vocabulary

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’ Test: V + V + HD. Preview available after “tutorial.”

“Vocabulary, 1/11.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Not allegory)
5. Jean is very _____ about her silverware; she won’t eat at that restaurant because she thinks the forks aren’t clean enough.
6. She said she found the cute, slightly-used dress for a low price at the _____(ment) store.
7. The roots of this word meant “other speaking.” ______
8. The original root of this word was “unforeseen.”______
9. The roots of this word meant “to loosen, to free.”______
10. This root of this word originally meant “an evil person or thing,” but gradually the connotation changed to a positive one. _____
11. The root of this word was “to mark with the sign of the cross.” _____
12. Which one is the allegory?  a) Mickey Mouse acting like a human.  b) You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.  c) “The Sneetches”   d) He slept like a rock.  e) Diary of a Wimpy Kid  f) B and D  g) NOTA

Vocab Relay.

Vladek to p. 218. (p58 in online version)

120 Seconds in those classes that need it.
Otherwise we work on your interview essay.

“Vocab, 1/10.” fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction
   

1. _____ (Not shrewd.)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. _____
7. Some people think that the Narnia series is a religious  _________, with Aslan the lion representing Christ.
8. We ran out of the ingredients for the recipe, so we had to ______.
9. Years of work were needed for the CIA agent to _____ himself into the terrorist organization.
10. The Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany ____(ed) Jews to second-rate status.
11. This word’s roots mean “to bend/lean inward.” ______
12. The roots of this word  meant “driven.” ______
13. The roots of this word meant “loathing or disgusted.” _____

All classes get to page 201 in Maus. LINK to online version.

Interviews. Share ESSAY (Not Notes) with me by end of day next Thursday. Checklist and Rubric.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 250-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Examples of Finished Products.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSzrjuvzOKwGb9NgWsHsDl-a9zBQUNMqgj_M6hKInIo

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjCch7x9N_VfCe2b37Au1D3Jjr9Zzhha1bg1uSuw23s

120’s as needed.

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.

“Vocab, 1/9.”  fastidious, insinuate, improvise, shrewd, allegory, absolution, consign, agitate, sanction

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. After three warnings, Joel was _____(ed) to the “naughty chair.”
6. He tried to _____ himself into the “cool crowd” by hanging around them A LOT.
7. North Korea is still under economic and trade _____(s) by the United States and others for the treatment of their citizens.
8. Now that he had found religion, the former criminal wanted to earn ______ for the things he had done.
9. I didn’t like his ____(ion) that I wasn’t good enough to make the team.
10. Mr. Coward does not ______ the use of cell phones at school.
11. The annoying kids taunted the dog over the fence until he was _____(ed) enough to jump over it. 
12. (2) He fooled his pursuers with a _____ trick that he ______(ed) on the spot.
13. Which one is the allegory? (ANSWER, NOT LETTER.) a) Using animals instead of people in Maus.  b) The early bird gets the worm.  c) “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”  d) He slept like a rock.  e) B and D.  f) All are allegories.  g) None are allegories.

Vladek to the end of Book 2-Chapter 1.

120 Seconds

1. (1-6) Introduction-Presentation: How well done? Did reader give title, author, and genre of the book and brief setting of the scene? Did reader capture the audience’s attention immediately?
2. (1-6) Mechanics: Reading Clarity. Is the pacing good? Are words pronounced correctly and easily understood? Are words read slowly enough for the audience’s understanding? Is there enough volume?
3. (1-6) Stage Presence: Does the reader appear confident? Does the reader establish eye contact with the audience during the intro? Are gestures, if any, natural and appropriate to the reading? Does it look like she/he has practiced?
4. (1-6) Reading Interpretation: Are characters identifiable/differentiated by your voice? Can you tell when it’s a question? Can you tell when description ends and dialogue begins? CAN YOU AVOID THE MONOTONE DRONE?
5. (1-6) Quality of Selection:  Is it entertaining, whether dramatic, suspenseful, or funny? Does it make us want to read the book?
6. (1-6) Audience Appeal: Is the reader holding the listeners’ attention? Overall impression?

Work on Interview Essays. Final due next Thursday, 1/18.

• Introduction: Setting. Description of scene/setting. How it was set up. Why you chose this person. Relationship to this person.
• Description of person. Show, don’t tell.
  • Looks. (Details.)
  • Voice and choice of words. Delivery.
  • Personality. (Bitter? Enthusiastic? Happy? Lost in memories? Crabby?  What?)
• The intro/description should be 250-300 words.
• Interview.
  • Questions you asked, followed by answers and follow up. (“My first question was…”  “I started by asking…” Etc.)
  • You may summarize their answers, but please include at least three good quotes (word for word, as close as you can get, using quotation marks) that use the person’s actual words.
• Conclusion: Discuss what you learned, most surprising info, most interesting, change in attitude toward older people, etc. About 75-100+ words.
• Name and Period and AN INTERESTING TITLE actually typed into the document.

Examples of Finished Products.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FSzrjuvzOKwGb9NgWsHsDl-a9zBQUNMqgj_M6hKInIo

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MjCch7x9N_VfCe2b37Au1D3Jjr9Zzhha1bg1uSuw23s

Copy homework into planner:

BRING CHROMEBOOKS AND INTERVIEW NOTES TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK LONG!
DO NOT SHARE YOUR INTERVIEW NOTES WITH ME!
IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE 120, BE PREPARED TOMORROW!

• IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE 120 Seconds YET, BE PREPARED TO GO STARTING TUESDAY.
• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook), respond 1 page by Friday. Four signatures  (M, T,W,Th) due Friday.
• Vocab due Tuesday, Thursday.
  • due Tuesday– Definitions in notebook.
  • due Thursday– Copy and Finish the SMYK’s.
• Interview Essay  due NEXT Wednesday, 1/17.

“New Year Husker Du.”

1. I love running in PE.  a) adjective   b) adverb  c) noun  d) verb
2. I like the sound of running water. a) adjective   b) adverb  c) noun  d) verb
3. you:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
4. it:  a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
5. Two-Bit nodded wisely. ‘Nice cut, too. Makes you look like a tough guy.’    Adjectives?
6. The part where Marlin and Nemo are reunited and Nemo saves Dory.   a) exposition  b) inciting incident  c) rising action  d) climax  e) falling action  f) resolution g) plot
7. When you forget to call your mom. Simple, Compound, Complex, Fragment, Run-on?
8. Balancing a duck on his head, the llama climbed lazily up the very steep hill. Simple, Compound, Complex, Fragment, Run-on?
9. The llama thought he was OK until he wasn’t. Simple, Compound, Complex, Fragment, Run-on?
10. Why did Vladek think it was safe to go with the smugglers?  
11. What is ironic about Vladek’s decision to try to go to Hungary and give their spot at Mrs. Motonowa’s to Miloch and his family?  
12. Why does Artie call Vladek a murderer at the end of Book 1?

“Interview Activity”

Illustrate one exchange you had during your interview.
4 Panels with dialogue (and thought?) balloons.
Show at least one close up.
Stick figures ok. But each “character” should be distinguishable. (Think Vladek with glasses or Artie with a cig.)
Show where/how.

Vladek Book 2. Yes, I know some of you have read some of this, but…it’s been 3+ weeks.

ATTENTION: FINALLY A LINK TO MAUS FOR ABSENTEES: Book 2

Have a relaxing vacation!

LET’S PLAY SCRABBLE.   Scrabble Practice Round.

• Each person draws a letter. The letter closest to A goes first. (Blank beats A.)
• Draw continues clockwise (to the left) after that.
• If no one volunteers, the person with the letter farthest from A is scorekeeper.
• Put those letters back and draw seven (7) each.
• Keep a running total, like this (don’t write what’s in the parentheses):

• First player must put the word down with a letter on the Star (2x word)  in the middle.
• Left to right, top to bottom; not diagonal, not bottom to top!
• Suggestion: no more than 2 minutes per person.
• NO! NO! NO!
  • NO abbreviations or contractions
  • NO foreign words
  • NO proper nouns (nouns you would normally capitalize)
• Check the dictionary.

Multiplier squares are one use only! Once they’re covered up, they’re used up!