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Month: October 2016

Monday, 10/24: Second Quarter Begins, Copy Homework, Debrief Test #9, Jeopardy!

Second Quarter Begins.

Leadership’s Red Ribbon Week Video.

“Warm Up, 10/24.” SAWs for the week:
adjustment, exposure, modify, monitor, transition

  1. Many people think that ______ to violence in games and movies can lead to real violence.
  2. (2) To make a(n) ________ is to _______ something.
  3. This week we will be working on ______ words and phrases such as “for example,” “secondly,” and “furthermore.”
  4. Parents should ______ what their kids are watching and what games they are playing.
  5. Stranded in the snowy mountains without a jacket, he almost died of _______.
  6. The US prides itself on a peaceful _______ from one president to the next.
  7. An adjective ____(s) a noun.

Announcements:

  1. Notebook audit on Friday.
  2. Extra Credit Opportunity: Go here and join in the conversation. Comment thoughtfully on all four questions. Copy/paste your comments into a Google Doc or similar and submit them with your Outsiders project. You will receive bonus credit on your project.
  3. Outsiders Project due Friday. MONDAY, 10/31. UPDATE: The “Letter from Pony” Option has been eliminated and replaced by:

    Add another Chapter!

    • Use Ms. Hinton’s style / Ponyboy as a first-person narrator.
    • Dialogue modeled on the real thing.
    • Could take place at (almost) any point in the story.
    • 800+ words.
    • Believable.

Copy homework into planner.

Debrief Test #9.

Outsiders Jeopardy!

 

Friday, 10/21: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #9

Extra Credit Opportunity: Go here and join in the conversation. Comment thoughtfully on all four questions. Copy/paste your comments into a Google Doc or similar and submit them with your Outsiders project. You will receive bonus credit on your project.

 

Prep sheet for Test #9:
KoS Sheet: ___/15 (5 + 10 + Bonus)
Warm Ups: 10/17: ___/8  10/18:___/10   10/19: ___/8   10/20: ___/7
Vocabulary H/w: ___/20     Vocabulary Practices: 10/18:___/14   10/19:___/13  10/20: ___/14
Other Extra Credit:

Mental Floss: Wacky Wordies!

Test #9.

Doodle Theme: Integrate the existing doodle into your doodle.

 

Thursday, 10/20: KoS, Vocabulary + Relay, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: KoS, Vocabulary, Outsiders, Husker Du (mostly apostrophes).

Checking Kos II.

“Warm Up, 10/20, KoS.” Write the answer.

  1. Will you tell me what a llama looks like  a) Declarative  b) Interrogative  c) Imperative   d) Exclamatory
  2. The llama is a quadruped   a) Declarative  b) Interrogative  c) Imperative   d) Exclamatory
  3. Please Google the word llama for me   a) Declarative  b) Interrogative  c) Imperative   d) Exclamatory
  4. A sentence like you might find in an encyclopedia entry would be called a(n) ____ sentence.   a) Declarative  b) Interrogative  c) Imperative   d) Exclamatory
  5. The subject of an imperative sentence is always the word ____.    a) they  b) I  c) somebody  d) it  e) NOTA
  6. Rearrange #1 into a different kind of sentence. Do not add or subtract words.
  7. Rearrange #2 into a different kind of sentence. Do not add or subtract words.

 

“Vocabulary, 10/20.” (14p) Write the word.
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  1. ______
  2. ______
  3. ______ (Not dire.)
  4. The boy ______(ly) rode his bike into the busy street.
  5. The lawyer’s argument was so _____ the jury acquitted his client.
  6. The clown _____(tion) filled the parking lot with tiny cars.
  7. compelling : boring :: rare: _____
  8. “Now, now, don’t be ______. Speak up!”
  9. Most stores these days don’t ____ over the price.
  10. His _____ facade hid a very dangerous person.
  11. gossipy : discreet :: safe : ______
  12. The only noun on the list: ______
  13. (2) Name two attributes of a rectangle.

VOCABULARY RELAY!

 

Finish Outsiders. Preview test questions:

  1. Pony vs. Darry. This conflict is resolved when…
  2. Reread the middle paragraph on p179. It’s the one that begins, “Tell Dally.” What is Pony’s purpose in writing this all down?
  3. When we find out that the book is Ponyboy’s essay.  a) exposition  b) rising action  c) inciting incident  d) climax  e) resolution

Wednesday, 10/19: KoS, Vocabulary, Outsiders (Project)

“Warm Up, 10/19. KoS.” For 1-7 write D, IMP, INT, or E. (Bonus: Answer #2.) For #8, write the new sentence.

  1. Do you know what Limburger is
  2. Please tell me what Limburger is
  3. Will you please tell me what Limburger is
  4. It is soooo unfair that you won’t tell me what Limburger is
  5. I know what Limburger is
  6. How easy it is now to make Limburger
  7. Think about how you might use Limburger in your life
  8. Rearrange the words to turn #1 into a different kind of sentence. Do not add or subtract words.

 

“Vocabulary, 10/21.”  (13p) Write the word. You will use words more than once.

  1. (2) In the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the tortoise is ______ and the hare is ______.
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  2. “Nothing in the mail but junk mail and a death certificate.”
  3. “Election years are the best time to land–they never notice us in all the _____.”
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. After he forgot his wife’s birthday, he had to _____ for several days before she forgave him.
  7. He practiced the skate trick ______(ly) until he got it right.
  8. My mom didn’t find my reasons for “needing” an X-Box8 very _____, so I was denied.
  9. He was so hungry that he ate the food, ____ of the mold around the edges.
  10. The warnings about the storm were ____. It was clear you needed to take cover.
  11. compelling : boring  ::  cordial :  ____
  12. *** I _____ my failure on the test to not studying beforehand.

 

The Outsiders.

What was our climax?

Where are we now on Plot Mountain?

Outsiders Projects. Due next Friday.

Chapter 12!

 

 

Tuesday, 10/18: Correct Test #8, KoS, Vocabulary, Outsiders

Consequences and rewards for behavior during my absence.

hrrrrm.

Correct Test #8.

Correct KoS  pink sheet. Sorry the top got cut off. Let’s see how you do without it!

A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with a period.
An interrogative sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.
An imperative sentence tells or asks someone to do something. It usually ends with a period.
An exclamatory sentence shows STRONG feeling. It always ends with an exclamation point.

“Warm Up, 10/18.” For 1-6, write the answer. For 7-10, write D, IMP, INT, or E.

  1. An interrogative sentence is more commonly known as a _____.
  2. True/False? An imperative sentence always ends with an exclamation point.
  3. The subject of an imperative sentence is always ____.
  4. A sentence like you might find in an encyclopedia entry would be called a(n) ____ sentence.
  5. A sentence where you instruct someone to do something is called a(n) ____ sentence.
  6. True/False? An exclamatory sentence must contain an interjection such as wow, OMG, or oh.
  7. What kind of sentence is this
  8. List three ways these animals are different
  9. I can’t believe I ate the whole thing
  10. The llama is a quadruped

 

“Vocabulary, 10/18.” (14p)  *** = Current SAW.

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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. boring : compelling :: aloof : ____
  7. The “consequences” for misbehavior in schools in the old days were sometimes pretty ______. I remember getting hit by a ruler more than once.
  8. His brother’s sudden disappearance caused great ____ in the family.
  9. Even though there is actually a(n) _____(ce) of  food being grown in the world, much of it doesn’t get to the people who need it.
  10. (3) Johnny : ____ :: Pony {at least according to Darry} : ____  :: Dally {think about what Cherry said} : ____
  11. *** She has several positive ______(s) that make her a good fit for the job.
  12. *** The candidate claimed to work for the people but really only worked for things that were ________.

 

 

The Outsiders!

Projects due a week from Friday.