vocabulary

“Agreement HD, 4/26.”

1. Nothing _____as good as my dad’s five-alarm chili.
2. *Most of the group’s music ____playing on the radio.
3. Several of those coats ____ on sale this week.
4. Some of Meredith’s poems _____ me laugh.
5. Neither the trumpet player nor the drummers _____ visited our school.
6. *The King and I _____performed as the spring play this year.
7. “The Pit and the Pendulum” ____scary.
8. *“Heart and Soul” ____ being played on the piano right now.
9. B. J. and the Martians ____like a funny TV show.

 

“Vocab, 4/26.”
 

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (The one on the right.)
4. _____
5. The root of this word meant “to bewitch.”
6. The root of this word meant “silly.”
7. The roots of this word meant “driven back.”
8. One of the roots of this word meant “witch.”
9. The roots of this word meant “at the limit.”
10. (4) We were ______(ed) by her decision to go on ______ _______(s) right before a major test, and as we thought, the results were ______.

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Argument Essay.

You should have 3 reason paragraphs, and a larger, opposing argument paragraph.

Now for your intro and conclusion:

INTRO:

In the first box on in the yellow chart on p303: “Include an interesting question, anecdote, quote, or detail to grab the reader’s attention.” Do that.

Now look at the two examples on p307: Make yours like the second one!

CONCLUSION:

Read the paragraphs on p280 and 290. Those are models of  conclusions from both sides. Go

“Gramma, 4/25.”   For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought pigs flew with graceful birds across the sky.
Copy the list below and fill it in.

1. Nouns (5):
2. Adjectives (2):
3. Verbs (2):
4. Adverbs (?):
5. Prepositions (3):
6. *a, the = ______(s)

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“Vocab, 4/25.”
   

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____ (not picturesque)
4. _____
5. _____ “You may fascinate a woman by giving her a piece of cheese.”
6. When Mr. Coward refers to the “sea of red” on a test, you might say the results are ______.
7. Some people are _______(ed) by cauliflower, but others find  it tasty.
8. The little cabin in the mountains was __________ and pretty, but it wasn’t very comfortable.
9. The choir performance was _____ and had everyone in tears at its beauty.
10. After staying up all night, he looked very ____ and worn out.
11. The Latin root of this word meant “new.” _____
12. The French roots of this word meant “to deceive, mock or ridicule.” _____
13. The Italian root of this word meant “painter.”   (ummm…duh.)

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ESSAY—> BOB p304.

Use one of your Reason/Evidence/Sources to do like they show on p304. Now do 2 more.

Finished with all three reasons?

p305: Address an opposing claim. “Counter and Crush.”

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11xrpJM5_p88CTiM0QJjwfp8fozFO4TH2lcd4J3f_oz8/edit?usp=sharing

Copy homework into planner. Essays due FRIDAY. It’s only homework if you make it so.

“Warm Up, 4/24.” Try to translate this “official slang” from 1938.

1. Ground grippers (n.):
2. Crumb crushers (n.):
3. Cubby (n.):
4. A hummer (n./adj.):
5. Drape(s) (n.):
6. Gimme some skin (v.):
7. Hard spiel (n.):
8. Igg (v.):
9. Hep cat (n.):
10. Hincty (adj.):

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“Husker Du, 4/24.”COPY and label each word with its part of speech.

Some people suggest the only way to get to Mars is with the help of private companies.

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Debrief Test #28. OK…MOST of you.

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ESSAY—> BOB p304.

Use one of your Reason/Evidence/Sources to do like they show on p304. Now do 2 more.

Prep Sheet for Test #28:

SMYK: ___/10  Agreement Quiz: ___/5  Bonuses:  Vocabs? Extra Words?  VR = +2 for Per 6 and +1 for all others.

Mental Flossssss.

1. There was a man who fell over 50 stories, without anything to slow his descent, and landed without any injuries, alive. How did he survive?
2. Figure out what the animals are! (Example: a dull person  = bore = boar.) Write the ANIMAL!
   a) first you get a parking ticket, then your car gets ____   b) hair-control foam    c) to run away or escape
3. How can you arrange for two people to stand on the same piece of newspaper and yet be unable to touch each other without stepping off the newspaper?
4. What do these sets of letters have in common?  Clfrn, Clrd, Hw, Grg, Txs, Lsn   
   
5. These SEVEN words are hiding something. What?
   Vermont, statues, Swedish, Arthur, Africa, sensation, misunderstood

 

Test #28.

Doodle Theme. Duuuuuucks in Spaaaaaaace!

Tomorrow’s Test: See Below! Preview Here.

“Agreement.” Write the fix or say OK. Follow the example.
Either the library or your teacher have the book.  Ans:   have   has

1. Here are the sod houses photograph.
2. The bricks of this house are made from grass-covered ground.
3. First, several people has to cut the prairie grass short.
4. Someone then dig out a strip of earth.
5. Where was those sod houses built?
6. She said she has sod house memories which are about houses in Nebraska.
7. Nobody in the United States build with sod much today.
8. Wood are available in most parts of the country.
9. Gene, but not Mai, is working on a model of a sod house.
10. Cloth or paper bags are being used for windows.

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Husker Du, April 20.

Period 1: Test #24

• Write an SMYK sentence that includes both naive and delusion.

Period 2: Test #6

• Write an SMYK sentence that includes both circumvent and exploit.

Period 3: Test #10

• Write an SMYK sentence that includes both aghast and benevolent.

Period 4: Test #1

• Write an SMYK sentence that includes both infer and savvy.

Period 6: Test #3

• Write an SMYK sentence that includes both savvy and ambiguous.

 

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“Vocab, 4/20.”

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. She was close to both sides of the argument, so when it was time to vote, she _____(ed).
5. The factory work was repetitive and _____, but it was better than no job at all.
6. The ___ was a common name for ships and now spacecraft.
7. You know what the magic ____ is for doing well on tomorrow’s test? Studying!
8. It pays to be ______ if you are a salesman trying to make a deal.
9. I do not ___ the idea of telling your mom you cheated.
10. (4) He _____(ed) _____(ly) on all the _____ schemes his ______ friend had gotten him into.
    (I will take a second answer for the last one if you put it in quotes if you know what I mean.)

 

Vocab Relay.

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They DID IT: SpaceX Launch.

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Chromies, Homies!   Argument.

1. Finish your reasons/evidence chart from yesterday..
2. Insert a 4×1 table below your other chart.
3. First box: A strong opposing Argument.  Second Box: Your Counterclaim.  Third Box: Evidence for your Counterclaim.  Fourth Box: Source for evidence.
4. Finished with all of the above? See the chart on p303? See the Introduction box? Go find your “interesting question, quote, or detail to grab the reader’s attention.” (SOURCE!!!!)