vocabulary

End of the First Quarter!

LNN:https://youtu.be/Vi5EKmdbwaw?si=jbBEd6r2HOOhhX7-

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Prep Sheet for Test #9: Yep, that’s all I want.

KBAR: ___/24 (4 x ___/6)   Notebook Audit: ___/25   Other Extra Credit:

Notebook Audit = Titles/Dates ___/10   Corrections___/10  Organization___/5

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Mental Floss.

1. Mr. Cheeselog wasted lots of money every day for years, and now he is a millionaire. How?
2. Wacky Wordy. What phrase is represented here?
   Spring – Hola   Summer – Bonjour   Fall – Hello   Winter – Aloha
3. A man left his house to go to work. When he got home he saw that his house had been broken into. The robbers had taken everything in his house except for two one hundred dollar bills that were in plain sight. Why weren’t the one hundred dollar bills taken?
4. Bob was having a big party. He decided on a technique to get lots of people to come. He invited his five closest friends and said that they could each invite 4 people.  Each of those could invite 3. Each of those could invite 2. Each of those could invite 1. Overall, how many people did Bob invite to his party?
5. What is special about this letter arrangement?
   umop
6. There is one word in the English language that is always pronounced incorrectly. What is it?

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Test #9. Doodle Theme: Free Doodle!

“Tutorial” Skeddy.

 

Tomorrow’s Test: See Today. Preview after Period Two as always.

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“Husker Du, 10/19.” Write ANSWER.

1. The llama’s house where he grew up is now a tourist attraction.  S/CD/CX?
2. The llama stays by the table unless it expects snacks. S/CD/CX?
3. Beetle patiently endured their taunts and mean insults in silence.   N:___ V:___ AJ:___ AV:___PRO:___
4. it.  a) 1st person  b) 2nd person  c) 3rd person  d) not a person
   COPY THE CORRECT VERSION!
5. a) beleivable  b) believeable  c) believible  d) believable
6. a) seperately  b) separatly  c) separately  d) seprately
7. a) movable  b) moveable  c) movible  d) moveible
8. a) ignerance  b) ignorance  c) ignorence  d) ignorince
9. a) narritive  b) narative  c) narrative  d) naritive
10. The reason we don’t drop the last e from a word like positive before we add an ending like -ly, is that…  a) Positive ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending-ly ends with an y.  c) The ending -ly  begins with a consonant  d) The ending -ly  makes it an adjective.  e) NOTA

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“Vocab, 10/19.”  intrigue, benevolent, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, tumultuous, stanch, ebb, sham, enhance, staunch

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. While the Statue of Liberty welcomes immigrants, many people today are trying to _____ the flow of people into the country.
7. After Mr. Shmarty lost his ring at the beach, they _____(ed) through the sand until they found it.
8. Our initial excitement _____(ed) when we saw the huge lines.
9. The roots of this word mean “well wishing.”
10. The root of this word meant “to cringe” or “to flatter.”
11. The root of this word meant “elevate.”
12. The root of this word meant “embarrassment.”
13. The root of this word meant “away from.”

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“TMA, 10/19.”

1. On p26, what does the word “laden” mean? (middle paragraph)
2. Why does the merchant give Beetle the comb? (p29) (BE VERY SPECIFIC!)
3. What is the “heat and light within” Beetle on p32 referring to?
4. Why do the villagers not like the midwife?

THE DEVIL!

LNN Link.

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“Spelling, 10/18.” Write the incorrectly spelled word correctly, or if they are all correct, write “all correct.” NOT COLLABORATIVE! For #6, write the answer not the letter!

1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) believable  d) all correct
2. a) insurance  b) security  c) seperately  d) all correct
3. a) cooperation  b) maturaty  c) ignorance  d) all correct
4. a) movable  b) narritive  c) creative  d) all correct
5. “______ is bliss.”
6. The reason we drop the last e from a word like store  before we add an ending like age  is that… a) Store ends with a consonant sound.  b) The ending age  also ends with an e.  c) The ending age  begins with a consonant  d) The ending age  makes it an adjective.  e) The ending age  begins with a vowel.

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“Punctuation, 10/18.” Copy and Punctuate. Bonus:  Rewrite each one in a different order.

1. out of all my students JP is my fave said mrs llama
2. he is a hard-working diligent lad she said and he does his homework
3. you don’t believe me do you she asked

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“Vocab, 10/18.”  intrigue, benevolent, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, tumultuous, stanch, ebb, sham, enhance, staunch

 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____ (Not enhance.)
5. I’m not paranoid! I’m _____ about being apprehended!
6. The fan ____(ed) her way into the sold-out concert by flirting with the security guard.
7. I found your story _____(ing), but ultimately unbelievable.
8. Since 1967, cigarette smoking has ___(ed)  to its lowest rate ever.
9. They had to close the gates to ____ the flow of llamas into the stadium.
10. The root of this word meant “to seize or grasp.” (It shares this root with a similar-sounding word that means “to catch.” HINT HINT)
11. The root of this meant “noisy.”
12. The roots of this word meant “to tangle or to plot.”
13. The root of these words meant “watertight.”

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“TMA, 10/17.”

What do you think our main conflict will be? What makes you think so?

“Advisory” Skeddy: Link to Slides.

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“Spellling, 10/17.”  Write the incorrectly spelled word correctly, or if they are all correct, write “all correct.” NOT COLLABORATIVE! 

1. a) revision  b) requirement  c) beleivable  d) all correct
2. a) insurence  b) security  c) separately  d) all correct
3. a) cooperation  b) moveable  c) ignorance  d) all correct
4. a) maturity  b) narrative  c) creative  d) all correct
5. What is the rule that this week’s spelling words follow?
6. Bonus: Find the other spelling mistake in this warm up.

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“Sentence Scramble, 10/17.” Be sure to capitalize and punctuate. More versions = more credit.

• saw witches and devils
• and fear lived
• suddenly
• everywhere
• in every cottage
• the whole village

What kind of sentence did you end up with? S? CD? CX?

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“Vocab, 10/17.” intrigue, benevolent, apprehensive, wheedle, sift, tumultuous, stanch, ebb, sham, enhance, staunch

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. nonchalant : apprehensive :: selfish : ____
6. Third period tried to ______ Mr. Coward into postponing the assignment, but Denial is not just a river in Egypt.  (Bonus: What is this type of joke called?)
7. We were ______(ed) by his mysterious-sounding voice.
8. The murder mystery was full of _____ and twists and turns in the plot.
9. The principal had to ____ through all the conflicting stories to get at the truth.
10. Interest in fidget spinners has ____(ed) considerably from its peak a few years ago.
11. We were a little _____ when the pilot said it was his first flight.
12. The prefix of this word means “good.” ___
13. What do you call a fake stone in Ireland? A ____ rock! (LOL)

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“TMA, 10/17.”  In England, Lady Day was New Year’s Day (i.e. the new year began on 25 March) from 1155 until 1752.

1. TMA is written in _____ person.
2. What part of Plot Mountain are we on?
3. (“QUOTE”) When Brat fell asleep in the dung heap, what did she dream of?
4. (“QUOTE”) Why does Beetle not resist the bullies?
5. Why do you think Beetle saved the cat? (Don’t say she felt sorry for it. Use the word BECAUSE but don’t start the sentence with it.)
6. Why did Beetle cuss at the cat instead of talking nicely? ( Use the word BECAUSE but don’t start the sentence with it

Late Start Skeddy.

LNN Link: https://youtu.be/yVyjOveONUQ?feature=shared

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Copy homework into planner:

• KBARR ! Read 15 minutes, get chart signed DAILY (in notebook)
  Responding is NEW and DAILY this week! 1+1+1.
  • 1 Complex Reaction Sentence = What you thought and why. (because, since, until, although, etc.)
  • 1 Complex Prediction Sentence = What you think will happen next and why. (because, since, although, etc.)
  • 1 Curiosity Question = What do you just want to know more about just because it seems kinda kewl.
• Vocabulary due Tuesday (defns), Thursday (SMYK’s).
• Outsiders Project (Pick one) due WEDNESDAY.     LINK to online book.

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“Husker Du and New, 10/16.” Write the ANSWER. For 6-10, copy the bold-faced part and use the proper form of the verb.

1. We have three ______ in our class. (Morris)
2. The upstairs library is a great place to quietly study.  List the adjectives.
3. us: a) first person b) second person c) third person  d) fourth person
4. That moment when you realize that your llama just wrote a run on sentence is embarrassing.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Simple  d) Compound  e) Complex
5. Up, up, and away went my beautiful llama balloon.  a) Fragment  b) Run On  c) Simple  d) Compound  e) Complex
6. Neither Jack nor Jill understand(s) the danger of that hill.
7. Both Jack and Jill know(s) what to do when a llama attacks.
8. Either Jack or Jill is/are going to the party but not both.
9. Whether Jack or Jill go(es) doesn’t matter to the llama.
10. Whether Jack and Jill go(es) is not important.

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Debrief Test #8.

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The Midwife’s Apprentice.