Month: December 2016

Tomorrow’s “Test”: Vocabulary, Husker Du.

“Vocabulary 12/15.” Each word once, including SAWs!

1. (2) Mom _____(ed) me for ____(ing) over the couch and ruining it with my muddy shoes.
2. (2) skill : ______:: attitude : ______
3. (2) His ____ eyesight allowed him to _____ the numbers on the car’s license plate from far away.
4. (2) If you ______ somebody, you probably have _____ for their problems too.
5. I didn’t sleep well because of a _____ dream I had.
6. _____ would be one of the “social studies.”
7. The mom was _____ when she couldn’t find her toddler in the crowd.
8. *** (3) He _____(ly) played games and _____(ed) his research project, and therefore he was going to see a _____ decrease in his grade after the F took effect.
9. *** The word cool still means good, even in ____ slang.
10. *** The quarterback ____(ed) a weakness in the defense and threw for 6 touchdowns.

Vocabulary Relay! Manana!

Research!

• You should be pretty much finished by the end of the period.
• Please copy your Works Cited page and paste it to the end of your essay document.
• Make sure your essay has a groovy title.
• Check to make sure you have cited all the facts and images you used.
• PROOFREAD! PROOFREAD! PROOFREAD!
• Share the document with me.
• Double check for name and period.
• Use the link below to print your essay. Staple it and put it in the basket.
• Print Link.

Requirements Review:

• Approximately 1000 words.
• 3+ sources w/ properly formatted Works Cited.
• 3+ graphs, charts, maps, etc. These should help explain, not just decorate.
• In-text citations.
• Introductory anecdote.
• Evident organization. (By question, by sub-topic, etc.)
• Proper mechanics.

“Vocabulary, 12/14.”  (15)

1. _____
2. _____
3. The ____ mourners burst into tears at the funeral.
4. A parent’s job is not just to feed, clothe, and shelter her children, but to ____ them.
5. The root of this word means “to feel.”
6. The waiter was _____(ed) for forgetting the customer’s order.
7. The news that an escaped criminal was loose in my neighborhood was rather ____.
8. The characters in The Outsiders are so realistic, that we _____(ize) with them and their problems.
9. The main test for college supposedly measures your _____ for school work.
10. The roots of this word literally mean “to separate with a stick.”
      
11. _____
12. _____
13. “I should have known he had a bad _____ when he put that sign up himself.”
14. *** (2) He saw a ____ increase in his test scores after started studying. Que milagro! It wasn’t just ____advice from Mr. Coward.

Research. You should…

1. …have three documents going: Works Cited, Notes, Rough Draft.
2. …have at least 3 sources, properly formatted, on the WC document.
3. …have 4-5 questions organizing your notes doc.
4. …have A LOT of notes THAT HELP ANSWER your questions.
5. …have your opening anecdote finished.
6. …be writing at least a section or two of your rough draft today.
7. …have at least 2 of your “graphical” elements and have their sources in your WC.
8. …be taking A LOT more notes (if you don’t have enough already).
9. …get to work!

Periods 2 and 6: Debrief Test #15.

Period 6: Do yesterday’s SAWs Warm Up.

“Vocabulary, 12/13.” (13) One word is used four times; one is not used at all.
  

1. _____  2. _____  3. _____  4._____
   5. Be careful! That knife has a ____ edge.
   6. The coaches watched each potential player, looking for any natural ___(s) he might have.
   7. Even after being up all night, his mind was ___ enough to figure out the puzzle.
   8. Which is more important, your genes or the environment you are raised in?  This is often called the nature vs. ___ question.
   9. Wow, the new iPhone looks pretty _____ Daddio!
   10. The teacher’s crabby ____ sort of brought the whole class down.
   11. The word ____ has the same roots as the word citizen.
   12. The competition at the state level track meet was pretty _____.
   13. It was too dark to _____ the numbers on the houses.