vocabulary

Advisory Slides Link???

Periods 1 and 3: PLEASE FINISH BOOK ONE in MAUS BY THE TIME WE GET BACK (JAN 8). In the online version you are in the early p140s.

LINK TO ONLINE MAUS.

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Rechecking Interview Questions.  By January 10:

• Answers to questions/follow-ups.
• Notes on setting and set-up.
• Notes on physical appearance/attitude/isms
• ON PAPER OR TYPED UP IN A GDoc!

Examples of Finished Interview Essays.  More on the website.

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“TZ Quiz, 12/19.”

1. Why is the desk clerk very uncomfortable around Mr. Schmidt when he checked in? (Be specific.)
2. What was the name of the town? (Bonus for correct spelling.)
3. Where was the Captain hiding after the war?
4. What did all the Nazis’ claim after the war when asked why they did it?
5. Why does Rod Serling (the Narrator) say that we must preserve the remnants of the camps?

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“It’s a Good Life”

 

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“Warm Up, 12/18.”

1. What do all the main characters in all three of our books so far have in common?
2. Which character so far has shown the most savvy?

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Examples of Finished Interview Essays.  More on the website.
Rechecking Questions.
By January 10:

• Answers to questions/follow-ups.
• Notes on setting and set-up.
• Notes on physical appearance/attitude/isms
• ON PAPER OR TYPED UP IN A GDoc!

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Art Spiegelman Interview from January.

Deaths-Head Revisited

Vladek will end up in Dachau.

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MadLib!  (NOT Periods 1 and 3.)

MAUS in Periods 1 and 3.

Prep Sheet for Test #16:
KBARR: ____/24  SMYK: ___/10  Other Extra Credit:

 

Mental Floss.

1. What famous fictional character is represented here?   ants, beetles, termites, rabbit
2. An archeologist claims to have dug up a coin that is clearly dated 46 B.C. How do we know he’s lying?
3. A man walks into a room, turns around and walks out the same door he went in. When he gets out he is in a different room than when he started. How is this possible?
4. What number should come next? 144, 121, 100, 81, 64,  _____  (Alert: math.)
5. Spell the word candy with just 2 letters.
6. How many F’s (capital or small–no trick here) are in the following sentence? (Alert: Counting.)
   Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.  

 

Test #16.

Doodle Theme: A NEW TOY!

“Tutorial” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: Husker Du, Vocab, Vladek, Dr. Seuss. Preview after Period 2.

BRING A BOOK.

120’s are postponed until after break.

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“Interview, 12/14.”
While I check questions, answer the following questions in your notebook using complete sentences:

1. Who are you interviewing?  (“I chose…”)
2. Relationship to you? (They are my…”)
3. Why did you choose this person? (“I chose them because…”)
4. When/How do you plan to do the interview?  How/When are you planning to set it up?  (My plan is…”)
5. What are you most interested in finding out?  (“I would like to know…”)

 

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SMYK’s

“Vocab, 12/14.” mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. Artie is worried about furthering the racist stereotype of the ____(ly) Jew, but Vladek actually fits it.
6. The root of this word is a guy’s name. ____
7. The root of this word meant “poor.” _____
8. The roots of this word meant “undo the cost.”_____
9. The roots of this word meant “all the demons.”_____
10. The roots of this word meant “the soft part under the ribs.” _____
11. The roots of this word meant “go between.” _____
12. The roots of this word meant “to not utter little grunts.”  (haha) _____
13. The original root of this word meant “to disintegrate or dissolve.”_____

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Debrief Test #15. Improvement!

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“Yertle the Turtle.”

Beginning 😉

https://youtu.be/EkwGOVH17Y8?si=wdTjxCqroeatzDW6  (Start at 2:20)

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Vladek into Book 2.

 

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS DUE TOMORROW.

“Sentence Scramble, 12/13.”

1. –with a llama  –at the castle gate  –and  –you are  –it is midnight  –standing
2. S, CD, CX?
3. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?
4. –slowly  –although  —off the field  –the llama  –was uninjured  –he walked
5. S, CD, CX?
6. 1st, 2nd, 3rd?

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“Vocab, 12/13.” mesmerize, quarantine, hypochondria, pandemonium, defray, miser, resolute, intercede, disgruntled, wallow, pauper

     

1. _____ (2 possible)
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. The roots of this word meant “40 days.” _____
7. We were completely _____(ed) by the amazing acrobatic performance.
8. The ______ customers who were scammed by the kombinator…
9. …needed someone to _____ for them to get their money back.
10. Fourth period is often the scene of _____, and that is why they rarely get a “10” from a guest teacher.
11. The root of this word meant “to roll about.” _____
12. (2) They separated all the people with _____ to an imaginary ______. (haha)

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120 Seconds. The next performances will be Tuesday.
Rubric (40 points)

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?

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Vladek.