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vocabulary

Friday, 10/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #10

LNN Link.

Prep Sheet for Test #10:

KBAR: ___/24    SMYK:___/10    Vocabulary: ___/14  ___/15  ___/13   Other Extra Credit: Periods 1,3,6 get +1 for vocab relay. Period 5 gets +2.

Mental Floss.

  1. Shmartiopolis was bragging to his friends that he was such an excellent darts player, he could hit the dartboard in any location at any time. “I’ll bet a hundred dollars that, no matter what position you name on the board, I’ll be able to hit it from 10 feet away.” Maddy, tired of Shmartiopolis’s bragging, shouted out an answer and won the bet. Where on the dartboard did Maddy suggest? 
  2. Wacky Wordies:  a)  b) 22Day
  3. What 8-letter word uses the letter “g” four times?  (Not a trick.)
  4. A tennis player is ranked number 200. He moved up 87, went down 28, and went up 117 places. What is he ranked?
  5. A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl with the unusual name of Pibbles. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Pibbles seven apples. Why?  (Joke.)
  6. Use the clues below to figure out the missing four words to complete the old expression:
     A Baby = Slept peacefully.  A Child = Slept well.   A Woman = Slept restlessly.   The Man = Slept peacefully.
    —>The man ___  ___  ___  ___.

Test #10.

Doodle Theme: What Mr. Coward would/should be doing if he weren’t a teacher.

Thursday, 10/26: Prepositions, Vocab, TMA

“Advisory” Schedule.

Tomorrow’s Test: Prepositions, Vocab, TMA. Preview after Period 2.

“Prepositions, 10/26.” Write the prepositional phrases you find in each sentence. Each sentence has two.
TIP: When you think you’ve found on, ask yourself, “____ what?” If the answer is not a noun or pronoun, it’s not a preposition.
BONUS: What’s wrong with #5?

  1. The family of llamas camped by the lake because it was peaceful.
  2. I found an old photo of a toothless llama in the attic, and Mom made me throw it away.
  3. Llamas live in burrows and under bushes, and they are cute.
  4. Llamas have been used for transportation in many places, but that is not a llama.
  5. The llama mailed the letter to his grandma at the post office.

“Vocab, 10/26.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. The crowd was ____(ed) by the magician’s impressive tricks.
  2. The natural garden ____(ed) with wildlife.
  3. _____(y) is one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
  4. There are times to be _____ as well as times to be resistant.
  5. Most stores today do not ____. The prices are set and marked.
  6. If you ____ over any one question too much, you won’t finish the test.
  7. The root of this word meant “to hack or mangle.”
  8. If you get them all correct, you can claim a ____ of +1.
  9. I do not _____ you your victory; you worked hard to achieve it.
  10. The harvest was quite _____(eous); there was plenty for everyone.
  11. The midwife told Beetle to hurry and not ____, when she sent back to the cottage for pepper.
  12. (3) I was not ____to the planning, and you were _____ of my _____ suggestions, so I take no responsibility for the mission’s failure.

Slides… hrrrm. Not ready for Primetime. Some didn’t follow directions. Many didn’t share with me.

The ones that actually (Sorta) followed the directions are on the board.

TMA (hopefully through chapter 11. Link to online.

LNN.

A PREPOSITION is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. It is ALWAYS part of a phrase.
TIME, DIRECTION, LOCATION.

“Over the hills and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go on a unicorn.”

“Prepositions! 10/25.”  DO NOT USE THE SAME WORD TWICE! Copy the boldfaced underlined parts.

  1. My llama was lying ____ the couch.
  2. The llama ____ the counter was rude.
  3. The llama flew the chopper ____ the clouds.
  4. The llama who sits ____me is annoying.
  5. The llama ____ the bridge is a troll.
  6. The llama looked ___ the window.
  7. The llama bought a can ___ beans.
  8. The llama limped ___ the hill.
  9. (2) The llama went ____ me ___ the store.

“Vocab, 10/25.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupefy, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. The root of this word meant “goodness.”
  7. The root of this word meant “to be struck senseless.”
  8. The root of this word meant “separate or distinct.”
  9. The root of this word meant “to complete” (like a task).
  10. The root of this word meant “private.”
  11. The root of this word meant “to complain.”
  12. The root of this word meant “daily.”
  13. (3) The path to school ____(ed) with dangers, but he was ____ of it all and _____(ed) so much that he was late.

TMA Mini Research

  • Each group makes one slide. Share it with all group members and ME.
  • Each person is responsible for two SENTENCES.
    • what is it, medieval context use, modern uses, other interesting info, etc.
  • Each Person has to use a different source of information.
  • Title/Term
  • Two Pics w/source credit (see below for format or try EZBib or similar.)
  • Credit for sources of information.
  • Names and Period
  • We will present tomorrow. Each person will read their part aloud.  Homework if you don’t finish.

TERMS:  Walpurgis Night, Smut Rye, Smallpox, Comfrey, Shrovetide (Tuesday), Birthwort Root, Vellum

Update: Citations on a Second Slide: A PAGE ON A WEB SITE

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

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

 

Tuesday, 10/24: Scramble, Vocab, TMA, TMA Research

Advisory Schedule. Link to Slides.

 

 

 

 

 

“Scramble, 10/24.” This time there is more than one way. (Shortened version of 3rd sentence on page 58.)

–if  –until  –the midwife approach  –who was  –on the stoop  –she sat  –to know –she heard

“Vocab, 10/24.” heedless, haggle, dawdle, sundry, glutton, begrudge, stupify, compliant, teem, privy, bounty

 

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. Dally was definitely NOT _____. Nobody could tell him what to do.
  5. Beetle didn’t yet understand that when the midwife said, “Two eggs and a laying hen,” she was ____(ing) over her fee.
  6. “The merchant’s booth was also filled with ____other wares for wondering at.”
  7. The root of this word meant “swallow.”
  8. Beetle found a _____ of apples on the ground in the orchard and filled her baskets quickly.
  9. Ponyboy was ____(ed) when Cherry first said she could fall in love with Dally. His jaw dropped open.
  10. The Old English form of this word meant “pregnant.”
  11. They all ____(ed) Cindy her victory because they thought she cheated.
  12. When Mr. Coward barks, “You’re not doing anything,” it’s probably because you are _____(ing).
  13. Darry’s main complaint about Pony was that he was _____ and didn’t use his head.
  14. A spy is ____to all kinds of top secret information that they must remain —-previous vocab word for bonus—- about.

TMA. Aloud through Chapter 9. Link to online version. The page numbers are different, but the chapters are intact.

  1. Name someone who is nice to Alyce.
  2. Why were all the people who were caught in chapter 7 shown mercy, and not punished as severely as they normally would be?

TMA Mini Research

  • Each group makes one slide. Share it with all group members and ME.
  • Each person is responsible for two SENTENCES.
    • what is it, medieval context use, modern uses, other interesting info, etc.
  • Each Person has to use a different source of information.
  • Title/Term
  • Two Pics w/source credit (see below for format or try EZBib or similar.)
  • Credit for sources of information.
  • Names and Period
  • We will present tomorrow. Each person will read their part aloud.  Homework if you don’t finish.

TERMS:  Walpurgis Night, Smut Rye, Smallpox, Comfrey, Shrovetide (Tuesday), Birthwort Root, Vellum

Update: Citations on a Second Slide: A PAGE ON A WEB SITE

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

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

 

Monday, 10/23: Homework, Debrief Test #9, TMA Research

Copy homework into planner.

“Scramble, 10/23.” (teemed = was full of) (p75 – 2nd paragraph)
Bonus: The original actually has a mistake. What is it?

  • and the inn teemed
  • or coming home
  • soon it was Christmas
  • going away
  • with folk

Debrief Test #9. NOTEBOOKS Matter.

TMA Mini Research

  • Each group makes one slide. Share it with all group members and ME.
  • Each person is responsible for two SENTENCES.
    • what is it, medieval context use, modern uses, other interesting info, etc.
  • Each Person has to use a different source of information.
  • Title/Term
  • Two Pics w/source credit
  • Credit for sources of information.
  • Names and Period
  • Due Wednesday. You will have about 15 minutes tomorrow. Homework if you don’t finish.

 

TERMS:  Walpurgis Night, Smut Rye, Smallpox, Comfrey, Shrovetide (Tuesday), Birthwort Root, Vellum

 

Citations:

A PAGE ON A WEB SITE

For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.

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