Month: April 2018

Monday, 4/30: Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test 31, Tom Sawyer

Copy homework into planner.

“SAWs, 4/30.”
prevention (noun): the act of stopping something from happening
critical (adjective): using careful judgement about the good and bad parts of something; disapproving. Also: vital or important.
pursue (verb): to follow; to engage into form; to create
alter (verb): to change
approach (noun): method

   

  

 

 

 

Go over Test #31. Oh Boy Howdy! Ouch!

 

“The Cat and the Painkiller”

Friday, 4/27: Paperwork, Mental Floss, Test #31

Prep sheet for Test #31: 
Gramma: ___/10 ___/10 ___/12    Tom Sawyer: ___/10     TSSQ:___/15
Vocab h/w: ___/20    Vocab Practice: ___/13 ___/13 ___/13
Other Extra Credit: +1 or +2 for SAWs.

 

Mental Floss.

  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. The cost of making only the maker knows,
    Valueless if bought, but sometimes traded.
    A poor man may give one as easily as a king.
    When one is broken, pain and deceit are assured.
    What am I?
  3. What word is missing? begin, inch, chapel, elastic, ___  ___  ___, cellar, arisen, end
  4. Wacky Wordy:
    NO NO NO
       RIGHT
  5. Tom Sawyer Anagrams:
    a) Tall Pun Yo   b) Hamsters Cool (Technically a title, not a name.) c) Put Off Term
  6. Although much water you see,
    by definition, “desert” fits me.
    In the winter I double in size,
    but staying away is a word for the wise.
    I am very windy, that is a clue,
    What am I? Good luck to you. (Alert: geography.)

 

 

Test #31. Doodle Theme: Dog Party

Thursday, 4/26: Gramma, Vocab + Relay,

 

Tomorrow’s Test: Gramma, Vocab, Tom Sawyer.

“Gramma, 4/26.”  noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, interjection, conjunction

  1. The only kind of word that takes an article in front of it.
  2. Can be turned into an adverb by adding -ly.
  3. The possessive kind don’t need apostrophes.
  4. In the sentence, He ran there, the word there is a(n) ______.
  5. (2) Can be “intensified” by an adverb.
  6. The main one in a sentence is also known as the predicate.
  7. The words am, is, are, was, were are all _____(s).
  8. In most languages other than English, this comes AFTER the noun instead of before, as in English
  9. (3) Use the word running in three different sentences: a) as a verb, b) as an adjective, and c) as a noun.

 

 

“Vocab, 4/26.” Once each. Flourish once for each definition. One SAW.

  1. Let’s hope that tomorrow’s test scores aren’t ______(ly) low.
  2. You don’t have to be ______ to already know what’s going to be on tomorrow’s test.
  3. You don’t have to _____ it to have a copy of tomorrow’s test in advance.
  4. “The sheriff came through, _____(ly) leading Potter by the arm.”
  5. Please do not be a _____ and cheat on tomorrow’s test.
  6. When we go over vocab, I am not just _____(ing), I am trying to help you get it right on the test.
  7. If you study, your grade will _____.
  8. Huck thought Tom was a(n) ______ writer after he heard the oath Tom wrote.
  9. The movie star was at the _____ of her popularity when she died suddenly.
  10. Among the mothers of St. Petersburg, Huck Finn is a _____.
  11. With a _____, the magician pulled a pigeon out of his hat.
  12. The villagers thought Muff was being _____ for returning to the scene of the crime.
  13. The first 10 _____(ments) to our Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.

 

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, Chapter 10.”

Make a five panel storyboard. The first four panels should show what happens in the last two big paragraphs of chapter 10 (p75-76), the fifth panel should illustrate the last line of the chapter. Don’t worry about art quality too much (especially the first four panels); focus on showing what happened. You may use thought/talk balloons to help show what happened. The more details the better!

“After breakfast his aunt took him aside…” “…the latter’s retreat through the back gate was unnecessary.” “…and took his flogging…” “…brass andiron knob.” “This final feather broke the camel’s back.”

Chapter 11…

Wednesday, 4/25: Gramma, Vocab, Tom Sawyer

“Gramma, 4/25.”  Copy and Label.

Homer tripped very awkwardly, and hit his fat head on the door.

Checking SMYKs.

“Vocab, 4/25.” One SAW is used, but you have to put the prefix in- on the front of it.

    

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. _____
  6. obvious : hidden :: idol : _____
  7. Third period’s ______ behavior for the sub earned them a rating of 3. (not miscreant)
  8. The prefix of this word means all or everything. _____
  9. Rome was at the _____ of its power around 235 AD. It was all downhill from there.
  10. In Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain is a 3rd person, ______ narrator.
  11. Sometimes you don’t have to speak to be _____; even a look can say a lot.
  12. After his victory, he paraded around _____(ly) wearing his gold medal.
  13. She signed her autograph with a fancy _____.

 

 

60-Second Examples:

“Tom Sawyer Quiz, 4/25.” (10p)

  1. (3)
    Explain what’s happening here. Who are the two men who aren’t dead? Why does one appear to be begging or praying?

(7) Label a-g with the appropriate names from p66-67.

 

 

The Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog!

 

Tuesday, 4/24: Gramma, Vocab, Tom Sawyer

“Gramma, 4/24.”
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, interjection, conjunction

  1. The “Mr. Morton” of the sentence.
  2. Answers the questions when, where, or how.
  3. Answers the questions which one, what kind, how many.
  4. A connecting word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
  5. An example is the word yours.
  6. Always separated from the rest of the sentence by punctuation.
  7. Can usually be turned into an adverb by adding -ly.
  8. Has a past, present, and future.
  9. Describes adjectives and adverbs.
  10. What Mr. Morton does.

 

“Vocab, 4/24.”

  

  1. _____ (not miscreant)
  2. _____ (not miscreant)
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. Kendra’s huge earrings were too _____ for the low-key funeral.
  6. “For plainly this ______ had sold himself to Satan and it would be fatal” to mess with him.
  7. The homeless are sometimes the ______(s) of today’s society.
  8. While Aunt Polly’s back was turned, Tom _______(ed) a doughnut.
  9. By definition, God is ________.
  10. pariah : idol :: bottom : ______
  11. The sloppiness of the projects was ____ to the teacher.
  12. (2) Depending on whom you talked to, the speech was either _____ or _____(ing).

 

Book Pitch. A good bad example.

 

Tom Sawyer.
Explain the following quote:

“He had contemplated a good part of the performance before he contributed his bit of variety to it.” (p52)

Things to include in your explanation:

  • Who “He” is.
  • What the “performance” is.
  • What “contributed his bit of variety” means.

 

Chapter 8: A Pirate bold to be!