Month: September 2017

Friday, 9/15: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #4

Prep Sheet for Test #4:
KBARR: ___/35         Vocabulary Homework: ___/20
NVA: ___/9  ___/9 ___/9    Vocab Practices: ___/13  ___/12  ___/12
Other Extra Credit:  Period 3 gets +3 for winning Vocab Relay. Period 2 gets +1 for finishing under a minute.

 

 

Mental Floss.

  1. Sue is both the 50th best and the 50th worst student at her school. How many students attend her school? (Not a trick, just math.)
  2. You have six sticks that are vertical on the floor like this:
    |  |  |  |  |  |
    Add five more sticks to make nine.
  3. An archaeologist uncovers an ancient tomb, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.  Two, unclothed, long-dead bodies are found in the tomb.  One is an adult male, the other an adult female.  Both bodies are perfectly preserved, although dry and leathery with age.  The archaeologist takes one look and exclaims: “It’s a miracle! I have found Adam and Eve.”  How did the archaeologist know this at a glance?
  4. Here is a question on international law: If an international airliner crashed exactly on the U.S.-Mexico border, where would they be required to bury the survivors?
  5. Removing an appendix is called an appendectomy, removing tonsils is called a tonsillectomy. What is it called when they remove a growth from your head? (haha)
  6. What is the next thing in this sequence. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ____.  See if you can fill in the blank correctly.

Test #4.

Doodle Theme: FUN!

Thursday, 9/14: NVA, Vocab + Relay, Plot, Outsiders

Tomorrow’s Test: NVA, Vocab (inc. SAWs), Plot (open notebook), Outsiders.

“NVA, 9/14.” (9 to find.)

For a brief moment, Jimmy stupidly thought he could fly like a graceful bird across the blue sky.

 

“Vocab, 9/14.” * = SAW.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. fear : panic :: ask : _____
  5. Johnny persisted ____(ly) in asking about his parents.
  6. My parents were a little _____ about the crowd I was hanging out with.
  7. A good attitude is very ____ to doing well in school.
  8. “You’re hungry?” he said _____(ly), “I’m the one who hasn’t eaten all day!”
  9. A savvy person is usually more ____ than a credulous one.
  10. The jury voted to ______ because there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty.
  11. The students ____(ed) the teacher to go easy on them. “Please?” they begged.
  12. * The Outsiders is told from Ponyboy’s _____. It would probably be quite a different story if it were told by Johnny.

 

Vocabulary Relay! Can anybody beat First Period???

The Outsiders.

PLOT. Copy into your notebook!

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What would the inciting incident be in… Hatchet? Finding Nemo?  Lion King? Frozen?

  1. The 5 W’s (who, what, when, where, why) is usually given to us during the ______ of the story.
  2. “And they lived happily ever after,” would be the _____ of a fairy tale.
  3. The scene in the novel where Pony tells Cherry (and us) about Johnny getting jumped is in the ______ of the story…
  4. …and it also illustrates main ____ of the story.
  5. Johnny stabbing Bob would be the _______ of the story.
  6. We are now in the _____ of the story.

As we correct, write the answers on the diagram. You may use this cheat sheet on the test tomorrow.

Wednesday, 9/13: NVA, Vocab, Outsiders

“NVA, 9/13.” (9)

Homer hit his fat head on the corner of the table and fell with a loud thunk.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:

 

“Vocab, 9/13.” (12) No need to copy.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____ (Hint: Why did he move?)
  5. “Johnny and I ______(ed) ourselves on barbecue sandwiches and banana splits.”
  6. lazy : dogged :: flattered : ______
  7. The jury ______(ed) him, so he was free to go.
  8. Moisture and heat help create an environment _____ to the growth of bacteria.
  9. The team’s ____ defense is what kept them in the game. They never gave up.
  10. Pony was _____ when he thought of his parents, remembering how things used to be.
  11. * In Ponyboy’s hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, there is a ____ against greasers.
  12. * Cherry tells Pony that she thinks the real difference between greasers and Socs is their different _____(s) on life.

 

The Outsiders.

“Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.”

Who’s talking to whom?  What is he/she talking about? 

 

Chapter 4: Now our actual plot begins!

CHAPTER FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, 9/12 Voibs, Vocab, Outsiders

Election Assembly Schedule (3rd period) -45 minute periods.

Checking Vocab Definitions!

“NVA, 9/12.” (9p)

The purple llama roared loudly in our scared faces as the crowd screamed like little babies.

Nouns:
Verbs:
Adjectives:

 

“Vocab, 9/12.” * = SAW.
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  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. My parents were a little ______ about the crowd I was hanging out with; she didn’t trust them to make good decisions.
  6. I waited until Mom’s anger _____(ed), and then asked for forgiveness.
  7. Listening to music is not ______ to studying.
  8. Since I studied, I _____(ed) myself quite well on the test.
  9. At first, Pony thought he might be able to ____ the Socs by acting tough, but there were too many of them and they were drunk.
  10. I was ______ when Dad blamed me for breaking the lamp instead of my sister.
  11. * (2) There is ______ surrounding the team’s decision to trade the star goalkeeper, and there has been a lot of ____ about the issue.
  12. * If you want me to accept your answer, you had better be able to ____ it with evidence.

 

The Outsiders

 

Monday, 9/11: Planners, SAWs, Correct Test #3, Outsiders

Copy homework into planners. Note: Periods 2,3,5 can take tonight off from KBARR reading as a reward for their behavior with the guest teacher.

“SAWs, 9/11.” — controversy, justify, perspective, bias, debate
Each word ONCE!
   

1. _____  2._____  3._____  4._____  5._____
Each word ONCE again. (Copy the bold-faced part.)
6. The root of this word means “to look.” _____
7. This word literally mean “to lean.” _____
8. The prefix of this word means “against.” _____
9. The root of this word means “to fight.” _____
10. The roots of this word mean “law.”  _____

 

Correct Test #3. Recollect.

 

Outsiders.