subordinating Conjunctions.
  3. Both of these are used in _____ sentences.
  4. They make the ____ they are in:  _______.
  5. In this “equation”:  S + V  (SC  S)  + V  . The underlined part represents the _____  _____.
  6. Write an example of one of these types of sentences.

Debrief Test #27. Ok…

“Vocab, 4/10.”solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, grisly
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. She _____(ly) took a look at her neighbor’s test, but the neighbor didn’t know the answer either.
  7. The root of this word meant “theft.” _____
  8. It pays to be ______ if you are a salesman trying to make a deal.
  9. She was close to both sides of the argument, so when it was time to vote, she _____(ed).
  10. Many video games are rather ____ at the beginning as you build up power and swag.
  11. People have been searching forever for a(n) _____ to make us forever young.
  12. The root of this word meant “anxious.”_____
  13. (Joke) Most people have a pet that makes them _____.

“BOB Quiz, 4/10”
OPEN BOOK. DO NOT WRITE ON THE SHEET. Answers go in notebook.

 

Time?

BOB p302. CHROMEBOOKS!

  1. Start a new Gdoc. In the title box, call it either Human Exploration notes or Robot Exploration notes. DO NOT SHARE THIS WITH ME!
  2. Type your claim at the top. Jazz it up fancy like the models. You can always modify it later. (Look at the examples you marked on p276 and p286.)
  3. Make a table like the one on p302. (4 rows, 3 columns)
  4. List your first reason as a complete sentence, the evidence you have for it, and where that evidence came from.
  5. Call me over to look.
  6. For the essay, each reason should have at least two pieces of evidence.

Wednesday, 4/9: Warm Up, Husker Du, Vocab, BOB

“Scramble, 4/9.” More versions = more credit.

  1. –but not impossible  –as we all know  –a risky  –proposition  –this is
  2. –which was  –suffered two terrible losses  –the main connection  –NASA’s Shuttle Program  –to the ISS

“Husker Du, 4/9.”

Period 1/Test #1: 7-9, 15-17

Period 2/Test #2: 7-10, 18, 19

Period 3/Test #3: 7-10, 17, 18

Period 5/Test #5: 7-9, 16-19

Period 6/Test #6: 7-9,15, 16

“Vocab 4/9.”  solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, grisly
   

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. He couldn’t decide which way to vote, so he ____(ed).
  6. Some horror movies are extremely scary without being too _____.
  7. I am forever ____ when you say “I’m sorry” because you aren’t really; you’re just sorry you got caught.
  8. Please ____ from rude comments during the presentation.
  9. Long ago MySpace was ____(ed) by Facebook.
  10. The roots of this word meant “to hold from.”_____
  11. The roots of this word meant “to separate apart.”_____
  12. The roots of this word meant “to be weary of.”_____
  13. There is no ____ for passing the test except for study and attention.

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/humans-to-mars/

BOB…   “Let Robots Take to the Stars.” (p286.)

  1. p286: Analyze Argument-Annotate.
  2. p287: Analyze Argument-Annotate and Analyze
  3. p288: Numbers and Stats-Annotate
  4. p289: Analyze Rhetorical Devices-Annotate
  5. p291: Both Questions
  6. p292: (1) Analyze and Interpret  (4) Summarize and Analyze

Time? Start work on SMYK’s or Research.

 

 

Tuesday, 4/8: Warm Up, Husker Du, Vocab, BOB

“Warm Up, 4/8.” ANSWER not letter.

  1. Have you stopped lying yet?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  2. “…stunning photos of faraway stars…”  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  3. Where are you going?  a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question c) loaded language  d) NOTA
  4. How could I have made such a huge mistake?   a) rhetorical question  b) loaded question  c) NOTA
  5. “…we must go forward, fully embracing space exploration as an important priority.”   a) claim b) counterclaim c) reason d) evidence e) NOTA
  6. “Scientists are looking toward Mars as a potential new home for mankind.”   a) claim  b) counterclaim  c) reason  d) evidence  e) NOTA
  7. ” The cosmic radiation exposure rate on the Moon is about 2.6 times higher than that experienced by astronauts aboard the ISS…”    a) claim  b) counterclaim  c) reason  d) evidence  e) NOTA
  8. What is the difference between reasons and evidence?

“Husker Du, 4/8.”

Period 1/Test #1: 10-14

Period 2/Test #2: 11-15

Period 3/Test #3: 11-16

Period 5/Test #5: 11-15

Period 6/Test #6: 10-14

“Vocab, 4/8.” solicitous, peevish, ruminate, elixir, discerning, eclipse, tedious, abstain, furtive, grisly
  

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. The factory work was repetitive and _____, but it was better than no job at all.
  6. Some say green tea is the ____ of life because it is filled with healthy compounds.
  7. After the failure of his company, he sat ____(ing) about how things might have been.
  8. The salesman was very _____ about my complaints and promised to take them to his manager.
  9. Collectors are usually very _____ about the quality and condition of the things they buy.
  10. The online world has _____(ed) the real one for some people who spend most of their time there.
  11. For most of you, if you do not study, the test results will be _____.
  12. Being interrupted makes most people ______.
  13. The root of this word meant “terrifying.”_____
  14. The root of this word means “to chew.” _____

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

BOB. p285. Read.

The structure of a COMPLEX SENTENCE should look this:  (COPY onto p 285.)

S + V  (SC or RP  S ) + V   or this:   (SC  S) + V ,  S + V

On p 285 Write 2 Complex Sentences: One with a Subordinating Conjunction and one with a Relative Pronoun.

Finish/Correct Yesterday’s BOB:

  • Circle and label the OPPOSING VIEWPOINT in paragraphs 10.
  • Circle and label her COUNTERCLAIM.
  • Circle and label the LOADED LANGUAGE she used to help her COUNTERCLAIM.
  • DO p281
  • DO p282, #1 and #5
  • READ p284 and DO the following 5 questions where you have space on the page. Which word has the more NEGATIVE connotation?
    1. dark v. ominous
    2. slim/scrawny
    3. pasty/fair (?!)
    4. throbbing/painful
    5. dangerous/risky

“Let Robots Take to the Stars.”  (p286.)

  1. p286: Analyze Argument, Annotate.
  2. p287: Analyze Argument, Annotate and Analyze
  3. p288: Numbers and Stats, Annotate
  4. p289: Analyze Rhetorical Devices Annotate
  5. p291: Both Questions
  6. p292: 1) Analyze and Interpret  4) Summarize and Analyze
  7. p296: AS A GROUP

Monday, 4/7: Homework, Husker Du, BOB

Advisory Schedule.

Copy Homework into Planner:

  • “KBARR” = Space Exploration Investigation: M-Th. TWO Pieces of Evidence/Day.
    •  Your  DAILY “Response” should look like this:
      • Reason:
      • Evidence:
      • Source
    • Each Reason should have AT LEAST 2 Pieces of evidence. (Quotes, facts, summaries…)
  • Vocab due Tuesday and Thursday.
    • due Tuesday – Definitions in notebook.
    • due Thursday- Copy and Finish the SMYK’s

“Husker Du, 4/7.” This week you get the number of your period!

Period 1/Test #1: 1-6

Period 2/Test #2: 1-6

Period 3/Test #3: 1-6

Period 5/Test #5: 1-6

Period 6/Test #6: 1-6

BOB, p277–> I think we did the first three on Thursday.

  • Read.
  • DO “Analyze Argument” annotation on p276.
  • DO “Analyze Rhetorical Devices annotation on p277.
  • DO Analyze Argument on p278.
  • Circle and label the OPPOSING VIEWPOINT in paragraphs 10 and 11.
  • Circle and label her COUNTERCLAIM. (P11)
  • Circle and label the LOADED LANGUAGE she used to help her COUNTERCLAIM.  (P11)
  • DO p281
  • DO p282, #1 and #5
  • READ p284 and DO all Practice and Apply
  • DO the following 5 questions where you have space on the page. Which word has the more NEGATIVE connotation?
    1. dark v. ominous
    2. slim/scrawny
    3. pasty/fair (?!)
    4. throbbing/painful
    5. dangerous/risky

 

Finished? Start your Definitions.

Friday, 4/4: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #27

TuTu Schedule.

Prep Sheet for Test #27:

Space KBARR: ___/24    7 Minutes Quiz: ___/8   Word Count:_____   Bonuses:

 

Mental Floss.

  1. “She” is a word that contains two personal pronouns: she and he. What five-letter word beginning with “U” contains four personal pronouns? (Hint: wedding.)
  2. How can you add 2 to 11 and get 1 as the correct answer?
  3. Which is more desirable, an old hundred dollar bill or a new one?
  4. What gets bigger the more you take away from it, but smaller the more you add to it?
  5. What property do 1, 2, 6, and 10 all have that no other whole number has?
  6. What do all these have in common? Pebble, Long, Cocoa, Palm, Myrtle

 

Test #27. You may use BOB for the pages mentioned in the questions.

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