vocabulary

Bonus Warm Up! Garbage Pail Kids! NAME the Book!

“Husker Du, 4/4.”

Period One, Two, Three: Test #9. Do 1-5
a) prestige b) deprive c) dishevelled d) suave e) affectation f) non sequitur g) acute h) prevalent i) ideology j) zealous

1. The root of this word was Latin for not in sequence. _____
2. The root of this word was Latin for agreeable. ______
3. The root of this word was Latin for needle. _____
4. The root of this word was Old French for hair. _____
5. The root of this word was Latin for trickery or illusion. _______

Period Four, Test #3. Do 1-5
a) potential  b) ambiguous  c) status  d) mature  e) valid  f) impact  g) savvy  h) savvy i) ironic

1. Doctors are worried about the new drug’s _____ side effects.
2. You can always check the _____ of your grade on Aeries.
3. Their bodies were ____, but they still behaved like children.
4. KBARR has a large _____ on your grade.
5. The ending of the story is rather ______; you’re not sure which choice he made.

Period Six, Test #14. Do 1-5.
a) derive  b) disreputable  c) validate d) tantalize  e) contrived  f) dignity  g) skeptical   h) abide  i) competent   j) relevant

1. Ponyboy was _____(ed) by the dream of a better life, but it always seemed just out of reach.
2. I cannot _____ cheating in class. (Not validate.)
3. The root of this word was Old French for “imagine or create.” _____
4. The root of this word meant “made legal.” _____
5. Ponyboy thought that the greasers should be treated with more _____ by the Socs; they were just as good as they were.

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“Vocab, 4/4.”  avid, indefinite, inevitable, inquisitive, elaborate, appalling, entail, imperative, sullen, surpass, prone

1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. ______
7. Please ____ on your reasons for applying for this job. I’d like to know more.
8. The supercar was extremely fast, but it was also extremely _____ to breaking down a lot.
9. The root of this word meant “to seek.”
10. A(n) _____ sentence gives an order. (Bonus: What is the subject of that kind of sentence?)
11. Her performance on the test ____(ed) all expectations, and proved that studying works.
12. The root of this word meant “solitary.”
13. My mom thought the violent video game was _____.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nasa-astronaut-reveals-the-horrors-of-going-to-the-bathroom-in-space

Finish “Martian Metropolis” (begins p241) and do the quiz below in your notebook

“Martian Metropolis” p241. (10)

1. What was one argument given for humans to live on Mars.
2. (3) What were 3 reasons given why it would be dangerous for humans to live on Mars?
3. Which was listed as most dangerous?
4. (2) Name 2 resources Mars likely has that humans can use to live there.
5. What might be one source of power?
6. Look at the diagram on p243 and then reread P14. Why don’t we travel to Mars when it is closest to Earth?
7. Name one source of information the author used to write the article.

 

TIME? Do p245, p246 #1 and #2, p248, p249

Welcome to the Fourth Quarter!

New Seating Charts.

Slides Link for Homies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E6ZIuaPJSJb9x9rXDP_pMLMcYEXdDcwGvHUCwiqRw2E/edit?usp=sharing

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Copy homework into planner.

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Spin the Wheel of Doom.

Period One, Two, Three: Test #9. Do 11-15.

Period Four, Test #3. Do 10-14

Period Six, Test #14. Do 10-14

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BOB, p238.

1. Do Whom… on p238. For WHO, focus on skills and abilities and physical requirements.
2. Read Analyze Structure on p239.
3. Do the “Structure” Exercise below in your BOB.

“Structure, 4/3.” Copy each keyword and then choose the organizational  structure it signals. Choose from:  a) Classification  b) Cause/Effect  c) +/- (or C/C)

1. drawback
2. secondly
3. because
4. unlike
5. therefore
6. on the other hand
7. finally

 

Begin reading ALOUD (YOU): “Martian Metropolis” p241.

Yes, EVERYONE WILL BE READING ALOUD FOR AWHILE.

 

Debrief Test #25. hmmm.

TZ Twinbill.

“Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?”

“#12 Looks Just Like You!“

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):

Jimmy (First Player) 17 (first turn) 6  (second turn) 23 (total so far) 14 (third turn) 37 (total so far)

Johnny (Second Player) 23 15 38 7 45

• 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!

Prep Sheet for Test #25:

KBARR: ___/24 ___/12 SMYK:___/10 DTW Quiz: ___/6 Bonuses: Period 6 gets +3 for vocab relay, all other classes get +1.
Vocab Extra Credit Limited ONLY to extra words!

 

Mental Floss.

1. Two men got lost while exploring in the desert. Each man had a compass. One headed due East, and the other headed due West. Two hours later, they met. How?
2. A man asks his two sons to do a chore. When they finish, he gives them twenty five cents to split.  What time is it?  (haha. No, don’t tell me the present time. What time does the story represent?)
3. You have 27 marbles. You have 4 cups. You must put an odd number of marbles in each cup. How? (NO questions.)
4. Following are groups of three words. Can you figure out the common link within each group? Example: Hurricane, potato, needle, (answer: eyes)
   a) computer, onion dip, poker game
   b) bowling alley, dress-maker, wrestling match
   c) dentist, oil field, basketball practice
5. Giver Anagrams: a) He Cried Elf   b) Nice Hot Tummy  c) Sew Her Eel

 

 

Test #25. Doodle Theme. That One Thing.